Job Description
Advance your career with Mindlance! We have been connecting talented IT professionals with world-class companies since 1999. Mindlance is here to help you to find the perfect fit with just the right company. Currently, we are seeking an Operational Analyst for an exciting career growth opportunity. Make your next big career move with the kind of position that will allow you to be genuinely passionate about the work you do! Our recruiters will work closely with you to help you get the edge over the competition. Let Mindlance advocate for you - apply today! "Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of - Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans." Job Title: Product Owner - API/Data Platform Job Category: IT Industry: Life Insurance Job Location: New York, NY Zip code: 10010 Top 3/5 Skills: Technical Product Owner, HRIS Integration Platform, Scrum Master, Data exchange capabilities, APIs, and API integrations with HR systems (Workday, ADP, UKG) Min & Max Pay Rate: $64.00 - $70.00 Duration: 12 Months contract (Potential for extension) Note: W2 only Position Summary We are seeking a technically fluent Product Owner to support the implementation of the HRIS Integration Platform vision. This role partners closely with IT Product Managers, Architecture, Business stakeholders, and Engineering leads to translate strategic goals into executable workstreams. The Product Owner ensures that integration capabilities are delivered in alignment with enterprise priorities, technical feasibility, and data governance standards. Key Responsibilities Collaborate with IT Product Managers and Architecture to refine and implement the product vision through actionable backlog items. Work with Engineering leads to ensure technical feasibility and alignment with platform architecture and data lineage requirements. Author and manage detailed user stories for API development and streaming workflows, including RESTful and event-driven integrations. Understand and document data lineage across processing steps, ensuring traceability, auditability, and compliance with enterprise standards. Facilitate sprint planning, backlog grooming, and demos to ensure delivery of high-impact features. Partner with external vendors and internal stakeholders to support onboarding and downstream integrations. Coordinate cross-team dependencies and align deliverables across Agile Release Trains (ARTs). Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field. 5+ years of experience in product ownership or enterprise application integration, preferably in HRIS or insurance domains. Proven experience writing technical stories for Java-based APIs, Kafka streaming, and data transformation pipelines. Strong understanding of data lineage, including how data flows through ingestion, transformation, and consumption layers. Familiarity with HRIS platforms such as Workday, ADP, or Alight. Experience with cloud-native environments (AWS, Azure) and platforms like Fineos. Agile certification (e.g., CSPO) preferred.