Product Owner

Contract type: TEMPORARY
Specialism: Information Technology
Focus: UI UX CX design / Digital
Industry: IT
Salary: Negotiable
Workplace Type: No
Location: Wellington
TEMPORARY Consultant: Tom Mulvey
Job reference: 1955540/001
Date posted: 18 March 2024
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Our client is seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Product Owner to lead and deliver continuous improvement and development of products or services. This role is pivotal in ensuring the delivery of quality user experiences and customer outcomes. The successful candidate will represent the voice of the business and the customer, relaying their requirements, problems, and issues to be solved by the Scrum team/s. This role offers an exciting opportunity to enable the product vision and road-map developed by the Product Manager, own/prioritise EPICS/backlogs, and create the product backlog. If you have a solid understanding of the product, its users, marketplace, and future trends, this could be your next career move.Lead and deliver continuous improvement and development of products or servicesRepresent the voice of the business and customer in product developmentEnable the product vision and road-map developed by the Product Manager
What you'll do: As a Product Owner, you will play a crucial role in leading Scrum teams towards delivering value for customers. You will work closely with both the Product Manager and Business Owner to ensure seamless delivery of product vision, strategy, and road-map. Your responsibilities will include owning all backlogs, prioritising them effectively, participating in quarterly planning processes, leading Scrum team's direction and priorities, evaluating risks, developing Benefits Realisation Plans with Product Managers, communicating with key stakeholders on priorities and progress. This role requires someone who can make balanced decisions while negotiating between competing stakeholders.
Work closely with the Product Manager to seamlessly deliver the product vision, strategy, and road-map
Be responsible directly to the Business Owner for delivering continuous improvements and development of the product/service
Own all backlogs and prioritise these effectively
Participate in preparation for quarterly planning processes including updating product backlog, reviewing and contributing to product vision and road-map
Lead direction and priorities of Scrum team/s, working with Scrum Master/s to facilitate this successfully
Evaluate risks and level of coverage (e.g., testing) making calculated decisions accordingly
Develop Benefits Realisation Plan with Product Manager
Communicate and collaborate with key stakeholders on priorities and progress
What you bring: The ideal candidate for this Product Owner role will bring a solid understanding of the product, its users, marketplace, and future trends. You will have proven experience in representing customer's needs effectively within an Agile environment and enabling the product vision and road-map developed by Product Managers. Your ability to own/prioritise EPICS/backlogs effectively will be crucial in this role. Additionally, your strong skills in risk evaluation and decision-making, experience in developing Benefits Realisation Plans with Product Managers, and excellent communication skills for collaborating with key stakeholders will set you apart.
Solid understanding of the product itself, its users, marketplace, and future trends
Ability to represent customer's needs effectively within an Agile environment
Experience in enabling product vision and road-map developed by Product Managers
Proven ability to own/prioritise EPICS/backlogs effectively
Strong skills in risk evaluation and decision-making
Experience in developing Benefits Realisation Plans with Product Managers
Excellent communication skills for collaborating with key stakeholders
What sets this company apart: Our client is a leading organisation that values innovation, customer satisfaction, and employee growth. They are committed to providing a supportive work environment where employees can grow their careers while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. The company prides itself on its inclusive culture that encourages collaboration and creativity. They offer flexible working arrangements and a comprehensive benefits package to ensure their employees feel valued and motivated.
What's next: If you're ready to take your career to the next level as a Product Owner, don't hesitate!
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