Technical Product Owner

Hire Resolve; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading VAT Recovering Services client is seeking a Technical Product Owner in Johannesburg. This role involves leading scrum teams, defining product vision, and collaborating with stakeholders while managing the product backlog and ensuring timely delivery. The ideal candidate will have a relevant degree, strong project management experience, and familiarity with Salesforce and Jira. Competitive salary offered based on experience. Candidates can apply by contacting Gaby Turner at [e-mail].

Qualifications

• Strong competency in business process design and analysis.
• Proven (technology) project management experience.
• Familiarity with modern cloud technology and SaaS products.
• Ability to present the big picture and propose improvements.
• Experience in designing or re-engineering business processes.
• Proven technology project management experience.
• Scrum/Agile training and practical experience advantageous.
• Familiarity with cloud tech, SaaS, and low-code platforms advantageous.
• Experience configuring CRM/ERP systems, Salesforce preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead scrum teams and define product vision and roadmap.
• Analyze needs and align product roadmap to strategic goals.
• Manage product backlog and engage with development teams.
• Research feature requirements and manage UX/UI processes.
• Own components of the product roadmap, including Salesforce/microservices.
• Prioritize backlog using Jira and manage development schedules.
• Translate business requirements into a technical agenda for deployment.
• Oversee internal/external teams to ensure timely delivery and quality.
• Report progress, risks, and bottlenecks to the technology steering committee.
• Mitigate roadblocks and run proofs of concept for new tools.
• Run design sessions to select optimal technical solutions.
• Foster an Agile culture delivering measurable business value.
• Develop test plans and participate in UAT testing.
• Handover deployed functionality to business with support.
• Run daily standups and sprint planning; develop feature specs.
• Assess value, create cases, and prioritize stories aligning with strategy.
• Assist rollout of new features and coordinate across units.
• Monitor emerging tools/tech for opportunities.

Skills

Interpersonal and communication skills

Business process design and analysis

Project management

Agile methodologies

Agile tooling (Jira)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering / Accounting / Finance / IT Science/Engineering/ Mathematics

Tools

Salesforce

Jira

ERP systems

SaaS platforms

Job description

A leading VAT Recovering Services client is looking for a Technical Product Owner to join their team in Johannesburg, GP. The candidate must have a solid work ethic, be able to work under deadline, engage and collaborate with team members/management and be able to follow directions and respect department / corporate policies.

Responsibilities

• Take lead of scrum teams, defining product vision, roadmap, and growth opportunities, communicating with stakeholders throughout the project.
• Work with internal and external contacts to analyze needs and align product roadmap to strategic goals.
• Serve as the product ambassador internally and externally, sharing knowledge and answering questions related to the product. This will include demos, customer training & internal training.
• Research of new feature requirements and tech specifications while managing the UX and UI process.
• Conceptualize, develop and take ownership of components of the technology product roadmap (Salesforce & Microservices et. al).
• Assess, manage, and prioritise the product backlog (where Jira is the tool of choice).
• Engage with business leaders and subject matter experts to translate business requirements into a technical agenda for development & deployment to production.
• Management of internal & external development teams/partners to ensure timely delivery of functionality to meet specification and quality standards.
• Regular reporting back & feedback on progress, risks, and bottlenecks to the technology steering committee.
• Actively mitigate roadblocks impacting successful team completion of release/sprint goals.
• Run proofs of concept to demonstrate the value and applicability of new tools and technologies.
• Run design sessions with the development team to choose the best technical solution for a business problem out of several proposed solutions.
• Nurture an Agile culture that promotes focused, continuous, rapid delivery of software and software features that deliver demonstrable value to the business.
• Design, develop and implement accurate test plans and participate in UAT testing.
• Hand over and high‑level support of deployed functionality to business.
• Running tech team daily standups and managing sprint planning.
• Develop detailed product feature specifications and ensure they’re clearly understood by the development teams.
• Assess value, develop cases, and prioritize stories, epics, and themes to ensure work aligns with product strategy.
• Assisting with the roll out of new features and coordinating between the various business & tech units.
• Keep an eye on emerging tools, technologies, and methods and how these might benefit and/or create new opportunities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering / Accounting / Finance / Information Technology Science/Engineering/ Mathematics/related field or equivalent experience.
• Great interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong competency in business process design and analysis.
• Ability to see and present "the big picture" and offer solutions for improvement.
• Practical experience in the design / re‑engineering of business processes.
• Proven (technology) project management experience.
• Scrum/Agile training (and practical experience) advantageous.
• Familiarity with modern cloud technology, SaaS products and low code platforms advantageous.
• Working knowledge of IT systems fundamentals e.g., databases, integration patterns advantageous.
• Experience with configuring CRM / ERP systems with Salesforce experience being prioritized.

Contact Hire Resolve for your next career‑changing move. Our client is offering a highly competitive salary for this role based on experience. Apply for this role today, contact Gaby Turner at [e-mail] or on LinkedIn. You can also visit the Hire Resolve website hireresolve.us or email us your CV: [e-mail].