Product Owner (PO)

• Posting Date: 03/03/2022
• Ref: 200723
• Position: Product Owner (PO)
• Location: Kuwait
• City: Kuwait
• Sector: IT Services
• Years of Experience Must have 15+ Years’ experience in software development
• Qualification: Must have Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or other related fields.
• Salary: Market rate
• Description:

  Product Owner (PO)

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  1.1 Job Requirements

  A candidate should possess the following skills and qualifications:

  • Must have Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or other related fields.
  • Must have 15+ Years’ experience in software development.
  • Proven working experience as a Product Owner for at least 5 year(s)
  • Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) is a must.
  • In-depth practical experience in Scrum, and Kanban.
  • In-depth practical experience as a functional consultant for Oracle HCM or Oracle HRMS or SAP HCM.
  • Strong experience in implementing HR/Payroll processes in governments in the Gulf
  • Strong knowledge of product development architecture
  • Good knowledge of software development and other relevant web technologies.
  • Stick to timelines and measure progress during development.
  • Strong government business understanding is a plus.
  • Previous engagement in government e-service projects is a plus.
  • Good experience in e-government process automation.
  • Ability to work cross functionally with Compliance, Infrastructure, Business and Software Engineering.
  • Proficiency in the use of analytic tools.
  • Ability to prioritize effectively.
  • Excellent knowledge of user-centered design principles.
  • Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
  • Ability to work with large scale teams.
  • Understanding of design quality standards
  • Problem-solving and analytical skills.
  • Creative and innovative thinker (Ability to think out of the box).

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    Job Description

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    Product Owner responsibilities include:

  • Act as the primary contact between the scrum teams, product development departments and stakeholders.
  • Collaborate closely with both the scrum and product development departments to ensure the products meet specific objectives as outlined by stakeholders and clients.
  • Conduct a final review and submit their approval before releasing the product to clients.
  • Take the lead of scrum teams as the Product Owner
  • Providing vision and direction to the Agile development team and stakeholders throughout the project and create requirements
  • Ensure that the team always has an adequate amount of prior prepared tasks to work on
  • Plan and prioritize product backlog and development for the product
  • Define product vision, road-map and growth opportunities
  • Assess value, develop cases, and prioritize stories, epics and themes to ensure work focuses on those with maximum value that are aligned with product strategy.
  • Developing user stories
  • Provide backlog management, refinement, iteration planning, and elaboration of the user stories
  • Work closely with Chief Product Owner (CPO) to create and maintain a product backlog according to business value or ROI
  • Lead the planning product release plans and set the expectation for delivery of new functionalities
  • Provide an active role in mitigating impediments impacting successful team completion of Release/Sprint Goals
  • Research and analyze market, the users, and the roadmap for the product
  • Follow our competitors and the industry
  • Keep abreast with Agile/Scrum and Kanban best practices and new trends
  • Research and analyze market, the users, and the roadmap for the product
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