Technical Product Owner (freelance)

PwC Poland’s Digital& team comprises almost 400 people. They are responsible for IT projects for Polish and international clients, mainly providing IT consulting services to financial institutions from Poland and abroad.

• At least 5 years of professional experience as a Product Owner focusing on both business and technical aspects of IT products
• Good understanding of fundamental IT concepts (e.g., REST APIs, databases, cloud resources and services, event-based communication)
• Strong technical background and hands-on experience in software development, system architecture, or technical project management
• Knowledge of technical aspects of language models and GenAI solutions
• Understanding of the application release management process
• Practical experience working in Scrum and Kanban frameworks
• Practical experience with backlog management tools (Jira / Azure DevOps)
• Very good communication skills in English (C1 or above)
• Strong interpersonal and soft skills for cooperation with clients and team in an international environment
• Willingness to travel for occasional business trips

Nice to have:

• Product Management certification
• Vibe-coding experience proven by personal projects

• Product development and maximizing its value using the Scrum framework
• Owning and prioritizing the product backlog, ensuring alignment with business goals and customer needs
• Ensuring that the product is functional, technically sound, and in line with agreed standards
• Collaborating with clients and stakeholders to understand their needs and translate them into product requirements, including strategy, business needs, and technical aspects such as system architecture, APIs, and infrastructure
• Staying up to date and hands-on with technical aspects of language models and GenAI solutions, including agentic workflows, RAGs, MCPs, and related LLM architecture and tooling
• Identifying solutions in collaboration with business stakeholders and IT architects / Tech Leads
• Creating a product development roadmap
• Managing the development team, budget, and relationships with clients and internal stakeholders
• Tracking and monitoring product progress at each stage of development
• Representing the team to stakeholders, clients, or users
• Propagating the vision of the product within the development team