Product Owner Team Leader

We are looking to add a Product OwnerTeam Lead to our Business Team with a real passion for technology to our growing FrontEnd Team in Bucharest!

Company Intro:

EveryMatrix is a leading B2B SaaS provider delivering iGaming software content and services. We provide platform casino sports betting payments and affiliate systems to over 300 customers worldwide. The company is profitable has over EUR 100m in annual revenues and 850 employees in offices across 12 countries in Europe Asia and the US. EveryMatrix was founded in 2008 and remains a founderowned private company. EveryMatrix is a member of the World Lottery Association (WLA) and European Lotteries Association. In September 2023 it became the first iGaming supplier to receive WLA Safer Gambling Certification.

EveryMatrix is proud of its commitment to safer gambling and player protection whilst producing market leading gaming solutions. As a team the FrontEnd develops a wide range of products from bespoke applications to templates widgets APIs AQA and a fully customizable CMS based on WordPress. In terms of tech we use ReactJS NodeJS PHP WebDriverIO Svelte and Kubernetes. This role will be part of the Business Team where all the business magic happens meaning that there are a lot of projects to be handled and a lot of challenges to be tackled each day.

With this being said we are also looking in refining all of our internal procedures so just keep an open mind as all suggestions are welcomed and considered.

Responsibilities:

Work with project stakeholders to define project scope goals deliverables resources and timing.

Work with the technical team to understand challenges plan and deliver features and balance technical debt resolution with business directives.

Break down business requirements to a manageable level and translate them into a form that is workable by the development team.

Ensure project documentation is done complete and easily available.

Effectively manage the project scope by ensuring any changes to scope are documented and approved.

Provide a project schedule to identify when each task will be performed; work with Jira and Confluence to control and guide the agile delivery process.

Ensure team members are not blocked high productivity push for task completion identify and remove blockers.

Ensure high work quality and professionalism ensure all team members fulfill their assigned responsibilities.

Track and report on project milestones and provide status reports; be accountable for project results.

Keep track of the amount of time spent on each task and log it using the official company tools (JIRA) and ensure all team members do the same.

Clearly communicate expectations to team members and stakeholders; facilitate communication be transparent.

Keep up to date with all technical developments and enhancements across all products.

Come up with ideas to improve and perfect the product to first and foremost fulfill the needs of EveryMatrix clients

Individual meetings (1to1s) training and mentoring the team.

Identify team needs and conduct workshops or propose training sessions to fill up the gaps

Developing and reviewing improvement plans for team members addressing weaknesses and fostering continuous professional growth. Identifying low performers and taking action with In Review policies monitor growth and make decisions if the person passes or is not suitable anymore.

Setting and tracking clear objectives and key results to align the Business teams efforts with broader organizational goals based on the teams current status. Managing and prioritizing people and responsibilities within the Business team to ensure efficient use of resources and timely delivery of quality results.

Defining and monitoring key performance indicators and metrics to assess the effectiveness of Business processes and team performance while also reporting on current status and risks; propose mitigation plans.

Participating in the recruitment and onboarding process; also identifying needs in terms of staffing and creating business cases for such cases.

Requirements:

At least 5 years of experience in any of the following: technical team leadership product management/ ownership or business analysis.

Communication and negotiation skills; presentation skills with a business analysis/ SWOT focus; ability to reason with stakeholders and prove that a certain approach benefits the product.

Ability to prioritize tasks/ objectives with strong organizational administrative and analytical skills.

Experience in identifying industry leaders compiling feature comparisons with positive differentiators and creating specifications that achieve the same or better results.

Nice to have:

Technical University or University of Economics/ Business; relevant nonuniversity certifications are optional but welcome (SCRUM PMP BA PO);

Qualification in project/ product management or equivalent.

Critical thinking and problemsolving skills.

Experience in Team Leadership; motivational skills are always nice to have. Planning and organizing decisionmaking.

Good conflict management skills.

Experience working in a fastpaced project environment and adaptability. Work Life Balance:

40% work from home over any 3month period (can work one month per quarter abroad) after the first 3 months.

22 days off per year rising to 32 by year 5 inside the company.

To support women candidates we offer 21 weeks of maternity leave and 100% work from home until the childs first birthday for mothers.

Men receive 4 weeks of paternity leave and can work from home until the child is 13 weeks old.

10 sick leave days per year with no doctors certificate requirement (excluding legal medical leave).

Benefits and Office Perks:

Daily catered lunch or monthly lunch allowance.

Private Medical insurance.

Our own gym.

Access to online learning platforms Udemy and OReilly alongside budget for external training.

Office perks (e.g. free massages at work free fruits).

Frequent office events and team building activities in different locations.