Product Owner - Contract
Product Owner - Contract
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About SH/FT
Shift Paradigm is a client services business that focuses on implementing and activating technology and data to make sales and marketing work. Our people bring combined experience across technology data & analytics business strategy and campaign operations to accelerate our clients businesses. We keep pace with change in modern marketing and technology in order to create both effective scalable and future-proof solutions for our clients that span both the Fortune 500 list and emerging industry leaders. We have also built strong relationships with the worlds most influential martech platforms and are key partners to them and their clients.
About the Role:
Key Responsibilities
Product Lifecycle Management
- Oversee 1-2 concurrent software projects through complete development lifecycle
- Lead discovery sessions with SMEs and clients to define project requirements
- Author business requirements and translate them into detailed functional/technical specifications
- Create executable user stories with clear acceptance criteria for development teams
Agile Leadership
- Organize and facilitate Agile ceremonies (backlog grooming sprint planning standups demos retrospectives)
- Own and prioritize product backlog negotiating scope around triple constraints
- Monitor team capacity and plan velocity for sustainable delivery
- Track progress using burn-down/burn-up charts and project management tools
Stakeholder Management
- Serve as primary point of contact for product direction and project status
- Communicate project health risks and performance metrics to stakeholders
- Anticipate risks and develop mitigation strategies
- Negotiate scope changes and adapt to evolving priorities
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner with Engineering UX/UI and Marketing teams
- Facilitate technical conversations and process improvements
- Ensure alignment with client-specific processes and methodologies
- Lead project teams with authority through each development stage
Required Qualifications
- 2-4 years Product Owner or technical project management experience
- Strong knowledge of Scrum/Kanban/Agile/DevOps methodologies
- Proficiency with Jira or similar project management tools
- Excellent analytical and communication skills with technical and non-technical audiences
- Experience translating business requirements into technical specifications
- Strong stakeholder management and negotiation skills
Preferred Qualifications
- CSPO (Certified Scrum Product Owner) or similar certification
- Experience with martech/software development projects
- Background in client services or agency environment
Work Arrangement
- Flexible hours based on project needs
- Fully remote position
- 1099 contractor relationship
Key Competencies
Analytical problem-solver detail-oriented excellent communicator adaptable collaborative leader strategic thinker
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Contract
