Senior Product Owner

Job Title: Senior Product Owner

Location: Jersey City, NJ (Onsite 3 days/week)

Duration: Contract - 12 months

Pay Range: $80.12/hr (W2)

Job ID: 374021

About BCforward

BCforward is a leading global IT consulting and workforce solutions firm providing services and support to Fortune 500 and government clients. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers needs into a full-service business solutions provider. With delivery centers and offices across North America and India, we take pride in building long-term relationships and delivering excellence through innovation, collaboration, and integrity.

Job Description

We are seeking a Sr Product Owner to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in enterprise platform onboarding, business analysis, and technical integration across data, APIs, and Python-based workflows and a proven ability to translate business needs into actionable technical requirements and guide teams from ideation through production on a GenAI platform.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze incoming use cases to clarify business goals, map technical requirements, and identify platform dependencies or capability gaps.


• Shepherd tenant teams through end-to-end onboarding, ensuring integration with platform services and adherence to best practices.


• Review technical workflows, including Python code, to diagnose issues, validate assumptions, and determine when to engage SMEs.


• Monitor and troubleshoot integration and operational challenges across data flows, APIs, and platform components to drive production readiness.


• Identify and drive process improvements, tooling enhancements, and automation opportunities to scale onboarding and increase transparency.


• Coordinate delivery by tracking progress, managing timelines, removing blockers, and communicating status to stakeholders.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Business Analysis. Ability to evaluate use cases, gather requirements, and produce clear technical specifications.


• Technical Acumen. Comfort reviewing Python code, understanding data flows, and analyzing API and integration patterns.


• Data Literacy. Ability to explore datasets, understand schemas, and perform basic troubleshooting of data issues.


• Integration & Systems Thinking. Ability to identify dependencies, assess capability gaps, and troubleshoot end-to-end integrations.


• Stakeholder Management. Experience guiding tenant teams from ideation to production with clear expectations and outcomes.


• Process Optimization. Experience improving workflows, documentation, and tooling to increase efficiency.


• Project/Delivery Coordination. Ability to manage milestones, timelines, and risk to ensure steady onboarding progress.


• Structured Communication. Clear, concise communication with technical and non-technical audiences.

Preferred Skills:

• Generative AI familiarity, including LLM concepts, prompt workflows, enterprise patterns, and responsible AI considerations.


• Product mindset with ability to inform platform capability needs and feature definitions.


• Automation and tooling experience building lightweight automations, dashboards, or workflow tools.


• Agile and SDLC experience with iterative delivery and backlog management.

Additional Details:

• Start: ASAP.


• Onsite requirement: 3 days per week in Jersey City, NJ (NJ2-525-18-04).


• Glider: Candidate ID Verification only.


• Must include location on resume and submit at the correct rate for the location.

Why BCforward?

At BCforward, we believe in advancing lives and careers. When you join our team, you gain access to:

• Competitive compensation and benefits.


• Opportunities for growth with global clients.


• A supportive, inclusive culture that values innovation and people.


• Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and projects.

About Our Commitment

BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

Interested? Apply Now!

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, please apply with your most recent resume. Ensure your resume lists your current location and reflects the onsite availability for Jersey City, NJ.