Mai Placement · 2 months ago
Product Owner / Technical Project Manager
Newark, NJ, US
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$120K/yr - $150K/yrMai Placement is seeking a hands-on Product Owner / Technical Project Manager who can work closely with the development team to write clear and actionable requirements. This role involves managing complex projects from concept through delivery while ensuring alignment between business and engineering.
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Responsibilities
Translate business needs into clear user stories, requirements, and development tickets
Write detailed SOWs, acceptance criteria, and technical documentation
Break large projects into structured phases, milestones, and deliverables
Maintain and groom the product backlog to keep development aligned and ready
Lead sprint planning, backlog refinement, and sprint reviews
Work daily with developers to clarify requirements and remove blockers
Ensure smooth workflow across sprints with realistic capacity planning
Track progress, manage timelines, and adjust plans as needed
Build structured project plans with clear goals, dependencies, and checkpoints
Monitor timelines, risks, and deliverables to keep projects on track
Provide ongoing updates to leadership and stakeholders
Ensure releases meet expectations and match what was promised
Serve as the primary point of contact between business and development
Communicate updates in a professional, clear, and consistent manner
Set expectations, manage priorities, and maintain alignment across teams
Gather feedback, understand needs, and translate them into actionable tasks
Qualification
Required
Proven experience as a Product Owner, Technical PM, or Business Analyst
Strong background working directly with developers in an Agile environment
Hands-on experience writing user stories, tickets, acceptance criteria, and SOWs
Ability to plan, scope, and manage complex projects end-to-end
Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills
Strong organizational skills with high attention to detail
Ability to break down complicated tasks into clear, structured deliverables
Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment
Technical understanding of systems, workflows, and development processes
Company
Mai Placement
Mai Placement is a recruiting industry that provides expertise in mid to executive-level positions.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase