The Product Owner role is the Agile team member primarily responsible for maximizing the value delivered by the team by ensuring that the team backlog is aligned with customer and stakeholder needs1. As a member of the extended Product Management function, the Product Owner is the team’s primary customer advocate and primary link to business and technology strategy1. This means that the Product Owner represents the customer to the Agile team, and communicates the product vision, goals, and requirements to the team. The Product Owner also collaborates with the customer and other stakeholders to gather feedback, validate assumptions, and ensure that the team is building the right things and building them right23. References: = 1: Product Owner - Scaled Agile Framework1; 2: What is a Product Owner? | Scrum.org2; 3: I’m a New Product Owner! What Are My Responsibilities? - Scrum Alliance3