• Manage the scope and move through iterations.
• Assist the Scrum Master to organise Sprint Review Meetings.
• Take lead of scrum teams as the Product Owner.
• Provide guidance in mitigating impediments impacting the completion of Release/Sprint Goals.
• Develop and maintain, prioritized and manage backlog of user stories for implementation.
• Write user stories.
• Create and maintain the Product Backlog according to business value or ROI.
• Prioritize the features in the Backlog before Sprint and set Sprint goals.
• Plan and prioritize product feature backlog and development for the product.
• Provide backlog management, iteration planning, and elaboration of the user stories.
• Develop appropriately detailed specifications for product features so that it is clearly understood by the development teams.
• Act as an ambassador for the product internally and externally, and as the primary technical contact for queries related to the product.
• Develop product pricing and positioning strategies.

Job Responsibilities Continue

• Lead the planning product release plans and set expectation for delivery of new functionalities.
• Build and follow a roadmap.
• Provide insights into the user test cases and arrange product testing groups.
• Define feature acceptance criteria and test cases.
• Manage the user acceptance testing process.
• Track progress in a running system, proven to work by passing repeatable tests.
• Drive product launch.
• Build and maintain product awareness on all levels among product teams.
• Incorporate feature requests into product roadmap.
• Develop user stories and define acceptance criteria.
• Plan releases and upgrades.
• Review solution design plans.
• Define product vision, road-map and growth opportunities.
• Declare the business priority of every user story.
• Substitute functionality and to change priorities.
• Manage the development teams to deliver innovative solutions with an appropriate sense of urgency.
• Follow progress of work and address production issues during sprints.
• Ensure the team focus on behaviour and outcomes that drive customer value.
• Communicate the Business Requirements to the team.
• Work with key stakeholders across the company to ensure successful product releases.
• Ensure understanding of the customer experience.
• Analyse preferences and requests of end users.
• Refine the agile methodology based on results and client feedback.
• Communicate, negotiate, and resolve conflicting interests between key stakeholders.
• Represent customer needs and priorities to the team.
• 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.
• Facilitate demos and customer feedback sessions.
• Conduct Sprint planning and resource estimation.
• Prioritize processes and activities.
• Participate in the promotion plan development.
• Provide vision and direction to the Agile development team and stakeholders throughout the project and create requirements.
• Coordinate with other Agile team leaders.
• Provide status updates to business leadership.
• Research and analyse market, the users, and the roadmap for the product.
• Follow competitors and the industry and keep track of industry trends.
• Support the achievement of the business strategy, objectives and values.
• Stay abreast of developments in field of expertise.
• Ensure personal growth and enable effectiveness in performance of roles and responsibilities.
• Seek opportunities to improve business processes, models and systems though agile thinking.

Essential Qualifications – NQF Level

Preferred Qualification

Product Owner Training/Course (Formal)

Minimum Experience Level

6 – 10  years’ Digital Product and Agile experience.

Technical / Professional Knowledge

Behavioural Competencies