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Product Owner / Project Manager

Thunderhawk Technology PartnersMalvern, PA🇺🇸United StatesPosted 29 Jul 2026

Quick Overview

Work Type
Hybrid
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

Job Titles: Product Owner / Project Manager
Location: Malvern, PA (Need only local to Malvern, PA)
Duration: 06+ Months

Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Product Owner / Project Manager to lead requirements gathering, backlog management, cross-team coordination, and Agile delivery within a large-scale modernization program. The ideal candidate will have experience working in a scaled Agile environment and managing cross-functional teams to ensure successful project delivery.
Key Responsibilities
  • Gather requirements with business SMEs, architecture teams, and upstream/downstream partners.
  • Write user stories and GWT (Given-When-Then) acceptance criteria.
  • Conduct backlog refinement, sprint planning, and POAT activities.
  • Coordinate cross-team integrations, including contract alignment, sequencing, and dependency management.
  • Manage stakeholder communications, roadmap updates, and prepare program artifacts such as status reports and presentation materials.
  • Support program activities including defect triage, mock events, Production Parallel Testing (EPP Ignite/Amplify), consumer and producer check-ins, tabletop exercises, training materials, RUN team onboarding, and production readiness.
Required Skills
  • Scrum
  • Agile Methodology
  • Jira
  • SDLC
  • Requirements Gathering
  • User Story Creation
  • GWT Acceptance Criteria
  • Backlog Refinement
  • Sprint Planning
  • Cross-team Coordination
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Roadmap Planning
  • Risk Management
  • Python
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud Computing
  • AI and Automation
Required Experience
  • 6–8 years of Product Owner or Project Management experience.
  • Experience working in a scaled Agile environment.
  • Ability to work with data-, API-, or file-centric solutions and understand schemas, file layouts, and integration patterns.
  • Experience coordinating cross-team dependencies in modernization or re-platforming programs.
  • Financial services, transfer agency, or mutual fund domain experience preferred.
  • Exposure to NSCC, FundServ, or DTCC is a plus.
  • Ability to quickly understand ongoing programs and contribute within 2–3 sprints.
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to identify risks early and manage dependencies effectively.

Skills

Scrum
Agile
Jira
Requirements Gathering
Stakeholder Management

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