Product Owner

VirtusaPolaris - Virtusa Corporation; Chennai District; On-site; INR 12,00,000 - 18,00,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology services company in Chennai is seeking a Product Owner with strong communication skills and experience in agile methodologies. You will lead the product vision, manage the backlog, and work closely with teams to deliver business value. Ideal candidates have experience in writing user stories, project management, and using tools like JIRA and Microsoft Office.

Qualifications

• Proven ability in developing and maintaining product vision.
• Strong skills in agile methodologies and Scrum practices.
• Experience leading product functional design and road mapping.

Responsibilities

• Own the product vision for driving strategic outcomes.
• Inspire team members to achieve goals.
• Facilitate successful backlog management and requirements definition.
• Track and report on product performance post-launch.

Skills

Communication Skills

User Story Writing

Data Integration

Project Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Agile Certification

Scrum Certification

Tools

JIRA

Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview

Very strong Communication Skills. Experienced in writing good User Stories. Has worked with Data integration. Project Management Experience. Tools: JIRA, Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Own and develop the product/value stream vision which will be the north star for driving strategic outcomes for the Scrum Team(s) supported
• Inspire the team to deliver upon the goals
• Lead the product functional design process and create the product roadmap based upon an intimate knowledge of the users and technology
• Work in an agile environment by continuously reviewing the business needs, refining priorities, outlining milestones and deliverables, and identifying opportunities and risks
• Create features and functionalities which enable achievement of business goals by collaborating with stakeholders
• Create and own the product backlog prioritizing features which enable maximizing the business value
• Facilitate backlog decomposition sessions with the technology teams to clearly define requirements from a user perspective, inclusive of acceptance criteria breaking down large stories for the team to consume in one sprint
• Participate in the testing /review sessions and provide support for release
• Accept the work completed by the team prior to release to production
• Track and report product performance post-launch to evaluate / request future investment
• Create strong feedback loops by leading the agile events seeking continuous feedback from stakeholders and incorporate in the backlog to achieve the desired outcomes
• Develop the culture of using OKRs to ensure team members align on the purpose of the work and cascade feedback related to risk and dependencies
• Participate in Scrum events representing the Product, and alignment with the Product Manager vision

Qualifications

• BA-Foundational, Product Owner, Agile, Scrum
• Skills outside Primary Skill Cluster
• Very strong Communication Skills
• Experienced in writing good User Stories
• Has worked with Data integration
• Project Management Experience
• Tools: JIRA, Microsoft Office