Product Owner

Product Owner Location: Greenwood Village, CO (Onsite Tues–Thurs) Duration: 6-month contract (possible extension or conversion) Pay Rate: $61-65/hr W2 Role Overview We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Product Owner to help drive the evolution of our digital ecosystem as we modernize legacy data and reporting systems and transition to a cloud-native architecture. This role partners closely with Product Managers, Data Architects, and Agile delivery teams to plan, deliver, and optimize data-driven products and services. Key Responsibilities • Translate business needs into actionable user stories with a strong emphasis on data-driven decision-making. • Define, prioritize, and manage the product backlog and roadmap aligned to business goals. • Collaborate with data engineering, analytics, and architecture teams to embed data pipelines, governance, and reporting into product design. • Champion the use of data to inform backlog prioritization, customer experience improvements, and performance metrics. • Lead Agile ceremonies and ensure alignment across delivery teams and stakeholders. • Identify and mitigate risks related to data quality, cloud scalability, and system interoperability. • Monitor product performance and user feedback to drive continuous improvement. Key Projects • Data Ingestion & Transformation: Ingesting data from legacy systems and external partners while ensuring quality, consistency, and compliance. • Data Modeling & Productization: Partnering with data architects to design scalable, reusable data models for analytics, reporting, and operational use cases. • Cloud Enablement: Supporting migration of data products to the cloud platform in alignment with modernization and cloud-native best practices. • User Enablement: Delivering intuitive, consumable datasets through dashboards, APIs, and self-service tools. • Governance & Metadata: Embedding metadata, lineage, and access controls into the data product lifecycle. Requirements • Proven experience as a Product Owner in enterprise environments; financial services and cloud transformation experience preferred. • Strong understanding of SAFe Agile practices and experience working in scaled Agile frameworks. • Ability to synthesize complex technical and data inputs into clear product requirements. • Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication, and collaboration skills. • Business Analyst experience may be considered in lieu of direct Product Owner experience. Technology & Tools • Experience with data platforms, data modeling, and analytics tools (e.g., QuickSight, Power BI, Tableau). • Proficiency with data analytics tools such as SQL, Python, or R. • Understanding of database systems (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL). • Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure. • Familiarity with Azure DevOps, Aha!, and Microsoft Teams.