The Product Owner at Navozyme will be responsible for owning the product backlog, refining user stories, and acting as a crucial bridge between business and technical stakeholders. This role requires strong technical acumen, experience with cloud-native applications, and expertise in Agile methodologies. The Product Owner will collaborate closely with the development, architecture, and DevOps teams to drive the successful delivery of Navozyme’s innovative SaaS solutions in the maritime industry.

Key Responsibilities:

Product Backlog Ownership & Refinement

• Collaborate with the Product Manager (PM) to write detailed, clear, and actionable user stories and epics, incorporating technical requirements and constraints.

• Take full ownership of grooming the product backlog, ensuring alignment with prioritized business objectives.

• Work with development teams to ensure user stories are well understood, estimated accurately, and broken down into manageable tasks.

Technical Stakeholder Collaboration

• Act as the primary liaison between business and technical stakeholders, ensuring technical requirements align with business goals.

• Collaborate with architects, developers, and DevOps engineers to design scalable solutions and validate feasibility.

• Oversee governance and performance monitoring for applications across all environments, proactively identifying areas for optimization.

• Provide technical input during architecture and solution design discussions.

Advanced Product Strategy & Roadmap Development

• Contribute to defining and refining the product vision, strategy, and roadmap, integrating feedback from key stakeholders.

• Leverage application monitoring metrics (e.g., usage, performance) and userfeedback to drive continuous product improvement.

• Identify and evaluate emerging technology trends that could enhance product capabilities.

Agile Process Advocacy

• Participate actively in sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, and sprint reviews to ensure alignment with sprint goals.

• Champion Agile best practices and foster continuous improvement in team processes and collaboration.

• Collaborate closely with the Scrum Master and PM to balance scope, resources, and priorities for timely product delivery.

Technical Requirements Gathering & Analysis

• Work with the engineering team to translate complex technical and system requirements into clear, actionable product features.

• Document technical workflows, data models, APIs, and integration requirements.

• Evaluate and recommend tools, frameworks, and technologies that align with product objectives.

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Communication

• Serve as a bridge between technical and non-technical stakeholders, translating technical concepts into business-friendly language and vice versa.

• Act as the primary interface for resolving product issues and ensuring alignment across development, operations, and support teams.

• Facilitate technical discussions and decision-making processes across teams to drive product delivery.

Quality Assurance

• Define and enforce acceptance criteria for features and user stories, ensuring high-quality deliverables.

• Collaborate with the QA team to develop comprehensive test plans, perform acceptance testing, and ensure product readiness before release.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Facilitate communication between technical teams and business stakeholders, ensuring clear understanding of project timelines, deliverables, and expectations.

• Work closely with IT managers and teams to ensure successful integration of business applications with other enterprise systems.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Backlog Grooming Efficiency: Maintain a groomed backlog with 90% of stories ready for development by sprint start.

•Feature Delivery: Achieve 95% of committed features delivered within planned sprints.

• User Satisfaction: Maintain a Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 40+ for product releases.

• Technical Debt Management: Keep technical debt below 10% of total development capacity.

• Time-to-Market: Reduce the cycle time of feature releases by 20% within the first year.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.

• Experience: Minimum of 5 years in product development, business analysis, or a related technical role in a SaaS company.

• Proven experience with microservices architecture, containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes), and cloud-native applications.

• Extensive experience working with Agile development teams using tools like JIRA, Confluence, or Azure DevOps.

• Demonstrated ability to lead technical discussions and collaborate effectively with development teams, architects, and DevOps engineers.

Technical Skills/Knowledge

• Strong understanding of system architecture, APIs, cloud technologies, databases, and software development practices.

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.

• Experience with monitoring tools and performance metrics for application optimization.