Software Product Owner

Job Description

• Gathering, reviewing, and analyzing business/system requirements with project/product stakeholders and subject matter experts
• Create a detailed business analysis, outlining problems, opportunities and solutions for a business  Evaluate, analyze, and maintain systems requirements 
• Write User Stories, Acceptance Criteria, and BRDs and manage the solution features backlog  Perform detailed functional and non-functional solution requirements specifications. 
• Collaborate with the UX team to ensure UX design aligns completely with documented business requirements.
• Support developers and QC engineers by clarifying requirements or business concerns raised anytime within the development lifecycle.
• Support the product manager in product positioning, release planning, and vision/roadmap creation/update.
• Demonstrate to stakeholders the solution scope, business value, solution design, requirements, and identified risks.
• Define products/ projects scope and announce releases
• Communicate delivery and team status
• Share progress during governance meetings
• Share significant RIDAs (risks, impediments, dependencies, and assumptions) with stakeholders
• Negotiate priorities, scope, funding, and schedule
• Ensure that the product backlog is visible, transparent, and clear.
• Use a variety of techniques including group sessions and one to one interview to capture and document requirements
• Provide insight regarding product workflow, consistency, and usability to guide the development and impact of the product on our customers
• Develop and maintain a customer-focused relationship with the stakeholders through collaboration, timely communication, and responsiveness

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Software, or a related discipline or the equivalent.
• At least 3 to 6 years of experience implementing software and web development projects.
• Excellent knowledge of software development life cycle.
• Fluent in English with excellent writing/editing and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated understanding of business analysis concepts.
• Understand the fundamentals of software development processes and procedures.
• Experience with iterative development and agile/scrum product owner role like story writing, and backlog management.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Visio, any Scrum Framework, and any wireframes-designing tool.
• Strong interpersonal skills including presenting, collaborating, and team building.
• Strong analytical, organizational, multitasking, and stress management skills.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of business need with the ability to establish/maintain a high level of customer trust and confidence.