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As a Product Owner Associate, you will assist the Product Owner in managing the full product lifecycle from concept to launch. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to successfully deliver high-quality products that meet market needs and achieve business goals. Your responsibilities will include gathering and analyzing requirements, prioritizing features, and ensuring effective stakeholder engagement.

Duties And Responsibilities:

• Requirement Gathering and Analysis:
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to gather, analyze, and document requirements.
  • Translate business needs into clear and actionable user stories and acceptance criteria
• Documentation and Reporting: 
  • Prepare and maintain comprehensive product documentation, including user stories, acceptance criteria, and feature specifications.
  • Assist in preparing reports and presentations for stakeholders on product performance and plans.
• Product Backlog Refinement
  • Develops and explicitly communicates the Product Goal to the Development team
  • Creates and communicates Product Backlog Items
  • Orders and manages Product Backlog Items
  • Ensuring that the Product Backlog is transparent, visible and understood
• Collaboration and Communication
  • Focuses on building strong relationships with stakeholders, customers and team members across the organisation, encouraging collaboration and communication.
  • Collaborate across multiple disciplines across an organisation to develop great products that offer true value to the customer.
• Working software 
  • Prioritises delivering working software that meets customer needs and provides value
• Continuous Improvement
  • Flexible and able to adapt to changes in customer needs and market conditions, adjusting the product roadmap and strategy as needed.
  • Conduct market research and competitor analysis to identify opportunities for product improvement.
• Support Agile Processes:
  • Work within Agile frameworks, participating in daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and other Agile ceremonies.
  • Collaborate with the development team to ensure effective sprint execution.
• Product Development Support
  • Assist in creating and maintaining product roadmaps and release plans.
  • Support the Product Owner in defining and tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) and success metrics.
  • Participate in testing and validation of new features and enhancements to ensure they meet requirements.

Skills:

• Vision and Strategy
• Analytical and Strategical Thinking Skills
• Effective Written and Verbal Communication Skills
• Technical Skills
• Management
• Customer-Focused
• Prioritization and Organization Skills
• Problem-Solving Skills
• Adaptability
• Collaboration

Qualifications:

• Candidates must possess at least Bachelor's/College Degree in Computer Science/Information Technology or equivalent.
• Internship experience in Product Ownership, Project Management or relevant field.
• Work experience in Product Ownership/ Product Management is a plus.
• Can understand the modern software development process.
• Good technical understanding and can pick up new tools/software quickly
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies is a plus.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.