Product Owner - Source to Pay (Only W2) Hybrid

Job Title: Product Owner - Source to Pay
Location: Hybrid-2 days a week in local office
Duration: 5+ months  Contract

Required Skills & Qualifications:-

•Bachelor’s degree (Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field); MBA/advanced degree preferred.
•2+ years of experience as a Product Owner (or closely related roles such as Product Delivery Manager / Business Analyst) delivering digital products (Source2Pay highly preferred).
•Prior experience owning and managing a product backlog for one or more Agile teams, including prioritization, refinement, and release planning.
•Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills; able to break down ambiguous problems into clear epics, features, and user stories.
•Proven ability to translate product goals into well-defined user stories, acceptance criteria, and Definition of Done/Ready to support end-to-end delivery.
•Ability to define and track outcome and delivery metrics(e.g., adoption, usability, cycle time, defects) and use insights to adjust priorities.
•Strong collaboration and influence without authority across stakeholders (business, engineering, operations, legal, compliance, risk).
•Excellent communication and storytelling skills to simplify complexity, align stakeholders, and drive clarity for delivery decisions.
•Strong decision-making skills: make timely trade-offs across customer value, business goals, technical feasibility, and regulated/financial services constraints.
•Practical experience working in Agile delivery (SAFe preferred; Scrum/Kanban), including participating in ceremonies and supporting the team through sprint execution.
•Working knowledge of Source-to-Pay (S2P) platforms/architecture and integrations - PeopleSoft highly preferred (ability to partner effectively with engineers/architects).
•Familiarity with product delivery and collaboration tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Aha!, Mural, Asana).