Product Owner III

Hybrid 4 days onsite in Pittsburgh, PA

Our client seeks a Product Owner III with strong Agile delivery experience in regulated environments. The role translates mission-driven, security, and compliance requirements into a prioritized, execution-ready backlog while operating across strategy and delivery. The Product Owner partners with internal stakeholders only and leverages AI tools to improve backlog quality, acceptance criteria, and overall throughput within governance, audit, and regulatory frameworks.

Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $65.00 to $80.00/hr. w2

• Serve as Product Owner for a regulated initiative, owning and managing the product backlog.
• Translate complex or high-level requirements into clear user stories, well-defined acceptance criteria, and logical process flows.
• Refine and evolve an existing product roadmap to align with business priorities.
• Gather and translate business requirements for engineering teams.
• Drive execution with urgency and accountability to meet delivery objectives.
• Partner closely with internal stakeholders across business, technology, and compliance.
• Operate within formal governance, audit, and regulatory constraints.
• Leverage AI tools to enhance story writing, acceptance criteria development, and backlog refinement.
• Assist with testing activities to ensure delivery quality.
• Work within a highly Agile environment and adhere to Agile best practices.
• Focus on delivery and refinement rather than establishing new processes.

• 5+ years of experience as a Product Owner.
• Proven experience delivering Agile products in complex, regulated environments.
• Ability to convert complex requirements into a prioritized, execution-ready backlog.
• Hands-on contributor with demonstrated direction-setting and leadership.
• Strong sense of urgency, ownership, and accountability.
• Extensive experience with JIRA, Confluence, and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Familiarity with implementing and using AI tools to support product delivery.
• Excellent communication and collaboration within internal teams.
• Experience in federally governed or highly regulated environments (preferred).
• Financial services or commercial domain experience (preferred).
• Exposure to API and/or SQL concepts (preferred).
• Certifications not required.
• Security clearance not required.

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Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

About Eliassen Group:

Eliassen Group is a leading strategic consulting company for human-powered solutions. For over 30 years, Eliassen has helped thousands of companies reach further and achieve more with their technology solutions, financial, risk & compliance, and advisory solutions, and clinical solutions. With offices from coast to coast and throughout Europe, Eliassen provides a local community presence, balanced with international reach. Eliassen Group strives to positively impact the lives of their employees, clients, consultants, and the communities in which they operate.

Eliassen Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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