Senior Product Owner

The Product Owner (PO) is a member of the Agile Team consisting of the Development Team and Scrum Master.
The PO is the content authority for the delivery of the Agile Team and in this regard the owner of the product backlog.
The PO serves as the interface of the Agile Team to all its Global level and involving all the regional BAs

The Product Owner (PO) has the content authority for an Agile Team. The PO manages all stakeholders of the Agile Team and clarifies requirements until they are considered ready by the team. The PO manages and breaks down the complexity of the product developed by the Agile Team and drives the incremental deliveries. 

Define refine and document product features e.g. with the help of wireframes user flows and design thinking workshops in collaboration with UI/UX designer
Prioritize the product backlog and ensure that it is visible transparent and clear to the Development Team
Define Story Acceptance Criteria and support decomposition of requirements and specifications
Seek exposure to relevant stakeholders to capture requirements to make data driven decisions
 

Drive development by collaborating with the team to derive the plan delivery scope estimations iteration goals and gaining a team commitment
Develop a vision and a strategy for the product
Coordinate content dependencies with other Agile Teams (if required)
Cross collaboration with other functions depending on project requirement

Accept stories as done including validation of the stories meeting acceptance criteria
Evaluate and control product quality to ensure continous improvement
Participate in Team demos system demos inspect and adapt workshops and retrospective meetings. Provide feedback for improvements
Responsible for the conceptual and technical integrity of the features or components with the support from tech lead

Coordinate data protection compliance and cybersecurity of the application
Ensure product performance of the solution using data analytics 

Preparation of Program increment for development team
Communicate current status of the Agile Team - internally and externally
Alignment with Product Management Team to plan deliver and launch the product
Responsible for managing stakeholders (see list above)

Qualifications :

Prior Experience of  application of project management procedures methods and tool landscape (e.g. classic and agile)Knowledge of Agile Development Processs and Agile Methods and Framework (e.g. SAFe)

Experience in Problem Resolution (e.g. A3) and Change Management

Experience in  relevant latest product technologies processes for production software and/or service development (e.g. software updates over the air)

Prior experience of how to analyze monitor control and report the project status 

Knowledge of managing projects in order to achieve the project targets (time benefit and objectives) and influencing the financial results and meeting the financial KPIs of the project 

Understanding of relevant different engineering and base solutions

Knowledge of coaching  and training techniques 
Knowledge of coaching team  in regards to quality mindset and ownership
Knowledge of Conflict Management techniques 
Knowledge on leadership models (e.g. transformational and valuebased leadership motivation of team)
in  international/intercultural context

Good to have knowledge of relevant industry standards (e.g. Quality Management System and IATF  customer specific requirements) processes and rules and internal decision-making structures Knowledge of stakeholdes and their interest for leading and managing the project 








 

Additional Information :

You 

•  Ability to establish and maintain a high level of user trust and confidence

• inspire your stakeholder and contact partner with an effective communication of high intercultural sensitivity 

• Collaborative team player attitude and convinced that networking and knowledge sharing are key drivers for success 

• up to date on the latest trends in the industry concerning classical data science data mining advanced analytics etc.  

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time