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  • Posted: Nov 1, 2021
    Deadline: Not specified
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    Allan Gray Proprietary Limited is an investment manager, focused on creating financial security for investors. You can access our investment expertise through our unit trusts. Our purpose is to help investors build wealth over the long term. We seek to earn the trust of our clients by providing superior long-term investment performance, outstanding client se...
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    Product Owner

    Job Summary

    We are looking for a self-motivated individual who has significant experience managing teams and working with various stakeholders. The ideal candidate for this position is detail-oriented, highly analytical, has people management experience, can work across different tech stacks, and can work in a high-pressure environment. The successful incumbent will be responsible for managing two squads in their journey to support the vision of Client Communications.  The role also entails the ownership of the backlog and working with our stakeholders to ensure the backlog consists of items that would add value to our clients and the organisation.

    Job Responsibilities

    • Manage and mentor the team of analysts

    • Review analysis specifications

    • Manage and control what is added to the production environment

    • Work with the team to ensure production is stable

    • Assist in solving production queries

    • Assist the team on their journey to evolve their technology

    • Engage with business stakeholders on their product vision, business / client needs and what system enhancements are required to support their needs

    • Challenge stakeholders on their assumptions of how they envision business and systems processes to work

    • Based on business priority, prioritise / plan the associated work and assess scope of projects

    • Manage team roadmap and communicate this roadmap with the team

    • Communicate with stakeholders on team progress and provide enough information to allow for informed business decisions

    • Critically evaluate information gathered from multiple stakeholders and resolve conflicts

    • Assist in enforcement of project deadlines, and methodologies

    • Support and drive implementation of projects

    • Support the documentation and planning for test scenarios, test cases and testing activities necessary to assess the quality and completion of system implementations

    • Manage the team and assist in resolving conflicts or making trade-offs

    • Work with tech leads to establish a healthy balance between business backlog, QA backlog and the technical backlog.

    Qualifications

    • Technology or Business Analyst qualification

    • Leadership / Management qualification would be advantageous

    • Strong academic performance

    Skills / competencies and experience

    • Previous experience as a Business Analyst would be advantageous

    • At least 2 years people management experience

    • Attention to detail and problem-solving skills

    • Ability to read and write basic SQL

    • Methodical approach to work

    • Experience leading software development teams and managing complex software projects

    • Ability to multi tasks across different projects

    • Good verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills

    • Planning, organizational and time management skills

    • Experience with stakeholder management

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to Allan Gray Proprietary Limited on career2.successfactors.eu to apply

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