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Junior IT Product Owner

Junior IT Product Owner

rising tide digital inc
2-5 Years
Not Disclosed
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Job Description

Key Responsibilities

Product Strategy & Roadmap Management

  • Define and own the product vision, strategy, and roadmap in alignment with organizational goals and business priorities.
  • Develop and maintain a prioritized product roadmap, ensuring alignment with customer needs, business objectives, and market trends.
  • Identify, evaluate, and prioritize product features and enhancements based on business value, customer feedback, risk, and strategic impact.
  • Establish and monitor product success metrics (KPIs) to measure product performance and support data-driven decision-making.

Stakeholder Management

  • Gather, analyze, and translate business requirements into clear product objectives and actionable user stories.
  • Build strong partnerships with stakeholders by managing expectations, facilitating discussions, and ensuring alignment throughout the product lifecycle.
  • Provide regular updates on product progress, milestones, risks, and roadmap changes to leadership and stakeholders.

Product Delivery & Lifecycle Management

  • Prioritize and manage the product backlog, ensuring development efforts focus on delivering the highest business value.
  • Collaborate closely with Engineering, UX/UI, Quality Assurance, Operations, and other cross-functional teams to ensure timely and successful product delivery.
  • Validate delivered solutions against business requirements and acceptance criteria to ensure quality and customer satisfaction.

Customer & Market Focus

  • Conduct market research and analyze customer insights, industry trends, and competitor offerings to identify opportunities for product innovation.
  • Champion a customer-centric approach by ensuring products deliver meaningful business outcomes and exceptional user experiences.
  • Drive continuous product improvement by incorporating stakeholder feedback, customer insights, and performance analytics.

Agile Product Ownership

  • Act as the Product Owner within Agile teams by defining, refining, and prioritizing the product backlog.
  • Participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, reviews, and retrospectives.
  • Work closely with Scrum Masters and development teams to remove ambiguities, clarify requirements, and maximize product value.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related field.
  • With 2–3 years of relevant experience in Product Management, Product Ownership, Business Analysis, Project Management, Systems Analysis, or related roles.
  • Proven experience in developing and managing product roadmaps and executing product strategies.
  • Strong understanding of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and product lifecycle management.
  • Experience translating business requirements into user stories, acceptance criteria, and prioritized product backlogs.
  • Excellent stakeholder management, communication, presentation, and facilitation skills.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to make data-driven decisions.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.
  • Experience with Agile tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, or similar platforms is an advantage.

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