Product Owner

Summary

Join Plain Concepts' international team as a Product Owner and craft tailor-made software solutions. You will train, deploy, and implement groundbreaking developments, tackling unique challenges alongside a brilliant team. Work remotely or in the office. The role utilizes Agile methodologies, offering full project ownership. You'll collaborate with stakeholders and technical teams, managing backlogs and prioritizing tasks. This position offers a competitive salary, flexible compensation, and various benefits.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Product Owner or in similar roles within agile teams
• Experience working Data and AI projects
• Strong skills in functional analysis and experience in defining user stories
• Sufficient technical knowledge to interact with development teams and detail technical requirements
• Proficiency in agile methodologies like Scrum and Kanban
• Experience managing product backlogs, prioritizing tasks, and collaborating with cross-functional teams
• Excellent communication skills to interact with stakeholders and development teams
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment
• Experience with project and backlog management tools like JIRA and Azure DevOps
• Basic knowledge of UX/UI and user-centered design principles
• Fluent English (Mandatory)

Responsibilities

• Functional Analysis: Capture, analyze, and synthesize business requirements into clear, detailed, and prioritized user stories
• Technical Connection: Collaborate with technical teams to detail user stories at functional and technical levels, ensuring feasibility and understanding of requirements
• Backlog Management: Maintain a well-defined, prioritized backlog aligned with product objectives, using agile methodologies like Scrum
• Participation in Agile Ceremonies: Take part in refinement, planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives, facilitating team understanding and resolving questions
• Support for Estimations: Assist the team in estimating user stories and tasks, ensuring effective sprint planning
• Stakeholder Management: Serve as a point of contact between stakeholders and the development team, gathering feedback and aligning expectations
• Prioritization: Identify and prioritize high-impact functionalities, maximizing delivered business value
• Effective Communication: Understand and convey end-user needs, propose innovative solutions, and ensure the product delivers tangible value

Preferred Qualifications

Familiarity with DevOps principles and continuous delivery practices

Benefits

• Fully remote work (optional)
• Flexible compensation (restaurant, transport, and childcare)
• Medical and dental insurance (completely free of charge for the employee)
• Individual budget for training or equipment and free Microsoft certifications
• English lessons
• Birthday day off
• Monthly bonus for electricity and Internet expenses at home
• Discount on gym plan and sports activities
• Plain Camp (annual team-building event)
• Extra perks: events attendance and speakers, welcome pack, baby basket, Christmas basket, discount portal for employees
• The pleasure of always working with the latest technological tools!