Technical Product Owner
Initial 12 month freelance contract + possible extensions
Our client is looking for a Technical Product Owner to lead the development and continuous improvement of their digital customer portal. This role is responsible for owning the product vision, ensuring delivery of high-quality solutions, and maintaining a clear roadmap (9 months to a year out) that supports business priorities.
The product owner will maintain a clear short term product roadmap (0-12 months), ensuring the delivery of high-quality solutions together with the development team. Ensure the product delivers measurable value and continuously improves based on feedback and data.
Backlog & Delivery Management
Own and manage the product backlog, ensuring items are clearly defined, prioritized, and ready for development.
Ensure features and stories progress through development and reach completion with clear acceptance criteria.
Development Team Collaboration
Provide day-to-day guidance to the development team and help unblock issues when they arise.
Ensure the team is focused on the highest-priority work that delivers value.
Quality & Delivery Assurance
Maintain accountability for the quality of delivered features and releases.
Agile Product Management
Apply Agile principles and practices in planning, backlog management, and iteration cycles together with the scrum master.
Participate in sprint planning, backlog refinement, reviews, and retrospectives.
Foster continuous improvement in team processes and delivery.
Experience as a Product Owner, Technical Product Owner, or similar role in digital product development.
Strong experience managing product backlogs, roadmaps, and Agile delivery processes.
Experience working as part of software development teams.
Solid understanding of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, or similar). Communication skills: must be able to articulate product vision, goals, requirements, KPI’s to stakeholders and developments teams
Analytical: ability to assess market trends, user feedback, product performance- to help prioritizing backlog, making data driven decisions and solving complex problems
Leadership & Collaboration: lead a team towards achieving the product vision, foster collaboration
Strategic thinking: ability to align product development with longer term business objectives, includes understanding market dynamics, competitive landscape and complex business needs
Working knowledge of software development concepts and system architecture.
Clear communicator who can bridge business and technical teams.
Proactive problem solver with a focus on delivery and quality