Technical Product Owner (Junior/Mid)

Summary

Join GRID's product team as a driven Technical Product Owner. You will contribute to the development and release of high-quality products within the competitive video gaming industry. This role offers opportunities for growth and impact within GRID and the wider gaming ecosystem. You will work closely with engineers, collaborate cross-functionally, and contribute to improving product development processes. GRID offers a flexible work environment, generous vacation time, mental health support, and professional development opportunities. The company fosters a diverse and inclusive workplace with high employee satisfaction.

Requirements

• Good understanding of the Agile SCRUM ceremonies and why they are important
• Able to create and manage a backlog where high level goals are broken down to epics and user stories
• Ability to convey complex concepts clearly without compromising on detail
• A solid technical mindset
• Able to work comfortably alongside engineers to gain sufficient understanding of the technical challenges at hand and propose trade-offs
• Fluency in English
• Able to work in CET time zone

Responsibilities

• Build a deep understanding of the product and the esports industry which allow educated product decisions
• Devise product features based on a variety of inputs (vision, external/internal feature requests, technical requirements etc.)
• Own and facilitate the agile scrum ceremonies for the team
• Prepare, organize and prioritize the feature backlogs for the engineering squad
• Work closely with engineers to ensure feature specifications are communicated clearly and are on-vision. In GRID we place great emphasis on high quality documentation for our product decisions and requirements
• Work with engineers to judge when non-feature driven work is necessary
• Lead acceptance sessions and sign-off completed user stories ensuring quality standards
• Proactively take necessary action in the event of product defects or deficiencies
• Communicate and document key product decisions and developments
• Collaborate cross functionally with other areas of the business, including tech, design, product and delivery
• Work with the wider product team to improve our product development and agile processes

Preferred Qualifications

• An academic degree in a relevant field (e.g., mathematics, software engineering, computer science, machine learning, or related field) would be a plus
• Most importantly, a team player who likes to collaborate with the squad of engineers to deliver great products

Benefits

• 28+ days paid for not providing your services
• Mental health support
• Flexible working conditions
• Company-wide team events
• Work travel opportunities with travel insurance
• Training and development budget
• High-quality swag/ merch