General Overview

IT Project Coordinator (Product Owner) is responsible for the direction, coordination, implementation, executive, control and completion of project, while remaining aligned with strategy, commitments and goals of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Take the lead of scrum teams as the Product Owner

• 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

• Define product vision, road-map and growth opportunities

• Assess value, develop cases, and prioritize stories, epics and themes 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 the expectation for delivery of new functionalities

• Provide an active role in mitigating impediments impacting successful team completion of Release/Sprint Goals

• Research and analyze market, the users, and the roadmap for the product

• Follow our competitors and the industry

• Keep abreast with Agile/Scrum best practices and new trends

Education & Experience

• Previous working experience as a Product Owner for 2 years

• BA in Computer Science, Engineering or similar relevant field

• In-depth knowledge of Agile process and principles

• Outstanding communication, presentation and leadership skills

• Excellent organizational and time management skills

• Sharp analytical and problem-solving skills

• Creative thinker with a vision

• Attention to details

• Proficiency with related software tools including but not limited to ProjectManager.com, JIRA, MS Excel

Competencies

• Critical thinking and problem solving

• Excellent decision-making and leadership capabilities

• Contract negotiation

• Conflict resolution experience

• Adaptability

• Able to tolerate stress