Product Owner LIMERICK
Role Title: Product Owner (Telecoms, Telco, Telecommunications, Software)
Location - Limerick
Hybrid working, 1 day a week in the office.
Global Software House, Established over 40 years
Role Purpose
The role defines functional designs through story elaboration and manages the detailed implementation as part of the Global product portfolio, which includes stories assigned by Product Management as part of the product roadmap.
The detailed implementation following an agile model involves working closely day-to-day with a team of principally offshore development engineers, providing them with functional direction, lightweight tracking of progress and ensuring that there are no misunderstandings in their delivery assumptions.
Where appropriate, works with Product Management in customer discussions to define and present product functionality.
The role also contributes to the functional analysis of Level 3 support issues in the assigned part of the product portfolio when they are logged by customers or Professional Services teams and implements bug fixes alongside the product roadmap driven stories where necessary.
Role Responsibilities
Deliverables
Detailed design and implementation of assigned product roadmap items
Resolution of assigned Level 3 product support issues
Detailed design and implementation of fixes to Level 4 product support issues
Regular "Show & Tell" sessions to present developed product functionality to internal or external audiences as appropriate
Advice when appropriate to Professional Services as to the best way to use the product
Feedback on and suggested input to the product roadmap
Other
• Help create a culture of learning, trust and self-improvement
Awareness and compliance of ISO****, ISO*****, ISO*****, GDPR
Any other duties as required
Knowledge and Skills
Ideally, a detailed understanding of Telecoms products, or, if not, a competitive equivalent
Strategic mindedness with a view on future strategy, balanced with tactical delivery
Ability to proactively make justified decisions after considering, multiple, potentially conflicting, inputs
Ability to interpret code as a functional block
Ability to collaborate on a daily basis with an offshore team
Ability to prioritise work in a coherent and logical manner
Capable of slicing functional units into suitable delivery units
Capable of both short term and long term delivery management
Good understanding of data modelling
Understanding of non-functional requirements gained by working with customers
Highly product user focused with a solution orientated mind-set
Excellent presentation and communication skills
Hard working, dedicated, tenacious, self-motivated and quality minded
Meticulous, structured with excellent attention to detail
Adaptable, can conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines whilst retaining control
Persuasive, encouraging, and motivating
Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources – a strong negotiator
Strong interpersonal skills with a professional attitude
Commercially aware and politically astut
Extensive experience of the software lifecycle, including customer facing experience
Understanding of agile delivery approaches and an open mind to how they are best used to drive delivery
Experience of liaising with external customers and internal stakeholders
This is a hybrid role based in Limerick - with only one day a week in the office, or more if you prefer.
Competitive salary, exceptional work culture and great career opportunities.
Please send your CV now for immediate consideration.
Applicants of all ages and backgrounds will be considered, and Ascent People Ltd is acting as an employment agency for this vacancy.