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Product Owner (12 month Fixed Term Contract)

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Enso Recruitment are proud to be working with a leading product company in Belfast as they search for a Product Owner to join them on a 12-month FTC.

Our Client are in the middle of going through a revamp of their product offering and require the help from a Product Owner to help with the on-going change happening in the organisation. You will work alongside a team of Product Owners and Product Managers, helping with product discovery and roll out of new product offerings.

Immediate start preferred

Offices are based in Belfast but you will work remotely most of the time.

You must be based in Northern Ireland.

Typical day to day:

• Software systems business requirement analysis
• Understand core systems, applications and technical platforms utilized.
• Agile duties - clearing obstacles, establishing an environment where the team can be effective, addressing team dynamics, and ensuring a good relationship between the team and product owner as well as others outside the team
• Create high quality User Stories and acceptance criteria.
• Produce timely and high quality work product requirements including specifications, process flows, mock-ups and wireframes.
• Lead Backlog Grooming/Refinement sessions.
• Triage new requests and issues to determine if request is an immediate bug fix or enhancement that needs to be prioritized
• Participate in feature/release Planning, Daily Stand Ups, Demos and Retrospectives
• Work with clients and team members to identify, gather, and define requirements
• Become deeply immersed and knowledgeable about core business functions, processes and workflows associated with assigned business areas and projects.
• Create functional specification documents
• Assist product owner with development effort estimates and product planning
• Lead design sessions in prototyping new system
• Lead system testing and system validation efforts
• Create software acceptance criteria

Required Experience

• Experience working on projects integrating systems using APIs.
• BS degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or Business
• Basic understanding of Software Engineering Principles
• Track record of successfully gathering and defining requirements
• An inquisitive and innovative nature, integrity, willingness to step into new roles, laser-like focus on deadlines, team-focused mentality, and a commitment to continuous learning and improving
• Excellent written and verbal communication at both the business and technical level
• Strong agile process familiarity
• Software as a Service (SAAS) product experience is desired

Salary is offered up to £45k and there is a high possibility that this role will progress to a permanent full time position.