Product Owner - Stockholm

As a Product Owner within IT4IT you serve as a key link between stakeholders business strategy IT strategy and the day-to-day execution of the development team.

You contribute to the product vision with a strong emphasis on user-centricity. The role involves defining and prioritizing work maintaining a clear and tactical product backlog and guiding the team in balancing trade-offs. You ensure a customer-oriented approach and take responsibility for follow-up and clear communication of outcomes.

The product in focus is primarily an internal tool designed to support traceability in line with frameworks such as ITIL and ITSM while also addressing needs from a development and IT project management perspective.

Facilitating smooth integration between business and IT to develop digital solutions that truly meet user needs and deliver tangible value.

Optimized for cost-effectiveness
Built with security as a foundation
Designed around user experience and usability
The role is based at Solna (onshore presence approximately 60% onsite) collaborating with a distributed team based in Sweden and partially in India.

Experience:

Were looking for someone with at least 5 years of relevant experience in product ownership or a similar role.

1-Product Vision

You should be confident in:

Identifying and clearly explaining user problems and business needs
Breaking down strategy into concrete tasks that create real value
Communicating the bigger picture (the product vision) clearly to your team
Listening to the development teams input understanding their technical constraints and helping balance priorities and trade-offs
Supporting the team to stay aligned with the vision while being open to change when needed

This role requires a good balance of strategic thinking and hands-on collaboration with your team.

2- Decision Making

You should be comfortable:

Making well-informed decisions about what features to prioritize and how to handle development challenges
Weighing risks costs and trade-offs when planning product work
Reviewing and learning from outcomes to improve future decisions and influence product direction

3- Stakeholder Management

Youll need to:

Work effectively with different stakeholders even in complex setups
Collaborate with both business and technical teams to achieve successful results for users and the organization
Support larger strategic initiatives by identifying opportunities for collaboration and keeping everyone aligned across teams markets and services

4- Leadership

You should be able to:

Guide and support the development team creating an environment built on trust and continuous learning
Encourage team members to take ownership and grow
Act as a connectorbringing people together across different teams and departments to collaborate effectively

5- User-Centric Mindset

Were looking for someone who:

Actively listens to and analyzes user feedback
Keeps the users needs at the heart of product decisions
Promotes a team culture that focuses on delivering real value to the end user or customerand consistently follows up to ensure this value is achieved

Nice-to-have qualifications:

Understanding of the Atlassian ecosystem and its products
Relevant certifications like Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or Atlassian Certified Professional (ACP)
Experience applying UX design practices such as creating wireframes and prototypes
Familiarity with DevOps tools and processes especially CI/CD pipelines
Hands-on experience with ITSM tools beyond Atlassiane.g. ServiceNow or BMC Remedy
Knowledge of cloud platforms especially Azure and how they connect with Atlassian tools
Solid grasp of ITSM concepts and frameworks such as ITIL
Practical experience using and managing Atlassian tools especially Jira and Confluence
Background in Agile ways of working and collaborating in Agile teams
Swedish language skills (spoken and written) are a strong plus

Start Date & Application:

Start of the assignment: 18-Aug-2025
End of the assignment: 04-Sep-2026
Deadline: 13-Jun-2025
Location: Solna
Contact Person:
Selections and interviews are ongoing!

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