BA Product Owner

Required Skills:

The role is a BA (proxy Agile) product owner gathering use cases and business requirements from stakeholders the MHLW and the business sponsor and translating that into technical requirements for multiple supporting teams including ATMOS/DTI CfOR Programming and CfOR Data Strategy.

• On behalf of the business sponsor own and articulate the product vision roadmap and goals aligned with business strategy and stakeholder needs.
  
• Serve as the primary interface between business stakeholders (including MHLW) and the Agile delivery teams.
  
• Prioritize the product backlog ensuring items are clearly defined prioritized and ready for development.
  
• Write and groom user stories with clear acceptance criteria and business value.
  
• Ensure that user stories adequately balance stakeholder needs and business costs and risk.
  
• Prioritize backlog items based on value risk dependencies and customer impact.
  
• Provide clear guidance and timely decisions to the development team to maximize delivery efficiency.
  
• Accept or reject completed work based on agreed acceptance criteria and quality standards.
  
• Collaborate closely with business stakeholders business sponsor directly with MHLW and multiple solution delivery teams and other roles to ensure smooth delivery.
  
• Engage stakeholders regularly to gather feedback manage expectations and communicate progress.
  
• Identify and manage product risks assumptions and dependencies.
  
• Support release planning and ensure delivered increments meet business and regulatory requirements.
  
• Japanese fluency is required and Tokyo-based location is strongly preferred.
  
• Experience working with Japanese government agencies is strongly preferred.
  
• Experience working with pharma industry and/or with real-world data is preferred.
  

The role will be supported by a DTI CfOR SME/BA a business project manager a business sponsor an NDB subject matter expert and multiple solution delivery leads.