Job Description

Key Responsibilities

- Serve as the primary point of coordination between business stakeholders and the development team, coordinating day-to-day activities across both groups.

- Translate business needs into clear Jira user stories with functional requirements and acceptance criteria.

- Gather sufficient business context to define requested functionality, partnering with the technical lead on detailed discovery and technical requirements.

- Own the organization and maintenance of the development backlog in Jira, spanning initiatives, epics, user stories, enhancements, and defects.

- Lead backlog refinement with the development team, clarify business questions, and ensure work is ready for technical review and estimation.

- Track requirements, dependencies, and changes throughout the development lifecycle.

- Track development progress, upcoming deliverables, dependencies, and blockers, helping work move efficiently from requirements through release.

- Maintain delivery timelines in partnership with the technical lead, accounting for development, testing, and release activities.

- Facilitate timely resolution of business questions and proactively communicate progress, risks, delays, and changes in requirements or scope.

- Plan and coordinate user acceptance testing (UAT) with the appropriate business users and stakeholders.

- Organize testing schedules, collect feedback, and document defects or required changes in Jira.

- Coordinate issue resolution, retesting, and release activities with the development team.

Qualifications

Must-Have Skills





- 4+ years of experience as a Product Owner or in a similar role supporting software development.

- Strong experience writing Jira user stories, functional requirements, and acceptance criteria.

- Experience managing development backlogs and coordinating work with software development teams.

- Working knowledge of Agile software development practices, including backlog refinement, iterative delivery, and release planning.

- Experience coordinating user acceptance testing, defect tracking, and release activities.

- Ability to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Nice-to-Have Skills

- Experience supporting internal business applications, operational tools, or workflow management systems.

- Experience working with technology environments that involve multiple systems, integrations, and data flows.

- Familiarity with business process automation and AI-enabled workflows.

- Experience supporting technology development for service delivery or operational teams.

- Experience coordinating development work across small or distributed teams.

- Enterprise experience strongly preferred.

Required Tools & Platforms

- Jira for user stories, functional requirements, acceptance criteria, backlog management, and defect tracking.

Location, Time & Engagement

- Location: Remote within eligible LATAM countries. Country eligibility will be confirmed during screening.

- Allocation: 100%, approximately 40 hours per week.

- Working Hours: Availability to work the required CST hours throughout the contract. The exact daily schedule will be confirmed with the team.

- Engagement: Full-time contract.

📌 #140205 - Product Manager (Bogotá)
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📍 Bogotá