Senior Product Owner

Who are WebBeds?

WebBeds is the fastest growing and most significant accommodation supplier to the travel industry. We are a global company offering ground services (hotels, transfers, tours, activities) to travel professionals. Our products help our partners and customers to create amazing Travel experiences.

Our Products range from a Retail Online platform, Integration Connectivity hub and distribution APIs to name but a few and our systems are 100% cloud hosted processing up to 5.0bn search requests daily We deliver amazing outcomes using leading edge technology through innovative and creative thinking.

WebBeds is a subsidiary of Webjet Limited (ASX: WEB) an ASX 200 listed company operating a global digital travel business.

What makes us stand out?

We are a wholesale global travel organisation

We have 1500+ people speaking 50+ languages in 120+ cites across 50+ countries

We partner with over 400,000 properties in more than 14,000 destinations

We work with more than 44,000 travel companies in 145 source markets

We have an amazing Technology team focused on delivering valuable outcomes using innovative tech and creative & lateral thinking.

What will you do on your journey with WebBeds?

WebBeds is the world s fastest growing provider of accommodation distribution services to the travel industry. Our products incorporate distribution APIs, payment integrations, ERP integration, Data Lakes, User Interfaces, and others. Our search API reach peaks of more than 50.000 requests per second, each one consisting of tens or hundreds of hotels, with continued expansion.

"We design, deliver and support innovative solutions through engagement, collaboration and a fearsome passion for creating customer value" is our mission as an IT organization.

With this in mind, we strive to be at the leading edge of technology when it comes to build the platform that meets the needs of our Supply partners and customers. This translates to the use of latest technology including .NET Core versions, K8S, microservices architecture, clouds hosting and orchestration, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, Proactive monitoring, and alerting systems, to name a few.

Our delivery teams have the creativity and freedom to express themselves by building innovative solutions to often complex problems and are challenged to reach higher levels daily. Our teams consist of product owners, QA engineers, Software Engineers, and people from across the business all working collectively and collaboratively. We have a very strong technical team from which you will be able to learn, but are encouraged by new ideas and fresh thinking that you will bring with you.

How you will make an impact

The role of the Senior Product Owner at WebBeds is to drive the strategy, planning, delivery, marketing and in-life optimisation of the products within their portfolio. The Senior Product Owner is responsible for understanding the needs of the customer what are the biggest problems/opportunities and the outcomes required to deliver value - providing leadership and shaping the product vision to ensure the products supports WebBeds strategy and goals. The Senior Product Owner works closely with the Product Managers and Product Leadership and is the key decision maker on priorities and works to align users, stakeholders and delivery teams at each stage of the product life cycle.

• Work closely with Product Leadership, Product Managers and other Product Owners to align product strategy around organizational goals and strategic intents
• Challenge stakeholder objectives in search of higher-level goals/hidden motivation, distinguishing between wants and needs and establishing the business value
• Understand and maximize value of products delivered
• Represent the "voice of the customer" in collaboration with the delivery team and ensure everyone is aware of what we need and why
• Participate in team's meetings and ceremonies to follow the progress and ensure what is delivered meets the business needs
• Define what success looks like in terms of measurable outcomes
• Inform product strategies and roadmaps with insights from research
• Empower Product teams to take their own decisions by sharing context obtained from building relationships with stakeholders and users, customer and supply partners ensuring shared understanding and expectations of the business needs, drivers and challenges
• Manage the product lifecycle, converting customer feedback into requirements, driving prioritisation and execution pre- and post-launch to foster strong adoption of products
• Define and measure progress and value towards goals

The skills we would love to see in your suitcase!

4+ years experience working as a Product Owner

Proven ability to help define and shape product vision and strategy

Experience working in an Agile environment

Excellent stakeholder management skills

Strong data analytic skills and ability to use data to support and drive decisions

Experience in an Agile environment

Excellent communication skills (written and verbal English)

Time management & ability to multitask

Problem solving & critical thinking skills

Ability to continually learn agile best practices and understand the latest enabling technology

Why choose us as your next destination?

We are super proud of our dedicated team of friendly, energetic & passionate professionals. Our people are key to the success of our business & everybody at Webbeds has their own unique role to play as we continue to drive the company forward.

Over 50 different languages are spoken by our workforce, but whether working from offices in Dubai or London or out in the field in Johannesburg or Buenos Aires, we all share the common goal to take pride in what we do & to deliver our partners with unbeatable service & support.

International highly skilled group of experts from all around the globe

Dynamic environment with the chance to grow, influence & impact change

Disruptive, fast-growing market leader within travel & endless possibilities

Culture built on collaboration empowerment and innovation

Find out more about the WebBeds business at www.webbeds.com