Sr Product Manager

Description :About the Role: The Product Owner role at Toppan Merrill is a key matrixed position requiring collaboration across development, shared services, operations, sales and marketing, and finance. The successful candidate will influence without authority to align priorities, drive shared understanding, and deliver cohesive product solutions that support strategic objectives. This Product Owner will focus on a SaaS digital experienceplatform. Working closely with a Senior Product Owner, this role will help establish Agile Scrum discipline in a domain new to the methodology. More critical than subject matter familiarity is the ability to drive Agile adoption, define and prioritize requirements, maintain a robust backlog, and support iterative delivery. The Product Owner will be deeply engaged in sprint cycles, guiding product delivery from concept through execution to achieve measurable business value. What You’ll Do: Define and evolve product strategy in collaboration with operations, sales and marketing, and executive leadership, grounded in customer needs and market analysis. Own and maintain the Jira backlog—grooming, prioritizing, and structuring Epics and Stories with input from stakeholders and development teams for effective sprint planning. Use Jira to connect backlog execution to broader roadmap forecasts and Agile Scrum-based targets, supporting visibility and planning. Scrum ceremonies: Lead backlog refinement sessions. Actively participate in Sprint Planning as key contributor, Sprint Reviews as lead contributor and increment approver. Engage directly in workshopping backlog items during ceremonies—adding, updating, and reprioritizing issues to ensure delivery readiness and stakeholder alignment. Facilitate adoption of Agile Scrum principles and practices by key stakeholders and legacy development teams that integrate with this product Collaborate on non-dev initiatives such as business process re-engineering, training, client demos, and stakeholder requests with sales, service, and operations. Coordinate with fellow Product Owners to standardize practices across domains where appropriate and support deviations where necessary for business alignment. About You: Proven ability to lead the adoption and implementation of Agile Scrum discipline, particularly in environments or domains new to the methodology. Proven track record of driving customer discovery, defining product vision, scoping features, and navigating trade-offs to deliver impactful and scalable business software solutions. Exceptional organizational and multitasking skills. Flexible and adaptable to changing business needs and priorities. Strong oral, written, and presentation communication skills applicable to both technical and non-technical audiences Highly collaborative and capable as both a team leader and individual contributor. Qualifications and Experience: Bachelor's Degree required; advanced technical degree is a plus Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Product Owner or Scrum Master in mission-critical software, with a preference for candidates with SDLC project management, software engineering or UX backgrounds. Experience with IaaS/SaaS/PaaS/cloud product development is a plus Scrum Alliance/SAFeor Scrum.org certifications is a plus Why You Should Work Here: Opportunity to help establish the policies, disciplines, and organizational structures necessary to support optimal Agile Scrum productivity and long-term team success. Opportunity to help advance SaaS solutions from the ground floor within the organization, setting the tone and foundation for future capabilities, standards, and innovation.