Product Owner
ParentPay Group · Pune Division, Maharashtra, India
- On site
- Full-time
- $80,000 / year
- Pune Division, Maharashtra, India
Job highlights
- Drive product innovation for millions globally.
- Utilize cutting-edge cloud technology.
- Fast-track career with international exposure.
- Collaborate with agile, cross-functional teams.
- Shape product vision and roadmap.
About the role
Product Owner
ParentPay Group is Europe’s leading software product company and the UK’s largest education technology business. We are on a mission to bring next-generation innovation to positively impact on the lives of millions of parents, teachers, and students every day in over 49 countries.
Our market leading products use cutting edge cloud-based technology to streamline school processes, including secure web and mobile apps that enable secure online payments for school items such as meals, trips, clubs and uniform, improve parental engagement, simplify meal management and - through our product SIMS - collect and manage a database of student information and core school operations.
ParentPay Group’s new offices in Pune are a fantastic tech hub for those looking to boost their careers in software product development.
Our bright team FastTrack their career with international exposure and ways of working based on agile development best practices from globally renowned technology consultancies.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop understanding of the market segment and product positioning. Consistently evaluate and become the expert in the domain space. Understand the market and the competitive landscape.
- Collaborate with the product manager to understand the product vision and roadmap.
- Identify success criteria and to translate the product vision into executable goals that can be met in an incremental and iterative manner.
- Prioritize the backlog and align to product strategy.
- Assess customer feedback and investigate customer issues. Analyze information and make recommendations.
- Ability to define user journeys, process mapping, use cases, etc.
- Work closely with stakeholders on delivery teams (developers, QA, delivery managers) in designing, implementation and testing of the solutions.
- Work effectively within cross-functional teams in a cross-functional, matrix environment.
- Facilitate, mediate, and gain agreement between groups.
- Demonstrate clarity of thought and the ability to translate the complex into simple and consistent terms.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Drives to Outcomes: focuses on results and desired outcomes and how best to achieve them. Able to execute plans through to action. Persistent to complete tasks and a strong commitment to take action that moves things along to ensure delivery of objectives.
- Ownership & Accountability: takes personal accountability and ownership for their work. This includes personal follow through, making and defending difficult decisions and tradeoffs, removing blockers, driving collective progress.
- Continuous Improvement: advances by ongoing, incremental improvement through continuous learning, questioning the status quo and trying out creative and novel ideas. Shows curiosity and has a keen interest to drive learning for themselves and others.
Desirable Experience
- Experience in working on financial systems, Banking, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable.
Key skills/competency
- Product Ownership
- Agile Development
- Market Analysis
- Stakeholder Management
- Backlog Prioritization
- User Journey Mapping
- Cross-functional Collaboration
- Problem Solving
- Customer Feedback Analysis
- Educational Technology
Skills & topics
- Product Owner
- Agile
- Product Management
- Software Development
- Stakeholder Management
- Backlog Management
- Market Analysis
- User Experience
- EdTech
- Financial Systems
- Pune Jobs
- ParentPay Group
How to get hired
- Tailor your resume: Highlight your experience in product ownership, agile methodologies, and market analysis. Emphasize achievements in driving outcomes and continuous improvement.
- Showcase domain expertise: Specifically mention any experience with financial systems, banking, or educational technology relevant to ParentPay Group's products.
- Prepare for behavioral questions: Be ready to discuss examples of how you've driven outcomes, taken ownership, and fostered continuous improvement within teams.
- Understand the company: Research ParentPay Group's mission, products, and impact on education and payments. Familiarize yourself with their agile approach and international presence.
Technical preparation
Study agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban).,Understand cloud-based technologies.,Familiarize with payment systems.,Practice defining user journeys.
Behavioral questions
How do you drive results and outcomes?,Describe a time you took ownership.,How do you promote continuous improvement?,How do you handle disagreements between teams?
Frequently asked questions
- What are the key responsibilities for a Product Owner at ParentPay Group in Pune?
- As a Product Owner at ParentPay Group in Pune, you will be responsible for understanding the market, collaborating on product vision and roadmap, prioritizing the backlog, analyzing customer feedback, defining user journeys, and working closely with development teams to ensure successful solution delivery.
- What kind of technical or domain experience is beneficial for this Product Owner role?
- While not strictly required, experience working with financial systems, banking, Accounts Payable, or Accounts Receivable is considered desirable. A strong understanding of the educational technology market is also highly valuable for this Product Owner position.
- How does ParentPay Group support career growth for Product Owners?
- ParentPay Group offers international exposure and ways of working based on agile development best practices. The Pune office is a tech hub designed to help employees fast-track their careers in software product development.
- What does ParentPay Group do and what is its mission?
- ParentPay Group is a leading European software product company and the UK's largest education technology business. Their mission is to bring next-generation innovation to positively impact millions of parents, teachers, and students daily across 49 countries through their school process streamlining products.
- What is the work environment like for a Product Owner at ParentPay Group?
- The work environment is collaborative and fast-paced, with a strong emphasis on agile development best practices. You'll work within cross-functional teams in a complex, matrix environment, facilitating agreement and translating complex ideas into simple terms.