Junior Technical Product Owner - Sandton at Catch

Job Description

• Our client is looking for a dynamic, energetic, innovative, strategic, and self-motivated individual to work from our Johannesburg Office. 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 company 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.

Job Description

• 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 for the business.

What we offer

• A non-hierarchical, meritocratic, non-corporate culture where you are given the space to be the best you
• Yearly performance-based bonus
• Responsible freedom

Requirements and Qualifications

• 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.