Product Owner

Tracker South Africa; Centurion; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Tracker South Africa is seeking a dynamic Product Owner to join our Development & Engineering team in Centurion. You will bridge business needs and technical delivery, shaping product requirements and prioritizing initiatives to maximize customer value and business outcomes.

In this role you will own the product roadmap, collaborate with stakeholders and development teams, refine requirements, validate acceptance criteria, and manage release cycles in an agile environment.

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma with 4+ years of relevant work experience.
• Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO) or CPM certification is a plus.
• Experience with SCRUM AGILE methodology required.
• UX design concepts including flowcharting, wireframes, and prototyping beneficial.
• UI design experience for validating design is advantageous.
• Experience in gathering, refining, and translating requirements for delivery.
• Experience in stakeholder management and aligning expectations.
• Experience delivering web or mobile applications with a development team.
• Familiarity with whiteboarding/presentation tools like Miro or Figma is helpful.
• Experience managing product roadmaps and backlogs; Azure DevOps familiarity recommended.

Responsibilities

• Own the product backlog and ensure proper prioritization by value.
• Define and validate acceptance criteria for user stories.
• Own and manage release cycles across platforms.
• Deliver digital applications in collaboration with development teams.
• Set metrics to evaluate product success and drive continuous improvement.
• Communicate clearly with stakeholders and align expectations.

Skills

Scrum & Agile

Stakeholder management

Requirements gathering

Backlog management

UX flowcharting

UI design awareness

Roadmap collaboration

Azure DevOps

Miro

Figma

Education

Relevant degree / diploma

Tools

Azure DevOps

Miro

Figma

Job description

Are you passionate about delivering innovative technology solutions that create exceptional customer experiences? We are looking for a dynamic and results-driven Product Owner to join our Development & Engineering team. In this role, you will act as the bridge between business needs and technical delivery, ensuring that products and solutions are aligned to strategic objectives and customer expectations.Working closely with internal stakeholders, development teams, and third-party business partners, you will be responsible for defining product requirements, prioritizing initiatives, and driving the successful delivery of solutions that enhance customer satisfaction and business value. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who thrives in a collaborative, agile environment and is passionate about turning ideas into impactful products.

• Craft the team vision , mission and strategy in partnership with the product manager and other stakeholders , and motivate team members to align to those goals
• Continuously align delivery to the Tracker and team strategy and planning
• Provide input into the annual salary review process as and when required

Own the product roadmap, collate own input with input from higher levels to derive a cohesive roadmap that is continually reviewed

Actively engage in requirements gathering process to ensure needs of the user and various stakeholders are understood and translated into relevant documentation. When requirements are input to the team, review and refine these requirements

Ensure items are prioritis ed in collaboration with key stakeholders. Manage their expectations with regards to delivery, delays, alternative plans etc.

• Deliver strategic projects on time, in budget, with the desired functionality, at the defined quality level in a sustainable way.
• Ensure product specific targets such as customer impact are met e.g. increased customer engagement.
• Ensure delivery is continuously aligned to the business and technology team strategy

Ensure collaboration and alignment where possible between Web, Android and iOS initiatives (Consumer and Business)

Set up metrics to evaluate the product's success and gather feedback for continuous improvement

Understand the business strategy around relevant area and ensure that area aligned to this and its continuously communicated to the team

Clear and concise communication with all stakeholders in required/appropriate format (detail where necessary)

Strengthen relationships with both internal and external stakeholders

Compile reporting on area as and whenrequired

Share knowledge with development and support teams.

Document systems, including enhancements to facilitate knowledge sharing

Manage the product backlog ensuring adherence to standards such as ticket quality, and ensuring proper prioritization according to value delivery

Define and validate acceptance criteria for user stories to ensure quality and functionality

Own and manage the release cycles

• Relevent Degree / Diploma with 4 years of relevant work experience or 6 years of relevant work experience.
• Relevant certification e.g. Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO), Certified Product Manager (CPM)
• Experience in SCRUM AGILE methodology required
• Experience in UX for flowcharting, wireframing and prototyping is beneficial
• Experience in UI Design for validating design
• Experience in requirements gathering to source, review and refine requirements in preparation for delivery
• Experience in stakeholder management and to ensure alignment of expectations is required
• Experience in delivering digital applications in collaboration with a development team is essential. This includes delivering web or mobile applications
• Exposure to Whiteboarding/Presentation tools such as Miro, Figma is beneficial
• Experience in managing a product roadmap and product backlog is required, exposure to Azure Devops for backlog and sprint management recommended.
• Assist with tasks assigned from time to time
• Might be required to work extended hours – as and when agreed