Software Product Owner

AS A SOFTWARE PRODUCT OWNER, YOU WILL:

• Be an advocate for the customer to improve the user experience design
• Work directly with our software engineering development and test teams to refine and implement functional requirements 
• Support global product launches and release activities
• Communicate product management activities to all levels of the organization as the product owner
• Reference product roadmap to prioritize, socialize and implement software enhancement with software development and test teams
• Customer-focused mindset for delivering a product that provides a great customer experience
• Constantly look for ways to increase the team's velocity/productivity by eliminating waste and identifying creative ways to accelerate delivery timelines
• Help build and maintain high team morale
• Partner with the Product Manager to ensure alignment with requirements and priorities
• Facilitation skills – ability to lead small to medium groups of internal stakeholders towards desired outcomes to meet business objectives

WHO YOU ARE:

You identify and seize new opportunities. You build and deliver solutions that exceed customer expectations. You engage in collaborative planning and development. You are a great communicator.

REQUIRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE & SKILLS:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Electronics, Computer Science or Software Development or a Marketing degree with product management emphasis or equivalent work experience. 
• 3 to 7 years’ experience in a software product owner role or equivalent
• Ability to travel up to 10%
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office tools such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint

PREFERRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE & SKILLS:

• Experience with Agile development methodologies

Familiarity with Requirements Management Software (e.g. Jama) and development task management