The technical product owner is responsible for the successful delivery of high-quality products, assisting clients with requirements analysis, project management and support.
The technical product owner is responsible for coordinating multiple projects across brands and clients. The position will require someone with at least 3-4 years of experience as a technical product owner / project manager / business analyst in the tech industry.
A qualification (Certificate, Diploma or Degree) in project management, business analysis or anything related would be to your advantage.
Excellent grasp of ticket writing, agile delivery and business analyst processes. Must have experience using Jira for agile delivery.
Technical acumen is a must for this role, and successful candidates will need to illustrate a thorough understanding of software systems.
1. Document product requirements
Elicit requirements from project stakeholders
Understand and illustrate requirements by means of producing relevant artefacts, including context diagrams, process flows, data flows, C4 diagrams and other relevant artefacts
Document impact of requirements on the high level architecture of systems
Analyse software documentation (e.g. API documentation)
Understand and communicate a software systems technical stack at a high level.
Clearly define project context deliverables and outcomes
Write comprehensive user stories and acceptance criteria
2. Manage development projects
Work with developers and Scrum Master to produce time estimates for project work
Plan iterations
Create and maintain product backlog
Run iteration planning and retrospective meetings with Scrum Master
Plan and schedule resources with Scrum Master
Manage iterations
Ensure that development work runs smoothly
Coordinate development iterations across all project teams
Manage quality output
3. Manage client relationships
Run professional meetings with product stakeholders
Build trusting relationships with clients
Manage stakeholder expectations
4. Manage product lifecycle
Work with customers in the ongoing enhancement and improvement of the product
Provide input into product direction and strategy
Suggest product enhancements and improvements
Manage product support and guiding operational processes as required