Principle Accountabilities

• Develop and maintain a clear product vision and strategy that aligns with the organization’s business objectives.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify customer needs and market opportunities.
• Continuously refine the product vision based on market trends, customer feedback, and strategic goals.
• Create and maintain a well-defined product backlog, prioritizing features based on business value, customer impact, and technical feasibility.
• Write clear, concise, and actionable user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Prioritize backlog items to ensure that the development team is focused on delivering the most valuable features.
• Actively participate in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Ensure that the development team understands the product vision and goals of each sprint.
• Review and accept completed stories, ensuring they meet the acceptance criteria and quality standards.
• Conduct market research and customer analysis to understand the user journey and pain points.
• Monitor product performance and gather feedback to make data-driven decisions.
• Incorporate design thinking principle in the product delivery life-cycle. 

Key Competencies and Skills

• Strong understanding of the design thinking methodology and has demonstrated experience applying.
• Proven experience in creating user stories, managing product backlogs, and prioritizing work.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency with product management tools like Azure DevOps, Jira, Figma.
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical tasks.

Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience

Experiences, Academic & Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, IT, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience as a Product Owner or in a similar role within an agile environment.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies Scrum, Kanban and product management principles