Product Owner (PO) is a critical member of an agile development team that drives the team to deliver high quality, high value features and functions. As a PO, you will help shape our product vision, features and requirements while working closely with engineering Scrum teams, Product Manager, customers, and stakeholders to build high quality products for our target markets. The PO is responsible for managing the team backlog, working with the team to break down user stories, define acceptance criteria, and prioritize work in order to optimize the business value produced by the team. The PO must also collaborate with stakeholders both internally and externally, share progress towards product delivery with other parts of the organization and the user community. The PO needs to have an excellent understanding of the customers needs, be comfortable working with customers to understand user requirements, and be able to represent those needs to the team.
Key Responsibilities
Work closely with system users (customers, partners, consulting) to understand product needs and translate into actionable user stories
Manage team backlog in ALM tools such as Aha!, Jira, Azure DevOps
Stay aligned with product management on product vision, roadmaps and priorities
Ensure that product backlogs are prioritized, and properly balanced between product and maintenance
Conducting backlog refinement meetings, sprint reviews and product demos
Attend sprint planning meetings, work with team to define sprint goals
Collaborate with team regularly to review output during sprints, answer questions about desired functionality/outcomes
Guide the scrum teams in breaking down user stories, defining acceptance criteria
Ensure the team has the appropriate number of stories in the backlog prepared for sprint planning, monitor ready stories vs. velocity
Work closely with Support to understand and prioritize customer reported issues
Qualifications
2 - 5 years experience working as a business analyst, product manager, product owner or similar role
At least 2 years experience working as a Scrum product owner
Highly motivated self-starter with a desire to help others and take action
Requires strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts into non-technical terms
Ability to independently work as a contributing member in a high-paced and focused team
Ability to multi-task and prioritize tasks with competing deadlines
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to work under pressure
Ability to socialize ideas and influence decisions without direct authority
Collaborative in nature with a strong desire to dig in and learn independently and as well as through asking questions
Considers best-practice standards, as well as departmental policies and procedures
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Excellent organizational, time management and multi-tasking skills
Understanding of product and sprint backlog tracking, burn-down metrics, velocity, and work breakdowns
Understands the fundamentals of software development processes and procedures
Sharp analytical and problem-solving skills
Creative thinker with a vision
Excellent attention to details
In-depth knowledge of Agile process and principles
Bachelor s degree in Business or Computer Science, or equivalent work experience
Preferred Qualifications (optional)
Domain experience in the petroleum Industry ERP, Logistics & Pricing solutions preferred.