Product Owner

Since 2015, Nexttech has proven experience in providing a wide range of staff augmentation and offshore services, from initial project estimation to various IT development tasks. We also provide a wide range of onshore services for customers with onsite consulting needs. Our portfolio includes clients from Banking and Trading, Energy, Telecom and E-commerce Sector, located in Central and East European markets.

We are looking for a Product Owner, responsible for setting, prioritizing, and evaluating the work generated by the team, on an e-commerce platform for one of the largest retailers, by revenue, in the world.

Tasks

• Execute the eCommerce technology strategy, address changing priorities across eCommerce business and support growth acceleration
• Partner with Business eCommerce teams and technology partners to define the eCommerce roadmap and deliver according with the plan
• Manage demand, assessments and quoting of eCommerce projects
• Manage ecommerce project(s) timeline, scope, communication, delivery, resource allocation and risk
• Prepare and facilitate scrum ceremonies, work closely with internal customers and external partners
• Create production schedules and manage overall project timeline, budget, 3rd party vendors and project delivery for eCommerce from conception to live-launch
• Manage statement of work, PO s, staffing plans, and to ensure alignment to projected budgets and resource plans
• Coordinate QA testing activities, validation of hotfixes and patches, created test plans, schedule activities and resource allocation, identified and evaluated risks for major releases

Requirements

• Minimum 4 years of prior experience as a Product Owner
• Technical background as a Business Analyst/ Software Developer/ QA Engineer is an advantage
• In-depth knowledge of Agile Software Development Methodologies (processes, principles, and good practices)
• Experience with e-commerce environment is an advantage
• Strong ability to understand product architecture and technical issues at a high level
• Ability to prioritize
• Communicate complex ideas effectively
• Sharp analytical and problem-solving skills
• Fundamental understanding of end-to-end customer experience integration and dependencies
• Fluency in English (both verbal & written) is a must
• Bachelor s Degree in Computer Science or a related technical field is an advantage

A grasp around our culture

Rather than wrapping up some nice words and poke ourselves on the back for how awesome we are, we prefer to share the raw answers of what people in Nexttech think is evocative for our culture:

• an organization that "always listens to the feedback from the employees, trying to improve based on the input/suggestions"
• a culture that "encourages work-life balance and independence at work"
• where there is "genuine communication & respect between all levels of the company."
• an organization that's "Closer to people."
• "People are nice to each other and ready anytime to offer their help and support."
• a culture that "Makes new people feel welcomed, involved in day-to-day decisions and valued for their skill-set, right from the beginning."
• a "Culture that promotes psychological safety and speaking your mind without fear."