Junior Product Owner with German – Academy

Accesa & RaRo; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Home office

Flexible schedule

Parenting workshops

Vacation package

In-house fitness instructor

Nutrition counseling

Private medical insurance

Hobby clubs

Team building activities

Coaching & mindfulness apps

Job summary

Accesa & RaRo in Canada seeks a Product Owner to align business needs with IT delivery on a core banking project. You will own the product backlog, write and estimate user stories, and coordinate with a cross-functional squad.

You will manage the product roadmap, guide stakeholders, ensure acceptance criteria, and mentor other Product Owners to scale knowledge across the organization.

Qualifications

• 3+ years’ of experience working in a similar role.
• Very good ability to understand the business context.
• Experience in applying agile methodologies.
• Good communication skills, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage change and work in a dynamic environment.
• Proven client facing and stakeholder management experience, manifesting focus on customer needs and business value.
• Spoken and written fluency in English.

Responsibilities

• Drive product backlog and write and estimate user stories with the development team.
• Manage and prioritize the product backlog for development; contribute to milestones and ensure acceptance criteria.
• Bridge business and IT stakeholders and facilitate cross-functional collaboration.
• Manage the product roadmap and guide implementation aligned with customer objectives.
• Perform functional testing actions and coach other Product Owners to scale knowledge.

Skills

Backlog management

Roadmap ownership

Agile methodologies

Communication

Stakeholder management

Business analysis

English fluency

Job description

Location: Canada

Responsibilities:

• Drive Impact ->Your expertise will play a pivotal role in consistently identify, understand, and document the business needs in a core banking project with impact in multiple other banking areas.
• Bridge Business and IT -> You will facilitate and moderate the interactions between business and IT stakeholders while being part of a mixed team consisting of Business Analysts, Developers, UI/UX Designer, Customer Support and a Squad Owner.
• Streamline Requirements ->You will document the functional and non-functional requirements, define the specific context, activity, and entity-relationship diagrams and accommodate different dependencies.
• Leverage Expertise -> You will manage and prioritize the product backlog for development: write and estimate user stories with the development team. Contribute to milestones as needed and ensure that the acceptance criteria are defined accordingly. The project offers you the opportunity to take ownership.
• Strategic Shaping -> You will manage the product roadmap: propose implementation roadmap to the customer, understand business objectives for the roadmap, guide stakeholders and challenge priorities.
• Ensure Outstanding Quality -> You will perform functional testing actions.
• Nurture Knowledge -> You will train, mentor, and coach other Product Owners, enabling knowledge and know-how scalability at organizational level.

• 3+ years’ of experience working in a similar role
• Very good ability to understand the business context
• Experience in applying agile methodologies
• Good communication skills, critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage change and work in a dynamic environment
• Proven client facing and stakeholder management experience, manifesting focus on customer needs and business value
• Spoken and written fluency in English

At Accesa you can:

Join self-managed communities of IT experts that co-design their own learning programs. Be part of a cell-based organization where we favor agility over rigid processes and freedom over control.

Enjoy a holistic benefits program which empowers your:

• Work-Life Balance: home office, flexible schedule, parenting workshops, vacation package
• Physical Well-being: in-house fitness instructor, themed workshops, nutrition counseling, private medical insurance
• Social Well-being: hobby clubs to support your passions, improve workshops, team building activities, social events
• Emotional Well-being: in-house certified coach, focus and mindfulness apps, emotional intelligence (EQ) workshops, CPI personality assessments

Accesa is a leading technology company headquartered in Cluj-Napoca, with offices in Oradea, Bucharest, Timisoara and 20 years of experience in turning business challenges into opportunities and growth.

A value-driven organisation, it has established itself as a partner of choice for major brands in Retail, Manufacturing, Finance, and Banking. It covers the complete digital evolution journey of its customers, from ideation and requirements setup to software development and managed services solutions.

With more than 1,200 IT professionals, Accesa also has a fast-growing footprint, establishing itself as an employer of choice for IT professionals who are passionate about problem-solving through technology. Coming together in strong tech teams with a customer‑centric approach, they enable businesses to grow, delivering value for our clients, partners, industry, and community.