Product Owner/ Product Manager
Ascendion · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- On site
- Full-time
- $110,000 / year
- Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Job highlights
- Manage product backlog and requirements.
- Facilitate agile ceremonies and stakeholder workshops.
- Prioritize features for maximum business value.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams.
- Drive product strategy and delivery.
About the role
About the Role
We are seeking a dedicated individual to join our team as a Product Owner. As a Product Owner, you will be responsible for facilitating workshops for requirements gathering, preparing stories/epics, and working closely with key stakeholders to create and maintain a product backlog according to business value.
Job Title
Product Owner
Responsibilities
- Facilitate workshops for requirements gathering.
- Prepare stories/epics and present to key stakeholders.
- Work closely with the customer to create and maintain a product backlog according to business value.
- 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.
- Facilitated sprint planning, review, and retrospectives.
- Prioritization of product backlog and facilitation of requirement grooming for future sprint planning with IT Development teams.
- 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.
- 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.
Required Skills
- Proven experience in product ownership and working in an agile environment.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to work with cross-functional teams.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent knowledge of Agile process and principles.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
- Ability to understand and articulate customer needs and product vision.
- Ability to analyze and manage product backlogs.
Desirable Skills
- Certification in Agile methodologies.
Education Qualification
- Bachelor's degree in a related field.
Key skills/competency
- Product Ownership
- Agile Methodologies
- Requirements Gathering
- Product Backlog Management
- User Stories
- Sprint Planning
- Stakeholder Management
- Agile Principles
- Cross-functional Teams
- Product Strategy
Skills & topics
- Product Owner
- Product Management
- Agile
- Scrum
- Requirements Gathering
- Backlog Management
- User Stories
- Stakeholder Management
- IT
- Software Development
How to get hired
- Tailor your resume: Highlight your experience in product ownership, agile environments, and stakeholder communication.
- Showcase Agile expertise: Emphasize your knowledge of Agile principles, sprint planning, and backlog management.
- Quantify achievements: Use data to demonstrate the business value and impact of your product decisions.
- Prepare for behavioral questions: Be ready to discuss your problem-solving skills and cross-functional collaboration.
- Research Ascendion: Understand their company culture, values, and recent projects.
Technical preparation
Master Agile and Scrum frameworks.,Practice writing user stories and epics.,Understand backlog grooming techniques.,Prepare for technical requirement discussions.
Behavioral questions
Describe handling conflicting stakeholder priorities.,How do you ensure team focus on value?,Share an experience mitigating team impediments.,Explain articulating a product vision.
Frequently asked questions
- What are the core responsibilities of a Product Owner at Ascendion?
- As a Product Owner at Ascendion, you will be responsible for facilitating requirements gathering workshops, preparing user stories and epics, managing the product backlog based on business value, and collaborating closely with stakeholders and IT Development teams. You will also play a key role in sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives, and ensuring the team has clear priorities for development.
- What kind of Agile experience is Ascendion looking for in a Product Owner candidate?
- Ascendion is looking for candidates with proven experience working in an Agile environment. This includes a strong understanding of Agile principles and processes, experience with backlog management, sprint planning, and facilitating Agile ceremonies. Familiarity with Agile methodologies is essential for this Product Owner role.
- How important are communication skills for this Product Owner position?
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are crucial for this Product Owner role at Ascendion. You will be facilitating workshops, presenting to stakeholders, and working collaboratively with cross-functional teams, including IT Development. Articulating customer needs and the product vision effectively is a key requirement.
- Does Ascendion require specific Agile certifications for the Product Owner role?
- While not strictly required, Ascendion lists certifications in Agile methodologies as a desirable skill for the Product Owner position. Having such certifications can strengthen your application and demonstrate a deeper commitment to Agile practices.
- What is the educational background expected for an Ascendion Product Owner?
- Ascendion typically requires a Bachelor's degree in a related field for their Product Owner positions. This educational background provides a foundational understanding relevant to product management and technology.
- How does Ascendion ensure a Product Owner's work aligns with product strategy?
- Ascendion ensures alignment by having the Product Owner assess value, develop business cases, and prioritize stories and epics based on their contribution to the overall product strategy. The Product Owner is responsible for ensuring that the team's work focuses on items that deliver maximum value and align with the company's strategic goals.