Product Owner

We are seeking a Product Owner who thrives at the intersection of business, technology, and product delivery. In this role, you will collaborate with business stakeholders, IT teams, vendors, and the Product Manager to shape requirements, improve processes, and support the implementation of solutions that make procurement simpler, smarter, and more effective.

Responsibilities

• Translate business needs into clear requirements, user stories, process flows, and acceptance criteria
• Maintain thorough documentation of requirements, process decisions, controls, and dependencies
• Collaborate with the Product Manager on backlog refinement and prioritization based on business value, risk, and dependencies
• Support implementation activities, including workflow design, integration alignment, testing, go-live readiness, and adoption
• Drive SAP MDG readiness by identifying impacts on vendor master data, processes, and integrations, ensuring solutions align with procurement, legal, risk, compliance, and finance requirements
• Facilitate workshops with business stakeholders, IT teams, and vendors to capture needs, pain points, and improvement opportunities
• Act as the key link between business stakeholders, product teams, engineering teams, and external vendors, providing clear updates and recommendations to management and steering committees
• Monitor process and system performance, identifying opportunities for standardization, automation, compliance improvement, and enhanced user experience

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, Product Analyst, or in a similar role
• Proven capability to gather, structure, and validate business requirements and translate them into user stories, process flows, and functional specifications
• Background in working closely with Product Managers, business stakeholders, delivery teams, and external vendors
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with senior leadership
• Expertise in process mapping, business process management, and continuous improvement
• Analytical skills with the ability to connect business needs, systems, data, controls, and outcomes
• Familiarity with Agile delivery, including backlog refinement, testing, and release support
• Excellent command of written and spoken English (B2+ level)

We offer

We believe that the greatest strength of the company is its people. EPAM is fully committed to help its employees to reach their full potential and achieve their professional goals through continues learning. With this in mind, we would like to introduce to you few of the many opportunities and services which we believe will help you expand your current knowledge:

• Full access to cutting-edge tools and technologies
• Competitive compensation depending on experience and skills
• All-around Social package: professional & soft skills training, medical & family care programs, sports
• Free English classes
• Unlimited access to LinkedIn learning solutions
• Continuous experience exchange with experts and professionals worldwide
• Friendly team and comfortable working environment
• Engineering, corporate, and social events within and outside the Company
• Flexible working schedule
• Opportunities for self-realization

EPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services. We are committed to having a positive impact on our customers, our employees, and our communities. We embrace a dynamic and inclusive culture. Here you will collaborate with multi-national teams, contribute to a myriad of innovative projects that deliver the most creative and cutting-edge solutions, and have an opportunity to continuously learn and grow. No matter where you are located, you will join a dedicated, creative, and diverse community that will help you discover your fullest potential.

Remote in Romania