Product Owner

SUMMARY:
If you are a dynamic Product Owner and want to work on new products we have an exiting opportunity for you.

POSITION INFO:

Type: Permanent Position
Location: Durban North
Salary: Highly negotiable – market-related
This vacancy is open to all
Starting date: Urgent

We are looking for a Product Owner to work on dynamic new products and projects, as the primary interface between business and technical teams, to improve business efficiencies, gain a competitive advantage with our products, and ultimately to deliver better value to our clients.
As a Product Owner
Accountability to build the product and take on custom projects for large enterprises.
Key responsibilities
• Continuously create, passionately convince others about, and maintain the product backlog for the team.
• Accept challenges and create buy-in amongst others in collectively solving those problems.
• Own and define the product objectives, key results, roadmap and story-telling for the products you take on.
• Delivery of results that are valuable for customers and respectful of a client’s budget.
• Urge your team and yourself to continually improve by providing and asking for continuous and transparent feedback.
• Be entirely accountable for your commitments.
• Define the product vision and measure customer value.
• Planning with the creation of a product roadmap and impact mapping.
• Prioritise needs across scope, budget and time.
• Oversee development stages by engaging in all SCRUM ceremonies.
• Anticipate client needs with impactful research.
• Liaison between internal and external stakeholders.
• Evaluate product progress at each iteration and provide updates to all stakeholders.
• Overall accountability for ensuring Sprint Goals are being achieved and reporting the success thereof.
• Maintain ultimate responsibility for product delivery.
• Manage direct and indirect reports.
• Ensure that the team is appropriately resourced, and members are equipped with the skill set required for both current and future projects.
• Work with team members to set performance goals and measure objectives.
• Responsible for each phase of the product life cycle, end to end, from Inception, Growth, Maturity to Decline. Where applicable this includes inception, requirements, analysis, design, testing, deployment, performance, support, monitoring and decommissioning as appropriate.
• Creating and propagating a customer orientated attitude within the team, whilst identifying and understanding the needs of all customers, and managing their expectations.
• Aligning product strategy with the business, customers (internal and external) and technology through collaboration.
• Manage matters with the appropriate urgency, inclusive of resolution and communication with stakeholders in conjunction with the support process.
Essential competencies
• 5 years’ experience in the software development industry in complex, high-performance software-driven environments;
• Minimum 2 years of leadership experience in a software development company;
• An entrepreneurial mindset and approach to solving problems;
• Experience in delivering software using an agile approach, preferably Scrum;
• Proven track record of technical and leadership results;
• Proven results in engaging customers at an executive level and senior management levels;
• The ability to say ‘No’ – because your ‘Yes’ is a real commitment;
• Excellent communication skills;
• Experience coaching and developing a team with respect to achieving their individual objectives;
• Being an active influencer to the team by promoting and creating a participative, empowered environment;
• The ability to handle high-stress situations calmly and effectively in high performance and fast-paced environment;
• Understanding of business objectives and the ability to craft plans to realise business objectives;
• A willingness to become adept at the various tools and applications that empower the team’s outcomes;
• An awareness of the web and app creation industry, and an inherent interest in the issues that we deal with as technology professionals;
• Understanding of software development methodologies and delivery thereof;
• Understand that transformation is important
To apply, we need the following supporting documentation and information
• Full CV. (include reasons why you left previous employers)
• Reference details from your direct leads at your 2 most recent places of employment.
• Include your expected salary and your notice period.

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