Product Owner

Job title: Product Owner
Location: Kochi/Pune, India
Contract: Permanent, full-time

About Us

Cyncly is a global technology powerhouse with 2,400+ employees and 70,000+ customers across 100+ countries. Cyncly transforms the way customizable products and spaces are imagined, designed, sold, managed and made. Our end-to-end software solutions connect professional designers, retailers and manufacturers to the world's largest repository of product content. Today, our business spans across the Kitchen & Bath, Furniture, Window, Glass & Door, and Flooring industries with operations in North & South America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Africa. 

Cyncly brings over 30 years of experience to deliver more value for our customers through an expanded portfolio of end-to-end solutions. Our global presence allows us to provide world-class support and sales with a local touch, providing the best possible customer experience. 

Cyncly is now embarking on an exciting journey as we continue to expand through strong organic growth and complementary acquisitions, backed by leading growth private equity firms specializing in technology. 

Build Your Career with Cyncly in Kochi 
Kochi is Cyncly’s newest hub, opening doors to exciting career opportunities across diverse functions. Here, you’ll collaborate with global experts, engage in innovative projects, and grow in a culture that values innovation, flexibility, and continuous learning. With access to top mentors, excellent learning resources, and a flexible and autonomous working environment, you’ll have everything you need to thrive. 

About the Role

The Product Owner is a key member of the Cyncly’s large, international Research & Development organization. The Product Owner is responsible for transforming the strategic product roadmap into clear, significant, high-quality specifications for software development. The Product Owner is also deeply involved in planning, prioritization, and assurance of a clean and well-groomed product feature backlog. As a true expert in the uses, features, and detailed behaviors of Cyncly’s software products, the Product Owner takes personal pride in assuring that Cyncly delivers on its promise to delight our customers with outstanding, one-of-a-kind software solutions. 
 

• Partner closely with Product Management to align day‑to‑day R&D activities with the long‑term product strategy. 
• Manage and prioritize the product backlog to ensure alignment with the roadmap. 
• Write clear, complete, and detailed user stories, including well‑defined acceptance criteria. 
• Break down features into manageable stories, including spikes and technical tasks. 
• Support story grooming, feature decomposition, and estimation activities. 
• Collaborate with Scrum Masters and Engineering teams for sprint planning and sequencing. 
• Work with Developers and QA to clarify requirements and ensure accurate implementation. 
• Participate in and support all standard Agile ceremonies (standups, sprint reviews, retros, PI planning, etc.). 
• Ensure all work items meet the Definition of Done. 
• Stay on the leading edge of development practices.
• Drive clean, efficient sprint execution by managing scope, priority, and specification of clarity. 
• Facilitate communication and coordination across global stakeholder groups. 
• Support continuous improvement efforts with data‑driven insights and process feedback. 

Essential Skills – apply only if you possess: 

• Requires a minimum of 10 years of experience in software development and 3 to 5 years of Product Owner experience within Agile or SAFe Agile environments.  
• Bachelor’s degree of higher in Computer Science or other related fields. 
• Strong understanding of Scrum and Kanban methodologies. 
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; ability to form effective, respectful working relationships, and to serve as trusted advisor to different stakeholder groups. 
• Strong understanding of the full product development lifecycle and product management processes.
• Proficient in Agile backlog management tools such as Azure DevOps / Azure Boards.
• Familiarity with spatial design concepts, especially in regard to building spaces such as offices, kitchens, bathrooms, etc. 
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• A team player with genuine passion for quality and excellence.
• Experience with AI tools for accelerating requirements and feature definition is an advantage. 

Working for us:

At Cyncly, we’re a global family that collaborates with humility and respect for one and others. With more than 2,300 employees around the world, we’re not only recognizing our diverse perspectives, but we also champion our different outlooks and firmly believe it to be what makes us better together. 

You can expect to work in a supportive and nurturing environment, with experts in their fields who strive for quality and excellence without compromising others. We also believe in a flexible and autonomous working environment, focused on the continual growth of our employees. 

Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is a key to innovation and brilliance, so we encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply to our roles. 

That's who we are: A team that recognizes our strength is in working together to not only get things done but also lead the industry with a bold approach that’s dedicated to making our customers better. Come join us.