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Position: Product Owner
The purpose of the Product Owner is to work with our Stakeholders to ensure they successfully increase the value of their digital development efforts. This is achieved by defining, designing and prioritising digital product features of the programs/services provided by BDO Global IT.
The Product Owner translates the product vision into the product roadmap and weighs the different requirements coming from different stakeholders to realise the highest business value. Product Owners lead the Product Teams and are accountable for developing, managing, and supporting their Product(s). The product owner is responsible for:
Setting the roadmap for their Product to determine the inclusion of feature releases in each version.
Communicating and articulating the benefits of any new features and how they can help BDO deliver on its strategic goals.
Maintaining the quality of their Product.
Each Product Owner will be accountable for recommending the tools their Team will require to successfully support and develop their Product(s). Performance and progress in the following areas will be the priorities for this position:
Develop and maintain an appropriately prioritised backlog of user stories for implementation
Develop appropriately detailed specifications for product features so that they are clearly understood by the development teams
Use data analysis and reporting to drive product decisions, stakeholder engagement and backlog prioritisation
Prioritise and maintain the product backlog, ensure refined backlog is always ready for the development team
Successfully deliver high quality content & design that provides substantial and measurable business outcomes for firms
Identify and implement opportunities to leverage the latest technologies (AI, Big data) to enhance the product and efficiencies.
Responsible for communicating the vision to the scrum team; this extends from authoring user stories and specs that deliver an outstanding user experience to maintaining a well-managed user story backlog and delivery process to maximise team velocity
Communicate effectively, develop strong relationships, and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure time-effective bespoke content.
Work closely with Architects and Integrators to ensure alignment, knowledge and awareness of ongoing deployments & changes.
Responsible for working with architects and development teams to ensure that business, quality and functional goals are met with each product release
Validate the solutions and verifies whether the quality is acceptable from a business and end-users perspective
Inspire and motivate the development teams to deliver innovative and exciting solutions with an appropriate sense of urgency
Focus on delivering quality solutions in a timely and effective manner in close cooperation with the Service Desk
Milestone reporting on product status to the Project or Portfolio Manager
University degree), entry-level vendor-aligned certification (e.g. Scrum alliance/Scrum org.) At least 5 years experience as a Product Owner in a complex, professional global environment
# Data driven and demonstrated experience using AI, big data, analysis and research to produce product decisions
# Experience developing, analysing and designing digital products and software
# Strong understanding of Agile/ITIL methodologies
# Demonstrate expertise in product lifecycle, UX/CX design, analysis and understanding of the respective accessibility standards.
# Knowledge of Microsoft Operating Systems (e.g. Windows 7/8/10/11)
# Knowledge of MS Office productivity, communication & collaboration technologies (e.g. MS Office/Copilot/Teams etc.)
# Excellent English language proficiency and good interpersonal communication skills.
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