EPAM Systems is searching for a Product Owner.
Responsibilities:
Serve as the customer representative in all team meetings
Participate in product planning and forecasts with the product management team
Support initial market research to qualify the Product vision
Maintain and prioritize the release backlog for the next 3-6 month
Leads requirements gathering effort on the epics as needed — consulting with product management, implementations, clients, and other stakeholders
Defining the main product requirements and key features / tracking / analyzing / prioritizing them
Attends scrum meetings including standups, retrospectives, and demos
Leads backlog grooming to decompose and estimate stories
Creates mockups and works with UX on design and types of users/personas
Answer questions from developers and clarifies requirements
Documents the new feature for implementations and release notes
Write acceptance criteria
Demonstrate the latest iterations to customers (pre-release) and gathers feedback
Test and accept deliverables
Obtaining clarifications and sign-off (as needed) from various stakeholders to unblock delivery
Assist in defining the date and content for a release
Develop and maintain product success measurements (KPIs)
Requirements:
2+ years of experience as Product Owner or Proxy-Product Owner or 3+ years of business analyst experience
Fundamental knowledge of SDLC and project management methodologies
Ability to work individually or in a team environment, preferably having experience working in Agile teams (more than one) as a Business Analyst, Product Owner or Product Manager
Understanding of specific terms, standards, processes and pertaining technologies for E-Commerce
Understanding of application programming, quality assurance, database and system design
Outstanding communication, presentation and leadership skills
Comfortable engaging with senior technical stakeholders (architects, tech leads), user experience and visual design teams, and subject matter experts
Ability to manage client expectations effectively
Ability to deal with ambiguity and thrive in a rapidly changing business environment
Ability to perform impact analysis, identify changes to business processes, perform testing, and effectively communicate with business
Very strong English written and verbal skills
Excellent organizational and time management skills
Sharp analytical and problem-solving skills
Creative thinker with an ability to form a vision
Attention to details
Preferred But Not Required:
Experienced performing product manager or product owner job functions will be considered as a significant advantage
Computer Science or Engineering degree
MDM, PIM, DAM Experience
This position might require travel to customer sites
Product Management related certification is an advantage.
