Technical Product Owner

Product Madness, Inc.; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Product Madness, Inc. is seeking a Technical Product Owner to work with game teams and technical leads to translate product visions into actionable backlogs and technical roadmaps.

You will collaborate with engineers, architects, and producers to deliver web and mobile game features, write clear user stories, and ensure timely delivery with a focus on performance and reliability.

Qualifications

• Experience in a technical role (software developer, tester or technical analyst).
• Experience in writing Technical Design Documents or Technical Requirements.
• Solid knowledge of client-server architectures and network concepts.
• Ability to understand technical details and foresee edge case scenarios and performance issues in a proposed solution.
• Able to manage development and delivery across different locations and time zones.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with technical and business stakeholders to create and prioritise the backlog for one or more web and mobile games.
• Work with Solution Architects, producers, scrum masters, art and development leads to design technical solutions for product visions.
• Define and elaborate epics and user stories.
• Inspire and motivate development teams to deliver innovative solutions within timeframes.
• Promote continuous improvements and resolve blockers and dependencies.

Skills

Technical background

Technical design docs

Client-server architectures

Edge-case & performance foresight

Multi-location delivery coordination

Tools

JIRA

Job description

We are looking for a Technical Product Owner to join our team. It's a great opportunity to work alongside technical geniuses and the industry's best creative minds who all share the vision of making Product Madness the top games publisher around. We are thrilled to expand our footprint in this dynamic, innovative, and exciting industry.

What You’ll Do

• Collaborate closely with technical and business collaborators to create and prioritise the backlog for one or more of our web and mobile games.
• Work closely with the Solution Architects, producers, scrum masters, art and development leads to design technical solutions to deliver the product visions.
• Define and elaborate epics and user stories.
• Inspire and motivate the development teams to deliver innovative and exciting solutions within allocated timeframes.
• Promote Continuous improvements.
• Act as knowledge broker to resolve blockers and technical dependencies.

Essential

What We’re Looking For

• Experience in a technical role (software developer, tester or technical analyst).
• Experience in writing Technical Design Documents or Technical Requirements;
• Solid knowledge of client-server architectures and network concepts.
• Ability to understand technical details of a system and foresee edge case scenarios and performance issues in a proposed solution.
• Able to manage development and delivery across different locations and time zones.

Nice to have

• Experience in a games/mobile apps development studio.
• Experience in JIRA and managing development backlogs, writing detailed user stories and creating flow diagrams.
• Experience in relational databases, SQL and integration with third party systems.
• Scrum product owner certification
• Passion for experience in the social/mobile games field.

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Compensation Philosophy

We offer a comprehensive pay and benefits package designed to stay competitive in the market, support your wellbeing, and recognise your contribution to our success. Our approach is underpinned by a pay-for-performance belief in rewarding individual impact. Your specific compensation package will be determined by factors such as your skills, experience, qualifications, and location.

Depending on your role and location, you may be eligible for annual bonuses and incentives, health and wellbeing benefits, paid time off, retirement plans, insurance coverage, and other local or statutory benefits.

Specific details about compensation and benefits for this position will be discussed during the recruitment process.