Lead Technical Product Owner (Cloud)

TL;DR

Lead Technical Product Owner (Cloud): Building and maximizing the value of a state-of-the-art platform for customer-focused applications with an accent on product backlog management, scrum team collaboration, and defining product features. Focus on decomposing epics into user stories, negotiating business requirements, and ensuring successful sprint objectives.

Location: This position requires the candidate to be based in either Chicago, IL or Peoria, IL. Relocation assistance is NOT available for this position.

Salary: $126,000.00 – $204,720.00

Company

hirify.global Inc. is building a state-of-the-art platform to springboard a wide range of customer-focused applications.

What you will do

• Maximize the value of the product and the work of the Development Team.
• Create, maintain, and prioritize the Product Backlog according to business value.
• Act as the key decision-maker regarding product features and convey the vision to the team.
• Collaborate with Lead Engineers on decomposition of epics and features into user stories.
• Negotiate business requirements and their release dates with product and development teams.
• Lead Agile ceremonies including Daily Scrum, sprint planning, backlog grooming, retrospectives, and sprint demos.

Requirements

• Experience as a Technical Product Owner.
• Strong understanding and proven experience in software development.
• Proficiency in Java 17+, RESTful APIs, databases, and AWS cloud development.
• Focus on designing and developing cloud-native software solutions at scale.
• Experience managing product backlogs using Agile software tools such as Azure DevOps, JIRA, Mingle, VSTS, Team Services, Rally.
• Must be based in Chicago, IL or Peoria, IL.

Nice to have

• Previous experience working with or leading a technical team while simultaneously managing multiple projects.
• Experience working with an onshore/offshore team model.
• Experience using GenAI tools like GitHub Copilot, Microsoft 365 Copilot, etc.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer).
• 401(k) savings plans, Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs).
• Incentive bonus, disability benefits, and life insurance.
• Parental leave, adoption benefits, and tuition reimbursement.
• Visa sponsorship is available for eligible applicants.