Product Owner
This role is for one of Weekday's clients
Salary range: Rs 1000000 - Rs 2200000 (ie INR 10 - 22 LPA)
Min Experience: 5+ years
Location: Mumbai
JobType: full-time
We are looking for an experienced and customer-focused Product Owner to drive the vision, strategy, and execution of our product portfolio. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Product Lifecycle Management and Product Road Mapping, with a proven track record of delivering successful digital products that align with business objectives and customer needs.
As a Product Owner, you will act as the bridge between business stakeholders, engineering teams, design, and customers to ensure the delivery of high-quality products. You will own the product backlog, define priorities, and guide cross-functional teams throughout the product lifecycle-from ideation and planning to launch, optimization, and continuous improvement.
If you are passionate about solving customer problems, making data-driven decisions, and building products that create measurable business value, we would love to hear from you.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities
- Own and manage the complete product lifecycle, including product discovery, planning, development, launch, enhancement, and retirement.
- Develop and maintain a comprehensive product roadmap aligned with organizational goals, customer feedback, and market opportunities.
- Gather, analyze, and prioritize business requirements from internal and external stakeholders.
- Create detailed user stories, acceptance criteria, and product documentation for development teams.
- Manage and prioritize the product backlog to maximize customer value and business impact.
- Work closely with engineering, UX/UI, QA, marketing, sales, and customer success teams throughout the product development process.
- Lead sprint planning, backlog refinement, product reviews, and release planning in Agile/Scrum environments.
- Monitor product performance using KPIs, customer insights, and analytics to identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
- Balance customer needs, technical feasibility, and business priorities while making informed product decisions.
- Conduct competitor analysis and market research to identify trends and innovative product opportunities.
- Ensure timely delivery of product releases while maintaining quality standards.
- Communicate product vision, roadmap updates, and release plans to stakeholders at all organizational levels.
- Support product adoption through effective launch planning and cross-functional collaboration.
Required Skills
Must-Have Skills
- Product Lifecycle Management
- Product Road Mapping
Technical & Functional Skills
- Strong understanding of Agile and Scrum methodologies.
- Experience managing product backlogs and writing user stories.
- Expertise in product strategy, prioritization, and feature planning.
- Knowledge of customer journey mapping and user-centric product development.
- Experience with product management tools such as Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms.
- Ability to interpret data, define product metrics, and make data-driven decisions.
- Familiarity with software development lifecycles and release management.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Professional certifications in Agile, Scrum Product Owner (CSPO/PSPO), or Product Management are an added advantage.
- Experience working with cross-functional, geographically distributed teams.
Desired Competencies
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Strategic thinking with a customer-first mindset.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Leadership skills with the ability to influence without direct authority.
- High attention to detail and strong organizational capabilities.
- Proactive decision-making and ownership mindset.
- Adaptability and continuous learning orientation.
