Technical Product Owner

We are looking for a Technical Product Owner to join our team. This position will make the best use of internal and external development resources through planning and prioritising tasks and assisting with the technical & development roadmap.

Location: Malta, UK or remote

SCOPE OF THE JOB:

• The Technical Product Owner will be the key stakeholder of technical projects and further development of the sites. He/she will be serving as an interpreter between the commercial side of product management, the content/SEO team and the technical & development team and be fully involved in the planning, testing, implementation and alignment of technical solutions for our products.

YOUR CHALLENGE:

• Manage multiple projects and solve problems in a cross-functional environment
• Understanding the business value that solutions can deliver and then project managing the integration, development and delivery of these solutions
• Clear communication with stakeholders is crucial for ensuring alignment on features, functionality, deadlines, and other project details
• Providing vision and direction to the Agile development team throughout the product lifecycle and creating requirements in the form of Confluence Documents, Epics and Stories
• Backlog management, iteration planning, and elaboration of the user stories
• Help and plan product release plans and set the expectation for delivery of new functionalities including and not limited to demos and documentation
• Carry out UAT, identify bugs, create the necessary tickets and ensure that fixes are deployed in a timely manner
• Maintain the roadmap for the product
• Knowledge sharing and product evangelist for international branches for the product

TO DO IT, YOU WILL NEED:

• A minimum of 5 years' experience in Product or Project Management in a software or web development environment
• University Degree in a relevant subject
• Excellent command of the English language
• Experience working in an AGILE (SCRUM) environment and ideally also worked with JIRA and Confluence
• Quality conscious in all aspects of their work
• Ability to multitask, and manage conflicting priorities in a pressurised environment
• Results oriented with excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
• Able to build relationships and work effectively with others at all levels across the business in person, by phone and on email
• Strong knowledge of Data, Analytics, Tracking in an Affiliate Business Environment
• Understanding of and keeping up to date with Emerging Web Technologies
• Self-motivated and need minimal guidance on a given task
• Strong knowledge in website & WordPress development, UX-design, CMS and mobile development