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972 Sr. Product ManagerPay Rate $65.00 to $80.00 based on level of experience.Start Date: 01-05-2026End date: 1-01-2027Job Description:Required Qualifications DO NOT SUBMIT CANDIDATES THAT DO NOT HAVE THESE QUALIFICATIONS- 5-7 years of experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager, or senior Business Analyst with direct responsibility for writing requirements.
- Demonstrated ability to write high-quality user stories, acceptance criteria, and process flows.
- Strong understanding of Agile frameworks (Scrum, SAFe, Kanban).
- Strong communication skills-able to translate between business and technology.
- Experience partnering with cross-functional teams and vendors.
- Product Owner certification (CSPO, PSPO, PMPO, or equivalent).
We are seeking a highly skilled Product Owner to lead product vision, backlog management, and requirements definition for the new Transmission Utility squad. This team will play a key role in modernizing the file transmission architecture, supporting vendor integrations, improving throughput, and enabling transformation across our Lockbox and Remote Capture ecosystem. The ideal candidate combines business acumen, requirements expertise, excellent communication, and hands-on Agile delivery experience. This role requires someone who can own, prioritize, and drive the work end-to-end, ensuring the squad has clear user stories, acceptance criteria, and alignment for successful sprint execution.
Key Responsibilities
Backlog & Requirements Leadership
- Own the product backlog for Transmission Utility; ensure epics, features, and PBIs are clearly written, prioritized, and aligned with business goals.
- Write high-quality user stories with acceptance criteria that meet Definition of Ready (DOR).
- Break down complex business and technical needs into actionable requirements.
- Conduct backlog refinement sessions with engineering, QA, architecture, and stakeholders.
- Partner with BA, Tech Leads, and architects to define requirements for integrations with Deluxe, and other internal systems.
Partner & Stakeholder Alignment
- Work closely with the Line of Business, UI/UX team, and vendors to ensure requirements accurately reflect needs and constraints.
- Translate business needs into clear deliverables for the engineering squad.
- Provide updates, demos, and insights to executives and cross-functional stakeholders.
Agile Delivery & Process Discipline
- Serve as the primary liaison for the squad, ensuring delivery teams have clarity each sprint.
- Ensure adherence to Agile and release processes, including intake, refinement, sprint planning, and definition of done.
- Quickly identify risks or blockers, escalating appropriately.
- Work in alignment with Release Management to support deployments, warranty windows, and production readiness.
Quality, Controls, and Continuous Improvement
- Ensure user stories and requirements support accurate QA test cases and traceability.
- Monitor delivery metrics and collaborate with engineering to improve throughput.
- Promote strong controls around requirements, release protocols, and governance.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting system migration, fintech, banking, payments, or data-heavy application work.
- Experience with Lockbox, Remote Capture, or payments transmission systems.
- Experience working with offshore teams.
Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.
Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.
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