Product Owner

Job Title:  Product Owner

Location: Gera Commerzone, Grant Road, Kharadi, Pune

About Springer Nature Group   

Springer Nature opens the doors to discovery for researchers, educators, clinicians and other professionals. Every day, around the globe, our imprints, books, journals, platforms and technology solutions reach millions of people. For over 180 years our brands and imprints have been a trusted source of knowledge to these communities and today, more than ever, we see it as our responsibility to ensure that fundamental knowledge can be found, verified, understood, and used by our communities enabling them to improve outcomes, make progress, and benefit the generations that follow.

What you will be doing:

Within 3 Months you will:

Onboarding and Initial Assessment:

• Get acquainted with the development team and key business stakeholders.
• Understand current product status, ongoing projects, and immediate priorities.
• Review and familiarize with existing product documentation and roadmaps.
• Identify key performance indicators (KPIs) and understand their current metrics.
• Conduct initial meetings with stakeholders to gather business objectives and expectations.
• Begin translating business objectives into preliminary product requirements.
• Review and refine the current product backlog.
• Prioritize immediate features and enhancements based on business needs.
• Start planning and prioritizing short-term product features and enhancements with the development team.

Vision and Strategy Development:

• Develop an initial product vision and strategy.
• Communicate the vision and strategy to internal teams and stakeholders.

Feedback Gathering:

• Start gathering feedback from customers, stakeholders, and internal teams.

By 3-6 months you will:

Product Roadmap Planning:

• Develop a detailed product roadmap based on gathered requirements and feedback.
• Align the roadmap with business objectives and stakeholder expectations.
• Continue regular meetings with stakeholders to refine and adjust product requirements.
• Ensure continuous alignment of product goals with business objectives.
• Regularly update and maintain the product backlog.
• Reassess and adjust priorities as needed based on stakeholder feedback and market changes.
• Work closely with the development team to ensure smooth execution of the product roadmap.

Vision and Strategy Communication:

• Continue refining and communicating the product vision, strategy, and roadmap to all stakeholders.
• Ensure alignment across all teams.

Performance Monitoring:

• Monitor product performance using KPIs.
• Analyze deviations from targets and implement corrective actions.

By 6-12 months you will:

Advanced Roadmap Execution:

• Oversee the execution of the mid-to-long-term product roadmap.
• Ensure timely delivery of key features and enhancements.
• Maintain ongoing collaboration with stakeholders to adapt to any changes in business objectives.
• Ensure that product development remains aligned with evolving business goals.
• Continuously refine and optimize the product backlog to reflect the latest priorities and feedback.
• Introduce new features and enhancements based on user feedback and market demands.
• Provide ongoing support to the development team to facilitate seamless product development.

Feedback Integration:

• Deepen the feedback loop with customers, stakeholders, and internal teams.
• Utilize feedback to inform product iterations and improvements.

Performance and KPI Analysis:

• Conduct in-depth analysis of product performance metrics.
• Identify trends, areas for improvement, and opportunities for optimization.

Industry and market Research:

• Stay informed about industry trends, competitors, and emerging technologies.
• Identify and evaluate opportunities for innovation and product improvement.

Customer Advocacy:

• Champion the needs of the customer continuously.
• Ensure the product delivers maximum value to users.

Long-term Vision and Strategy Adjustment:

• Adjust the product vision and strategy based on market trends, performance data, and stakeholder feedback.
• Communicate any strategic changes to all relevant parties to ensure continued alignment.

Experience, Skills & Qualifications:

• Overall experience of 10-15 years
• Product Ownership experience of 5+ years
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering / (Master's degree preferred) / MBA
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent working knowledge of Agile/Scrum processes and implementing strong quality processes