Senior Product Owner

Job#: 3030173

Job Description:

We are hiring a Senior Product Owner!

Role: Senior Experience Analyst (Product Owner)

Supporting: Large Financial Services Client

Location: Vienna, VA (Hybrid)

Assignment Type: Contract Only

Duration: 6 Months

Role Overview:

The Senior Experience Analyst serves as a hands-on Product Owner, leading the delivery of high-impact digital solutions within a Real Estate Lending domain. This role blends strategic product vision with day-to-day Agile execution owning the backlog, defining requirements, aligning stakeholders, and ensuring teams deliver reliable, user-centered features on time. You'll act as the critical bridge between business needs, customer experience, UX design, and technical delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own and manage the product backlog, prioritizing work to maximize business value and delivery velocity
• Drive product vision, roadmap planning, and release execution in collaboration with leadership and fellow Product Owners
• Write high-quality epics, product requirements, and user stories in Azure DevOps, ensuring clear readiness and acceptance criteria
• Lead backlog refinement sessions, estimating work, adding acceptance criteria, and supporting long-range planning
• Coordinate dependencies across teams while continuously improving delivery quality and speed
• Serve as the primary liaison between stakeholders, customers, delivery teams, and leadership
• Partner closely with UX/UI teams to ensure designs are aligned with upcoming sprint work
• Participate in and support all Scrum ceremonies, including standups, sprint planning, demos, and retrospectives
• Plan and communicate product releases, setting clear expectations for delivery of new functionality
• Support production and implementation issues, driving timely resolution and necessary escalations
• Coach and guide team members who are newer to Scrum and Agile best practices
• Continuously drive value by building, maintaining, and refining Product Backlog(s)

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, Management, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• 3+ years of experience functioning as a Product Owner or in a similar role within a fast-paced Agile environment
• Product Owner certification such as CSPO, SAFe POPM, or equivalent
• Strong leadership experience with a focus on planning, prioritization, and delivery
• Proven experience implementing Agile principles across the software development lifecycle
• Strong digital and technical aptitude with the ability to collaborate effectively with engineering teams
• Preferred / Nice to Have:
• Experience with Azure DevOps (ADO)
• Background in .NET and modern web frameworks
• Experience in software development and/or QA testing
• Experience within the mortgage industry
• 3+ years working with Pega
• Pega Business Architect Certification (PCBA)

Compensation and Benefits: The pay rate for this position is between $65.00 and $77.50 per hour. Please note that the final rate may be contingent on experience and other factors.

This employer is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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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.