The Product Owner mission:

The mission of the Product Owner is to help our clients achieve their business goals while being aligned with Maxxton’s product strategy. Maximizing the value of the product resulting from the work of the Development Team.

Key outcomes:

Defined product goals and roadmap:

• Ensured that product enables our clients to achieve their business goals aligned with Maxxton’s product strategy to provide market solutions while maintaining high quality and stability.
• Understood user needs and pain points by conducting user interviews, user research, and other methods and ideating solutions to provide solutions that enhance product value.
• Ensured that the most valuable work is being done by prioritizing the list of features to ensure that the product is aligned with the overall vision and goal.
• Breaking large requirements into smaller, more manageable chunks (called “user stories”) and building the product incrementally and iteratively.
• Shared quarterly updates with all stakeholders in the form of a product roadmap for deliverables in the short- and long-term.
• Regularly refining the product backlog by adjusting priorities to reflect new information by adding relevant business context, use cases, analysis, user interviews, etc., and eliminating outdated stories.
• Defined what to build and what not to build by saying ‘No’ to stakeholders.

Communication with internal and external stakeholders (clients):

• Communicated the product goals and roadmap to all the stakeholders in Maxxton to enhance visibility and transparency.
• Gained knowledge of our customers, their business needs and understanding market trends in our domain.
• Being transparent and proactive in collecting feedback from users and communicating any potential challenges that could impact the delivery schedule or budget to the stakeholders.

Collaborating with teams:

• Built a strong, collaborative relationship with the development team and the Scrum Master to identify and remove any impediments that could impact the delivery schedule or budget.
• Participated in design iterations with the UX designers to ensure the designs are aligned with the business goals of the product.
• Collaborated with Product analyst to continuously monitor the defined product success metrics and KPIs.

About you:

• You are a strategic thinker and you are able to create a clear vision
• You communicate clearly and openly with stakeholders on different levels
• You are able to adapt quickly, have business acumen, and you are decisive
• You have a Master’s degree that support your skills

We are looking forward to growing our teams with people who share our energy and enthusiasm for creating the best experience for our customers. Are you the Product Owner we are looking for? Get in contact with us and who knows you might be in our office next week to talk about the opportunities. Please send your CV and short cover letter to [email protected].