Product Owner
Responsibilities
Communication and managing expectations
- Client satisfaction (gather and offer regular feedback to client and team)
- Clear communication: keep the relevant stakeholders up to date on the project status and details
- Set quarterly goals with your team and coordinate the team to achieve them
- Kick-off project workshops
Product
- Relevant stakeholders are aligned regarding product vision, objectives and scope
- Product backlog is managed and prioritised
- Non-functional requirements are defined
- Releases and iterations are planned and relevant stakeholders are aligned
- Feedback is gathered from stakeholders and is reflected in the backlog and/or release plan
- The team has a good understanding of the work they need to do
- Stories and/or iterations delivered are reviewed and accepted
Managing project constraints
- Scope, time, budget overview is clear to you, team and client at any given time
- Scope, time, budget, quality are managed according to contract and project needs
- Client, PM, AM and team have the same understanding on what is Fixed, what is Flexible in each specific stage of the project (budget, scope, time)
- Risks are identified and addressed
- Issues that cannot be solved in the team are escalated
- Thinslices best practices for PM/PO are followed and updated
Admin
- Financials are managed: budget, forecast, updates, approvals, invoicing
- Logistics are managed: for travel & client meetings, team needs
Skills and Qualifications
- Prior Experience
- Minimum 4 years experience in a similar position
- Team or Project Coordination
- Agile Methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, other)
- Project Manager or Product Owner role in IT industry
- Communication, facilitation and presentation skills (client-facing, team)
- Advanced English skills (written and verbal communication, B2/C1+)
- Set & manage expectations skills
- Good understanding of Agile methodologies (SCRUM, Kanban, agile concepts) and tools (Jira / Confluence)
- Analytical thinking
- Problem-solving skills and solution-oriented
- Prioritizing skills
- Self-organizing and time management skills Pro-active
- Nice to have: Strategic thinking (product, project, business)
- Nice to have: Decision-making skills
