Senior Product Owner - IT

Recruiter:

MECS Africa

Job Ref:

JHB012105/LB

Date posted:

Friday, January 17, 2025

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Salary:

80000 Monthly

SUMMARY:
My client is seeking to employ a Senior Product Owner on a 12 month contract.
This is a hybrid working opportunity and you are required to use your own laptop.

POSITION INFO:
Requirements:
A Bachelor’s degree in informatics, information technology, computer science, engineering or related fields
At least five years’ experience in Agile software development as Product Owner
Experience in dealing with high-level stakeholders and clients
Experience working in Agile software development teams
Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
Technical and report writing skills
Analytical and problem-solving skills
Strong ability to think abstractly and conceptually and to see the big picture
Ability to think strategically

Responsibilities include:
Act as interface between Agile team(s) and stakeholders;
Manage relationships with customers and stakeholders;
Help develop and communicate the product vision and roadmap
Facilitate Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives, fostering an environment of collaboration and continuous improvement
Write clear and concise user stories, acceptance criteria, and product requirements that guide the development team
Provide support to developers to ensure requirements are understood
Provide support to User-Acceptance-Testing (UAT) and testers
Manage and prioritise the product backlog
Ensure alignment of product backlog to stakeholder needs and product vision
Drive delivery of a product by Agile software team(s)
Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure projects alignment
Obtain, evaluate and integrate customer feedback

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