Product Owner

Job Description

15-20 Years into IT with 10+ years as Program Manager / Product Owner / Product manager on agile methodology - preferably transforming IT projects within engineering unit.
Ability to work with cross functional unit / technology / programs concurrently and build on product vision and roadmap to deliver a highly successful product / solution framework for customers
Ability to take an independent and informed view of the current architecture, and be able to review and prioritize opportunities and improvement areas with the respective technical architects, engineering managers and technical leads
Experience in Mining Ops along with prior exposure to Digital development.

KRA

Have a strong involvement in product backlog, ensuring the product meets the customers//' needs
Research and analyze qualitative and quantitative data to provide insights to the product group, and provide task-specific support where required (e.g. specification drafting)
Develop relationships across the wider product team-including technical teams, Information Security, Quality Assurance (QA)-to assist with the definition of product features and requirements
Work closely with the Development team in a daily basis, ensuring backlog alignment with product vision and strategy
Provide analytical support to the product group, research and present insights in line with the latest industry trends and customer requirements
Provide support in refining existing user stories and ensure that prioritized user stories are always up to date
Form relationships with technical and experience design teams, product managers, product owners and testers to support with the definition of business features and requirements
Setup and monitor Agile Maturity Model
Setup Agile framework, principles and
Create Customer awareness to Agile model
Maturity improvement of the team on agile concepts based on maturity assessment)
Target vs. achieved improvement AMM
Increase in adoption of agile practices / participation
Feedback from the team (number of impediments/action items identified/resolved measured through retrospection notes/survey)
Deviation percent from planned roadmap
Improvements in program timelines and quality
Cost (Target vs. achieved)
Reduction in Cost of Delivery
Schedule and effort deviations (Target vs. achieved)
Product Owner score (Customer Satisfaction score)
Release-on-release defect reduction
Setup Test driven development lie ATTD, BDD, TDD & etc..
Implement Professional software development behavior (pair programming, continuous integration, clean code, and refactoring)
Should have Knowledge on XP Practices and Behaviors - Offer training and customized hands-on demos and workshops on Pair/Mob programming, CI, etc.
Should have Knowledge on Legacy Code Refactoring - Coach teams to safely refactor dirty code.

Technical Role and Responsibilities [Must have 5 of 7 below]

Strong Knowledge of empirical process control and system thinking
Strong Knowledge of Lean software development, such as Kanban
Experience of changing organizational, team, department mind-sets, culture and structure
Certified Scrum Master with at least 2 years//' experience in a Scrum Master or equivalent software delivery role
Working knowledge of Scrum, XP and Kanban will be an added advantage
Working knowledge of Agile Contract and government procurement processes will be an added advantage
Working knowledge of design thinking and workshop facilitation will be an added advantage

Certifications [Must have 5]

Professional Scrum Master (PSM I) / Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
CSM / CPO / ACP-PMI Certified.
Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)
Agile Scrum Master (ASM)
Scrum Master Certified (SCM)
SA, SPC, SPCT
Frameworks: SAFe, Scrum at Scale, LeSS, NEXUS

General Responsibilities

Provides leadership, direction and mentorship to members of the team.
Be Innovative and create reusable solutions as Senior Solution Architect
Oversees a team of developers and ensures strict standards are followed.
Works as an advocate for team needs such as software, equipment, and training.
Assists with mentoring and training of all team members.
Maintains strong focus on customer service to all internal clients.
Responds to client inquiries and requests.
Helps define and enforce processes and procedures in the Applications
Identifies emerging technologies that will help the company better leverage resources.
Adheres to Firm processes for change and configuration management, contributing to ongoing maintenance of audits and other security/compliance initiatives.