Product Owner - Web Development

You will work closely with stakeholders, development teams, and leadership to define product roadmaps, manage product backlogs, and ensure that high-quality features are delivered on time.

Key Responsibilities:

• Product Ownership:
• Define and manage the product vision, roadmap, and priorities, ensuring alignment with business goals and customer needs.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to elicit, analyze, and document business requirements and translate them into detailed technical specifications.
• Lead Agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives, ensuring efficient sprint execution and delivery of features.
• Participate in user acceptance testing (UAT) and validate that the product meets business and customer expectations before release.
• Backlog Management and Business Analysis:
• Own the product backlog, ensuring user stories are clearly defined, prioritized, and ready for development, including acceptance criteria and associated KPIs.
• Conduct detailed business analysis to understand market trends, customer behavior, and operational efficiency, providing actionable insights for decision-making.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements, optimizing workflows, and enhancing product functionality.
• Stakeholder Communication:
• Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams, ensuring that requirements are understood and expectations are managed.
• Assisting the team with making appropriate commitments through story selection and task definition
• Participate in PMO (Project Management Organization) as required to ensure the projects have necessary resources from the engineering team

Key Skills & Abilities:

• Experience: 7+ years of experience in business analysis and/or product ownership, preferably in a technology-driven or eCommerce environment.
• Agile Methodology: Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, including Scrum or Kanban, with hands-on experience managing sprints and product backlogs.
• Business Analysis: Advanced knowledge of business analysis frameworks, including experience with process mapping, requirements gathering, and data analysis.
• Technical Understanding: Ability to understand technical requirements and constraints, working closely with development teams to ensure feasibility and proper implementation.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical skills and a proactive approach to problem-solving, capable of navigating ambiguity and driving product success.
• Tools: Proficiency in project management tools such as Jira, Confluence, or equivalent, and familiarity with prototyping and wireframing tools.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in the print industry or with eCommerce platforms.
• Knowledge of data-driven decision making, leveraging analytics tools to inform product development.
• Certification in Product Ownership (e.g., Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)) or Business Analysis (e.g., Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP)).
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Information Technology, or a related field.