Sub Product Owner - Logistics Assistant EXP 0504

SUMMARY:
Business Analyst - logistics - 3 year contract - Gauteng

POSITION INFO:
ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:
·        Logistics industry experience.
·        8+ years Business Analysis or similar experience of which 6+ must be on custom developed solutions.
·        Java & AWS Project experience.
·        Agile working experience (Mandatory).
·        Analyse business requirements and translate it Technical Requirements (JAVA)
·        Understand system architecture & engineering concepts.
·        Understand integration between different technologies.
·        Identify, Assess and Mitigate risks.
·        JIRA and Confluence.
·        Any additional responsibilities assigned in the Agile Working Model (AWM) Charter
ADVANTAGEOUS SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:
·        Experience in GitHUB Co-Pilot
WHICH QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE DO WE NEED FOR THE ROLE?
·       Qualification in IT Computer Science (Diploma / Degree)
WHAT WILL BE YOUR ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES?
Implement the product vision and roadmap.
·        Oversee/Govern the Technical Architecture across all JAVA Applications within the Domain.
·        Research, understand and evaluate product requirements on the part of business and translate them into high quality product backlog items.
·        Structure and prioritise business requirements and communicate plans with stakineholders for review and approval.
·        Use various techniques for efficient business process modelling, conceptual prototypes, traceability and quality management techniques.
·        Proactively propose solutions to improve the support of (new) business processes.
·        Maximizing product value within the available internal/external capacity per sprint and measure performance of these feature teams.
·        Steer internal/external consultants and serve as a quality assurance of their deliverables.
·        Eliminate impediments for development of the product scope.
·        Support troubleshooting, resolving and closing of Production Support tickets (Incidents & Problems tickets) within defined SLA’s.
·        Technically and functionally lead the Feature Teams with Line Managers/Product Owner.
Align internal and external IT/business stakeholders.
·        Create transparency regarding resources, requirements, competencies and implementation status to Products and Domains.
·        Define, request, track and, if necessary, escalate the required resources (incl. budget, skills, volume/size
·        Implement the product vision and roadmap.
·        Research, understand and evaluate product requirements on the part of business and translate them into high quality product backlog items.
·        Structure and prioritise business requirements and communicate plans with stakeholders for review and approval.
·        Use various techniques for efficient business process modelling, conceptual prototypes, traceability and quality management techniques.
·        Proactively propose solutions to improve the support of (new) business processes.
·        Maximizing product value within the available internal/external capacity per sprint and measure performance of these feature teams.
·        Steer internal/external consultants and serve as a quality assurance of their deliverables.
·        Eliminate impediments for development of the product scope.
·        Support troubleshooting, resolving and closing of Production Support tickets (Incidents & Problems tickets) within defined SLA’s.
·        Technically and functionally lead the Feature Teams with Line Managers/Product Owner.
 
Align internal and external IT/business stakeholders.
·        Create transparency regarding resources, requirements, competencies and implementation status to Products and Domains.
·        Define, request, track and, if necessary, escalate the required resources (incl. budget, skills, volume/size of user stories) to the Product Owners for successful implementation.
·        Technical escalation to the Product Owner, including facilitating end-to-end discussions with other Product Owners, if necessary.
·        Escalation of conflicts, based on user requirements, in the Product vision to the respective Product Owner: system specific for content escalation and all Product owners for capacity escalations.
·        Escalate disciplinary issues or non-availability of competencies towards the Delivery Managers of the Feature Teams.
Adhere to the Agile Working Methodology
·        Daily use of the Agile Tool Chain and content-wise steering of all team meetings, including Stand-ups, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospectives, Sprint Planning meetings, etc.
·        Determine acceptance criteria/definition of done and evaluate the developed product scope, decision regarding release or rework in the product backlog.
·        Identify improvements to the Product Owner regarding the Product Owner hierarchy, including the Feature Teams as well as all relevant internal functions at COMPANY and external partners, if necessary.
·        Identify improvements in AWM execution towards the responsible Agile Master.
·        Support the development, implementation and follow-up of methods, processes and standards for the provision of services in compliance with the law.
 
Soft Skills
·        Ability to interpret Business requirements and move concepts through to proposal and successful implementation.
·        Take consultative approach to challenge customers’ requested solution design, should a better alternative exist.
·        Excellent interpersonal skills to communicate and collaborate effectively (verbally and written) with both technical and non-technical colleagues/users either in the same team or other teams.
·        Strong Presentation skills.
·        Good time management and organisational skills.
·        Willingness to learn and grow with the team.
·        Willingness to engage with foreign customers and be sensitive to possible language barriers and culture differences.
·        Willingness and ability to work on weekends and public holidays on implementation and operations (IT Support) related tasks.
·        Ability to work as part of an agile team, inter dependant and independently to submit deliverables on time and in excellent quality.
·        Proactive and take personal initiative when appropriate – self-starter.
·        Above board work ethics – this is of utmost importance.
·        Flexibility to take up different tasks in the project.
·        Ability and willingness to coach and give training to fellow colleagues and users when required.
·        Solution and results orientated with strong customer focus.
·        Understand situational awareness and holistic view on topics.
·        Continuous improvement mindset.
·        Willing and able to travel extensively, for up to 2 weeks at a time (international).

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