Junior Product Owner

Eunasolutions; Oakville; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Euna Solutions is seeking a Junior Product Owner to enhance our SaaS product team. In this hybrid role based in Oakville, you will collaborate closely with various teams, breaking down features into actionable tasks and ensuring alignment with customer needs and business goals.

Benefits

Competitive wages

Wellness days

Flexible work schedule

Health and dental benefits

Community engagement opportunities

Culture committee events

Qualifications

• Proven ability to break down complex features into actionable user stories.
• Preference for candidates with relevant co-op experience as a Product Owner or Developer.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Product Managers and Development Teams to refine the product backlog.
• Maintain and prioritize the product backlog based on feedback from stakeholders.
• Act as the customer's proxy during the product development process.

Skills

Communication

Collaboration

Technical Writing

Education

Technical degree (e.g. computer science)

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

SQL

HTML

Excel

Job description

Job Title: Junior Product Owner

Position Summary:

As a Junior Product Owner, you will collaborate with Product Managers on the Euna Procurement product line to refine prioritized roadmap initiatives and oversee their delivery through the SDLC. Working alongside a cross-functional team of Developers, SDETs, and UX Designers, you will ensure the successful execution of requirements and achievement of the desired outcomes for each development cycle. You will be accountable for refining requirements, managing the backlog, and ensuring on-time delivery of projects in each cycle.

Job Summary:

We are looking for a Junior Product Owner to join our growing SaaS product team. This technical role offers the opportunity to collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, especially development, and help guide the product from concept to completion. You will take ownership of product features and enhancements, ensuring they meet customer needs while aligning with business goals. Working within an agile environment, you will transform high-level product initiatives into clear, actionable tasks, supporting the development team throughout the process.

Key Responsibilities:

Detailed Requirements Definition:

• Break Down Features into User Stories: Work directly with the PM and Development Lead to translate high-level features and business requirements into detailed user stories and acceptance criteria that can be executed in development cycles.

• Collaborate with Dev Lead, Dev Manager, and Development Teams: During the development cycle, you are responsible for ensuring user stories are updated with feedback from the delivery stakeholders, ensuring they remain
  clear, actionable, and align with the product’s objectives.

• Clarify Requirements: Continuously engage with both internal stakeholders and the development team to clarify requirements and ensure that every story has the right context and value.
  

Backlog Management & Release Timing:

• Maintain the Product Backlog: Regularly update and prioritize the product backlog based on feedback from the Product Manager and other stakeholders. The backlog will include tasks, user stories, features, and technical debt, with clear deadlines and release timings.

• Prioritize Tasks: Ensure the team is working on the most important tasks that align with target outcome for that development cycle. Maintain team accountability to the primary objective and communicate with the PM and key stakeholders if the team’s velocity indicates a potential to miss delivery of the stated primary or secondary outcomes for that project, for that cycle.

• Work with the Product Manager: Collaborate with the Product Manager to ensure that your priorities align with overarching product initiatives and epics, providing transparency into progress.

Daily Team Interaction:

• Be Embedded with the Development Team: You’ll work closely with developers, UX/UI designers, and QA engineers. Be the go-to person for the team when they need clarification on requirements, scope, or specific details.

• Provide Real-Time Guidance: During daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and refinement sessions, you’ll
  ensure that any questions or obstacles are promptly addressed, enabling smooth progress throughout the sprint cycle.

Acceptance Testing & Quality Assurance:

• Define and Validate Acceptance Criteria: Write clear acceptance criteria for user stories to ensure that work is aligned with requirements and quality expectations. You’ll
  validate whether completed work meets the predefined acceptance criteria.

• Accept or Reject Work: Evaluate the results of user stories at the end of each sprint to determine if the output meets the needs outlined. Provide feedback and work with the team to make any necessary adjustments.

Adaptation & Continuous Improvement:

• Adapt to Changing Priorities: Based on feedback, customer needs, or evolving market conditions, adjust the product’s priorities. Work with the development team to ensure the highest-priority features are always being delivered.

• Ensure Flexibility: Be prepared to pivot when new information
  comes to light, ensuring that the team focuses on delivering the most valuable features at any given time.

Customer Proxy:

• Represent the Customer’s Interests: Act as the customer’s voice, advocating for user needs within the development process. Prioritize features based on customer feedback, ensuring that what’s being built aligns with their needs and pain points.

• Customer Feedback Loop: Facilitate ongoing customer feedback sessions and user testing to continuously refine product direction. Ensure that feedback is communicated clearly to the development team.

Skills & Qualifications:

• A technical degree (e.g. computer science) or recent relevant experience

• Preference will be given to candidates with relevant and recent co-op job experience as a developer or product owner

• Preference will be given to candidates with previous experience in Govtech or SaaS

• Proven ability to break down complex features into clear, actionable user stories with acceptance criteria.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams.

• Experience with: JIRA, Confluence, Business Analysis, SQL, HTML, Technical Writing (user story writing), Backlog management, Wireframing, PowerPoint, Excel

Location:

This position will be hybrid 3x a week in our Oakville, Ontario office.

WhatIt'sLike to Work at Euna Solutions

At Euna Solutions, we carefully foster a work environment where employees have a safe space for creative and intellectual freedom, and the opportunity to work cross-functionally. We offer a dynamic environment with considerable opportunity for professional growth and advancement.

Here are some of theperksthat Euna employees enjoy:

Competitive wages
Wepaycompetitive wages and salaries, and we only expect an honest 40-hour week for it.

️Wellness days
What’sbetter than a long weekend? An extra-long weekend!This summerlet'sbegin and end the summer with an extra day on top of the long weekend (July and Sept)! An extra day to decompress and spend time doing the things you love.

Community Engagement Committee
At Euna, we know how important it is to give back. Our community engagement committee looks for ways to give back to our local communities through time,giftsand skills.

Flexible workday
Weunderstandthat what a workday looks like differs by employee and the role requirements. Through our interview processwe’llwork with you to ensureit’sa fitfor you and the specific roleyou’reinterested in.

Benefits
Askus for a copy of our health and dental benefits!

Culture committee
Celebrateatevery occasion with the culture team! They make sure that our team’s culture is bustling with frequent fun events for holidays and special occasions, as well as for miscellaneous fun.

About Euna Solutions

Euna Solutions is a leading provider of purpose-built, cloud-based software that helps public sector and government organizations streamline procurement, budgeting, payments, grants management, and special education administration. Designed to enhance efficiency, collaboration, and compliance, Euna Solutions supports more than3,400organizations across North America in building trust, enabling transparency, and driving community impact. Recognized on Government Technology’s GovTech 100 list, Euna Solutions is committed to advancing public sector progress through innovative SaaS solutions. To learn more, visitwww.eunasolutions.com.

Please visit our website:https://eunasolutions.com/careers/and check out our LinkedIn Pageshttps://www.linkedin.com/company/eunasolutions/

We believe in embracing new perspectives andoptimizingimpact. If you have relatable experience and relevant transferrable skills but feel you may be missing a few of the requirements, we encourage you to apply! We recognize that people have unique career journeys and ifyou'reexcited about this role and know you can bring something great to the team, then we want to hear from you. Please know Euna Solutions is committed toprovidinga comfortable and accessible interview process for every candidate. If there are anyaccommodationsour team can make throughout our hiring process (big or small), please let us know.

For any inquiries or requestsregardingaccessibility at Euna Solutions, please [e-mail] call our officeat1.877.707.7755. Upon request,appropriate accessibleformats or arrangements will beprovidedas soon aspracticable.