Product Owner-SolutionsITW

Cordance is dedicated to accelerating the growth of vertically focused business-to-business (B2B) software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies through acquisition and long-term tactical and financial guidance. We’re experienced operators and subject-matter experts with a passion for software and building businesses. We partner with founders to help them scale their businesses and realize their companies’ full potential.

We look for businesses with strong leadership and high potential for profitable growth, and work together to increase year-over-year revenue, company efficiency, and impact. Cordance envisions that all companies we work with achieve their full potential. We embrace what makes each company great and build on those foundations. We believe in elevating a company as it scales, delivering dignity to the organization and its employees, and sharing a passion for building a legacy.

We are seeking a highly motivated and business-oriented Product Owner to drive the delivery and continuous improvement of our Commerce platform. The ideal candidate will bridge business stakeholders and engineering teams, translating business objectives into well-defined product requirements while ensuring successful execution across Agile teams.

This role requires exceptional communication, stakeholder management, reporting, and analytical skills, along with hands-on experience using Agile product management and collaboration tools such as JIRA, Confluence, MIRO, Figma, Lucidchart, and reporting dashboards.

The Product Owner will own the product backlog, prioritize initiatives based on business value, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver customer-centric digital commerce capabilities.

Product Ownership

• →Own and manage the product backlog for Commerce initiatives.
• →Translate business strategies into clear Epics, Features, User Stories, and Acceptance Criteria.
• →Prioritize backlog items based on customer value, business impact, risk, and technical dependencies.
• →Define product roadmap in collaboration with Product Managers and business leadership.
• →Ensure product vision is understood across engineering and business teams.

• Serve as the primary liaison between:
• Business teams
• Engineering
• UX/UI
• Architecture
• QA
• Operations
• Executive Leadership

Produce executive-quality reports including:

• Sprint Status Reports
• Release Reports
• Product KPI Dashboards
• Roadmap Updates
• Dependency Tracking
• RAID Logs
• Executive Steering Committee presentations
• Delivery Metrics
• Velocity Reports
• Burndown/Burnup Charts
• Feature Adoption Reports
• Communicate complex technical topics in simple business language
• Develop concise executive presentations with actionable insights and recommendations.

• Product Ownership
• Scrum
• Backlog Management
• Roadmap Planning
• User Story Writing
• Acceptance Criteria Definition
• Prioritization Frameworks (MoSCoW, WSJF, RICE)
• Product Discovery

Experience working on one or more of:

• eCommerce Platforms
• Digital Commerce
• Retail
• Marketplace
• Order Management Systems
• Payment Systems
• Inventory
• Fulfillment

Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to:

• Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Produce executive-level reports and presentations.
• Lead stakeholder meetings and workshops.
• Facilitate decision-making discussions.
• Resolve conflicts through effective negotiation.
• Present complex information clearly and concisely.
• Influence without direct authority.

Strong reporting capabilities including:

• Executive dashboards
• KPI reporting
• Delivery metrics
• Risk reporting
• Product performance reporting
• Release reporting
• Sprint analytics
• Data-driven decision making

Hands-on experience with:

Agile & Product Management

• JIRA
• Confluence
• MIRO

Documentation

• Microsoft Office Suite
• Microsoft Visio
• Lucidchart
• Draw.io
• Figma

Reporting

• Microsoft Excel (Advanced)
• Power BI

Collaboration

• Microsoft Teams
• Slack
• Zoom

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO), or equivalent certification is preferred.

• 5–8+ years of experience in Product Ownership, Product Management, or Business Analysis.
• At least 3 years of experience working within Agile/Scrum teams.
• Proven experience delivering Commerce or Digital Product initiatives.
• Experience collaborating with engineering, architecture, UX, QA, and business stakeholders.
• Demonstrated success in backlog management and product delivery.

• Delivery predictability and sprint success
• Backlog health and prioritization effectiveness
• On-time release delivery
• Stakeholder satisfaction
• Quality of requirements and acceptance criteria
• Reduction in production defects due to requirement clarity
• Achievement of product OKRs and business KPIs