Senior Product Owner (#4557)

N-iX; Polska; Hybrid; PLN 294,000 - 379,000; Full time

Job summary

A global software development company in Poland is seeking a Senior Product Owner to guide the development and delivery of product features. The role involves working closely with business stakeholders and development teams to ensure customer needs are met and value is delivered. The ideal candidate has over 6 years of experience in Agile environments and 4 years in product management. The company offers a competitive salary and flexible work formats including remote and hybrid options.

Benefits

Flexible working format

Competitive salary

Professional development tools

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment.
• 4+ years of experience in Product Management or as a Product Owner.
• Experience with JIRA or other similar tools.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Product Manager to translate requirements into epics and stories.
• Create and maintain the product backlog.
• Prioritize items based on business value and customer needs.
• Act as the primary point of contact between the development team and stakeholders.

Skills

Agile/Scrum experience

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Tools

JIRA

Job description

World’s leading provider of intelligent solutions

N-iX is a global software development company, empowering businesses worldwide with next-generation tech solutions. Since 2002, we have grown into a team of 2,400+ experts with offices in Kraków, Warsaw, and Wrocław, and an active Polish community. We deliver high-impact projects for Fortune 500 clients and industry leaders, offering flexible work formats (remote, office, or hybrid) and lots of growth opportunities. Join us to create technology that drives real change for businesses and people across the world.

We are looking for Senior Product Owner to join our team.

Job Summary

The Product Owner is responsible for guiding the development and delivery of product features across the entire product lifecycle. They act as a bridge between the business stakeholders and the development team, ensuring that the product meets customer needs and delivers value. The Product Owner is a crucial role in Agile development methodologies such as Scrum and Safe. The Product Owner plays a critical role in ensuring that a product or feature is developed with a focus on delivering value to the customer and the business. They act as a voice for the customer and are responsible for making key product-related decisions throughout the development process.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with the lead Product Manager and/or senior leader to translate future vision and requirements into clearly broken down epics and stories. Ensure that all team members understand and align with the product's goals.
• Create and maintain the product backlog, a prioritized list of features, user stories, and tasks. Prioritize items based on business value, customer needs, and market trends.
• Break down high-level product requirements into detailed user stories that can be understood and implemented by the development team. Ensure these stories are ready for implementation and meet strong agile/SAFE standards.
• Continuously groom and refine the product backlog with the team, making adjustments based on feedback, changing priorities, and new insights.
• Act as the primary point of contact between the development team and stakeholders. Communicate progress, changes, and updates regularly to both groups.
• Define acceptance criteria for user stories to ensure that the development team understands what constitutes a complete and well-implemented feature.
• Participate in sprint planning meetings to select user stories and tasks for the upcoming sprint. Work with the team to ensure they have a clear understanding of the work to be done.
• Collaborate with the team and stakeholders to plan and prioritize releases, considering market needs and business goals.
• Ensure the product meets quality standards by accepting or rejecting the work done by the development team during sprint reviews.
• Gather feedback from stakeholders and end-users, incorporate it into the product backlog, and make adjustments as necessary.
• Work with the customer success and support teams to understand and prioritize outstanding bugs and issues in upcoming sprints.
• Identify and mitigate risks that could impact product development or delivery. This includes working closely with your release manager to ensure timelines are met, tough conversations are had, mitigation strategies are put into place, and transparency is taken to leadership for assistance when needed.
• Work with your UX counterpart to ensure new features in the backlog have wireframes and UI designs ready to go as a critical step in sprint planning. This includes providing feedback on the designs and working with the UI team on design sprints as well as user acceptance testing.

Required

• 6+ years of experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment.
• 4+ years of experience in Product Management or as a Product Owner.
• Experience with JIRA or other similar tools.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., business, computer science) or equivalent work experience.

Preferred

• Understanding of the industries that company operates in (manufacturing, utilities, oil & gas, chemicals, mining, pharmaceuticals, retail, etc.).
• Experience working on enterprise B2B products.
• Experience of document management applications would be a benefit.
• Understanding of CAD design practices.
• Professional Certifications (optional):
  • Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
  • Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)
  • Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)

We offer*

• Flexible working format - remote, office-based or flexible
• A competitive salary and good compensation package
• Professional development tools (mentorship program, tech talks and trainings, centers of excellence, and more)
• Active tech communities with regular knowledge sharing