Product Owner

PRODUCT OWNER (Schools Administration Management Software)

Introduction

An innovative and dynamic educational solutions and software company situated in Pretoria is seeking an analytical Product Owner with at least 6 years’ experience within the IT sector to become an integral part of their team.

Requirements

Minimum education (essential)

• BEng (Industrial) Degree or BSC Information Technology Degree or similar

Minimum education (desirable)

• Certified Scrum Master

Minimum applicable experience (years)

• 6 years minimum, with 2+ years in a management role

Required nature of experience

• Business Analysis within the IT, software, education or ERP or education services. (SaaS models would be beneficial).
• Development of product and system specifications.
• Requirement gathering and documentation.
• Project Management.

Skills and Knowledge (essential)

• Working knowledge of Big Data and Data Science applications. Business Intelligence.
• Practicing knowledge of SDLC.
• Knowledge of business/school management software development, deployment and maintenance.
• An in-depth understanding of User Experience design and Consumer products.
• The application of critical thinking and a data-driven approach to the continuous improvement of a product and the customer's experience relating to the product.
• Recruitment and effective management of employees.
• Excellent computer proficiency (especially in GSuite and MS Office Excel).
• Technical and functional writing skills (Proposals, pitches, demo content, product specifications etc.).
• Business process formulation and design.
• Technical Specification writing.
• Agile Project Management.
• Team management.
• Stakeholder liaison and reporting.
• BI Tools and interpretation thereof (e.g. Qliksense)

Skills and knowledge (desirable)

• SQL Knowledge.

Key Performance Areas, Weights and Objectives

Team Coordination (20%)

• Increase team’s effectiveness with the following:
• Recruitment, selection and orientation;
• Training and development;
• Assign accountabilities and plan;
• Monitor and appraise job and project results;
• Develop a climate for offering information and opinions.
• Ensure the team meets timelines and produces content of the highest quality, always maintaining the professional image of the product, both internally and externally.
• Ensure that the team has the support and resou...
  
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