2x PRODUCT OWNER – WESTERN CAPE – CAPE TOWN

Requirements:

  • Grade 12 or equivalent certificate essential
  • Product Management/Owner qualification will be advantageous
  • Certified Agile coach, Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), SAFeCertified Scrum Master or similar advantageous
  • Scrum Master experience
  • Experience within an Agile environment
  • Experience leading teams using agile methodologies
  • Minimum 4 years’ experience in a similar role of which 1 to 3 years needs to be as a Scrum Master or Product Owner with agile teams
  • Computer literate (Microsoft Word and Excel, e-mail, internet)
  • Own reliable transport with a valid driver’s license

 

Competencies:

  • Strong communication skills (verbal and written)
  • Possess excellent command of the English language
  • Strong analytical, technical and problem-solving skills
  • Strong leadership skills
  • Creative thinker with a vision
  • Excellent planning abilities
  • Excellent organizational and time management skills
  • Ability to cope with pressure and deadlines in a fast-moving environment
  • Ability to shield team from outside distractions and interferences.
  • Ability to adapt easily to change
  • Ability to grasp and interpret technical processes and procedures efficiently
  • Meticulous with strong attention to detail and accuracy
  • Ability to work in a team, with the willingness to put in extra effort and time when the team is under pressure

 

Duties:

  • Manage product initiation and roll-out
  • Identify project teams, leads, responsibilities, deliverables, dependencies and timelines
  • Manage product deliverables in line with the product plan
  • Manage Sprint planning, set sprint goals and the execution of Sprints
  • Ensure all project planning and road mapping is put in place
  • Ensure the deployment process is adhered to
  • Management and set up of deployments
  • Management and set up of releases
  • Manage Facilitation of backlog refinement sessions
  • Manage Facilitation of planning and prioritisation of sprints as well as creating them
  • Manage Facilitate retrospective sessions
  • Coordinate and conduct activities with the scrum team
  • Ensure all product tasks are loaded and tracked on Jira
  • Smartsheet to be the product calendar and tasks to be kept up to date at all times
  • Record, manage and escalate any product issues or risks identified
  • Monitor product progress and performance
  • Provide weekly status reports to the management team
  • Work closely with users to ensure that the product meets the business needs
  • Ensure that all communication to the members of the product are prioritised and added to the product tracking system
  • Develop and maintain good relationships with clients, stakeholders and suppliers
  • Manage suppliers for each product
  • Coordinate all product-related printing needs
  • Liaise with suppliers, obtain quotes, obtain approval, agree on timelines, arrange for installation and conduct a monthly recon on the relevant account
  • Communicate with the Product Manager on product requirements and log tickets on OTRS where required
  • Following business KLK guidelines for the management of each product
  • Manage user training programs when training needs are identified
  • Ensure Wiki to be updated for each product at all times (store lists, how-to documents, etc.)
  • Providing vision and direction to the agile development team and stakeholders throughout the project and create requirements.
  • Ensure that the team always has an adequate amount of prior prepared tasks to work on
  • Plan and prioritize product feature backlog and development for the product
  • Assess value develop cases and prioritize stories and epics to ensure work focuses on those with maximum value that are aligned with product strategy
  • Provide backlog management iteration planning and elaboration of the user stories
  • Work closely with Product Management to create and maintain a product backlog according to business value or ROI
  • Lead the planning product release plans and set expectation for delivery of new functionalities
  • Provide an active role in mitigating impediments impacting successful team completion of Release/Sprint Goals
  • Incorporate feature requests into product roadmap
  • Shares and communicates their feedback effectively so that it will lead the team to the success path.
  • Build and maintain a relationship with the stakeholders.
  • Building a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame retribution or being judged with an emphasis on healing and problem-solving.
  • Understands how to be Agile and realizes the fact that requirements will change with time and how to adapt the changes without breaking cadence of the team
  • Assist the Product Manager with monthly reporting
  • Assisting with internal and external communication improving transparency and radiating information
  • Providing all support to the team using a servant leadership style whenever possible and leading by example
  • Facilitation of daily stand-up meetings, facilitate meetings, schedule demo meetings and decision-making processes in order to ensure quick inspection and proper use of adaptation process
  • Assist with any ad hoc duties that may arise

 

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