Product Owner

Roles and Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

Technical Assistance

• Assist and advise the Product Owner (PO) on critical technical decisions.
• Collaborate with POs to prioritize stories related to technical debt and technical enablers for business features.
• Contribute to product roadmap planning, ensuring visibility for both business and technical items.
• Ensure support operating model works as per design by holding external providers and relevant Agthia employees accountable to it.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as a technical advisor to stakeholders, including business owners, product managers, scrum masters, and other team members.
• Support teams in making important technical decisions.
• Identify and help resolve cross-team dependencies.
• Assist in backlog prioritization and sprint planning.
• Manage expectations of D&T top management regarding their product.

PO Advisor

• Understand POs needs, from a technical and business perspective.
• Effectively communicate technical solutions, dependencies, and engineering complexities to non-technical stakeholders.

General (Advanced) Technical Ownership

• Collaborate with Solution Architects for complex technical products.
• Develop and manage a single technical backlog for all teams.
• Create and manage architecture roadmap, guiding changes consistently across multiple groups.
• Schedule technical spikes or architectural changes ahead of dependent functional commitments.

Qualifications:

• Excellent technical background in Microsoft Products & Services, with a focus on Microsoft CRM Dynamics 365.
• Strong communication skills, including presenting ideas and receiving feedback.
• Analytical thinking and the ability to inspire creativity in technical solutions.
• Experience in effectively managing stakeholders, both internal and external.
• Excellent knowledge of Agile & Scrum with prior experience in working in and leading Agile teams.

Desired Candidate Profile

As a Product Owner, you’ll be responsible for defining the vision for a product and ensuring that the development team delivers value to users and stakeholders. Here are key skills and qualifications essential for this role:

1. Product Vision: Ability to articulate a clear and compelling product vision that aligns with business goals and user needs.

2. Backlog Management: Proficiency in creating, prioritizing, and maintaining the product backlog, ensuring that the most valuable features are developed first.

3. Stakeholder Engagement: Strong skills in communicating with stakeholders, gathering requirements, and managing expectations throughout the product lifecycle.

4. User-Centric Approach: Deep understanding of user experience (UX) and the ability to gather user feedback to inform product decisions.

5. Agile Methodologies: Familiarity with Agile frameworks (e.g., Scrum, Kanban) and the ability to work effectively in an Agile development environment.

6. Collaboration: Ability to work closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, designers, and marketers, to ensure successful product development.

7. Analytical Skills: Strong data analysis abilities to assess product performance and make informed decisions based on metrics and user feedback.

8. Problem-Solving Skills: Ability to identify challenges and obstacles in product development and develop effective solutions.

9. Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication to convey product requirements and updates clearly to the team and stakeholders.

10. Time Management: Strong organizational skills to manage multiple priorities and ensure timely delivery of product features.

11. Market Awareness: Understanding of market trends, competitive landscape, and customer needs to inform product strategy.

12. Continuous Learning: Commitment to staying updated on industry trends, new technologies, and best practices in product management.

Developing these skills will help you excel as a Product Owner and drive the successful development of products that meet user and business needs.