Product Owner

NielsenIQ; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Product Owner to guide a delivery team in achieving business goals. This role requires a blend of tactical planning and day-to-day delivery management, ensuring the team can deliver valuable features while maintaining product integrity. You will collaborate with various teams, from design to engineering, and participate in Agile ceremonies to enhance team performance. This position offers a dynamic work environment with opportunities for personal and professional growth, making it an exciting chance to contribute to innovative software solutions.

Benefits

Flexible working environment

Volunteer time off

LinkedIn Learning access

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Ongoing training and development opportunities

Performance-based compensation

Qualifications

• Passion for delivering excellent software products.
• Experience with Agile methodologies like Scrum and Kanban.

Responsibilities

• Provide the delivery team with PI & sprint goals.
• Support cross-functional teams in discovering problems and solutions.
• Ensure a well-groomed, prioritized backlog of work.

Skills

Agile development methodologies

Creative problem-solving

Leadership and influencing skills

Tactical planning

Software development processes

Job description

Company Description

NIQ is the world’s leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. In 2023, NIQ combined with GfK, bringing together the two industry leaders with unparalleled global reach.

Job Description

A skilled professional, the Product Owner helps ensure a delivery team can achieve its business goals through management of the team’s product backlog. The role, along with the delivery leads, shares accountability for product delivery. You will understand how to develop software products and how to give context to a delivery team. You will understand how to balance delivering the most valuable new features for our customers, generating and testing new ideas, ensuring the product is secure and code and product debt free while giving the team the space to self-improve.

Responsibilities:

• Provide the delivery team with their PI & sprint goals and support organizing PI pre-/reviews and alignments to match commercial priorities and internal needs.
• Understand the business and platform strategies, translating these to your team and illustrating their role in delivery.
• Support cross-functional teams in discovering problems and solutions, including delivery leads, product managers, and other members.
• Build strong relationships with other parts of the delivery community, such as design, engineering, data science, and operations.
• Support day-to-day delivery, including handling escalations and reporting.
• Ensure a well-groomed, prioritized, and understood backlog of work.
• Work with delivery leads to generate estimates for initiatives.
• Create space for engineering managers and scrum masters to generate and implement delivery improvements.
• Demonstrate strong tactical thinking.
• Collaborate with senior technology counterparts to select the best delivery strategies (e.g., buy vs build).
• Participate in Agile ceremonies like daily standups, sprint planning, and retrospectives.
• Coordinate, lead, or coach individual contributors as needed.

Qualifications:

• Passion for delivering excellent software products.
• Creative problem-solving skills.
• Enthusiasm for delivering change through people and technology.
• Ability to switch between tactical planning and day-to-day delivery, being the authority on your product.
• Leadership and influencing skills, adaptable to different team styles.
• High contribution level, providing input and support across teams, role modeling collaboration.
• Experience with Agile development methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban.
• Strong technical knowledge of software development processes and methodologies.

Additional Benefits:

• Exciting work environment with the latest digital technologies.
• Ongoing training and development opportunities.
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth.
• Performance-based compensation linked to individual and company results.

Our Benefits include:

• Flexible working environment.
• Volunteer time off.
• LinkedIn Learning access.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

About NIQ

NIQ is the world’s leading consumer intelligence company, delivering comprehensive insights into consumer behavior and growth pathways. In 2023, NIQ merged with GfK, expanding its global reach. With operations in over 100 markets and covering more than 90% of the global population, NIQ provides advanced analytics through state-of-the-art platforms.

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

NIQ is committed to reflecting the diversity of the clients and communities we serve. We aim to embed inclusion and diversity into all aspects of our workforce, measurement, and products. We invite candidates who share this mission to join us. We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, or other protected classes. Learn more at: Diversity & Inclusion at NIQ