Product Owner - Mid Level - 3 yrs EXP

Hammerjack Pty Ltd; Philippines; On-site; PHP 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Hammerjack Pty Ltd in the Philippines is seeking a Product Owner to lead product development and ensure alignment with client needs.

You will work with cross-functional teams, document requirements as User Stories, and coordinate with the Scrum Master to deliver on scope.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's degree and 3 years of Product Owner experience, with strong analytical and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, or related field.
• 3 years experience as a Product Owner or similar role.
• Strong understanding of Agile and Scrum methodologies
• Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team.
• Experience in software development lifecycle.
• Attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to analyze market trends and customer needs.
• Experience with product management tools (e.g., Jira, Trello).
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.

Responsibilities

• Gathers client requirements for any development/technical projects
• Documents the User Requirements (as User Stories) and defines the User Acceptance Criteria
• Works with key stakeholders to prioritize tasks and tickets
• Properly cascades the requirement, and any other changes thereafter, to the different internal teams for production
• Spearheads project kickoff to ensure proper cascade and assignment of resources
• Provide clear and regular updates on projects to internal and external stakeholders
• Coordinates with the Scrum Master to ensure the timely and successful delivery of projects
• Coordinates with the client for content/data collection for the project as well as creative/design approval
• Coordinates with the creative team for UI/UX changes
• Updates the Knowledge Base System for any updates about the project for proper documentation
• Checks software readiness by ensuring that the user acceptance criteria is met
• Conducts user acceptance tests with the client
• Ensures that product delivery is complete, and within scope
• Works with the accounts team for pitches and new requirements
• Seeks out data-driven trends and identifies key consumer insights to shape technical strategy
• Constantly strives to deepen understanding of new technologies to stay attuned to what's new
• Understand different platforms to discern advantages and limitations
• Build and manage long-term relationships with a portfolio of clients through exceptional service on day-to-day basis

Job description

Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, or related field.

3 years experience as a Product Owner or similar role.

Strong understanding of Agile and Scrum methodologies

Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team.

Experience in software development lifecycle.

Attention to detail and organizational skills.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Ability to analyze market trends and customer needs.

Experience with product management tools (e.g., Jira, Trello).

Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.

Responsibilities

TECHNICAL PROJECT SCOPING & COORDINATION

• Gathers client requirements for any development/technical projects
• Documents the User Requirements (as User Stories) and defines the User Acceptance Criteria
• Works with key stakeholders to prioritize tasks and tickets
• Properly cascades the requirement, and any other changes thereafter, to the different internal

teams for production

• Spearheads project kickoff to ensure proper cascade and assignment of resources
• Provide clear and regular updates on projects to internal and external stakeholders
• Coordinates with the Scrum Master to ensure the timely and successful delivery of projects
• Coordinates with the client for content/data collection for the project as well as creative/design

approval

• Coordinates with the creative team for UI/UX changes
• Updates the Knowledge Base System for any updates about the project for proper documentation

SOFTWARE TESTING AND CLIENT ACCEPTANCE

• Checks software readiness by ensuring that the user acceptance criteria is met
• Conducts user acceptance tests with the client
• Ensures that product delivery is complete, and within scope

TECH INSIGHTS

• Works with the accounts team for pitches and new requirements
• Seeks out data-driven trends and identifies key consumer insights to shape technical strategy
• Constantly strives to deepen understanding of new technologies to stay attuned to what's new

and what's possible

• Understand different platforms to discern advantages and limitations

CLIENT SERVICING AND STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT

• Build and manage long-term relationships with a portfolio of clients through exceptional service

on day-to-day basis