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Job description
BrainRocket is a global company creating end-to-end tech products for clients across Fintech, iGaming, and Marketing. We are looking for a skilled Product Owner to join us in our office in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE.
Responsibilities
- Manage Product Backlog: Formulating the list of backlog items and prioritizing them as per the critical business objectives.
- Define Sprint Objectives: The product owner defines the suggested sprint objective, which will serve as a base to determine the sprint goal.
- Review and approve the work done by the development team: Inspect the product increment made by the development team in each iteration, from design preparation to production release verification.
- Provide effective communication to the stakeholders of the project: Act as the central communicator between the development team and the stakeholders; ensure approval of major decisions and strategies.
- Backlog Refinement: Prioritize, enhance, and finalize items with the team before sprint planning.
- Create and Maintain Change Requests Associated with the Product: Gather and prioritize operational changes and include them within the Product Backlog for future sprint iteration.
- Define Acceptance Criteria for their Product: Establish clear acceptance criteria, confirmed with stakeholders, to guide QA testing.
- Gather Functional and Non-Functional Requirements: Ensure all requirements are gathered and meet the Product Manager's expectations.
- Maintain Requirements: Adjust requirements during the project lifecycle as needed, reflected at Epic, Story levels.
- Verify Requirements: Confirm that gathered requirements are fit for purpose and use.
- Create and Maintain Epics, Stories, Use and Edge Cases: Ensure quality of content for these artifacts.
- Participate in OKR planning: Work with stakeholders and participate in quarterly OKR planning for the product, including estimating achievement.
Requirements
- At least 3 years as a Product Owner or similar role (Business Analyst, System Analyst).
- Technical Understanding:
- Requirements lifecycle & backlog management;
- Product architecture & development;
- Scrum / Agile methodologies;
- UX principles;
- Basic coding or design experience - nice to have, but not mandatory;
- Mobile app product - nice to have, but not mandatory.
- Soft Skills:
- Communication: Excellent English; ability to convey product vision and align teams.
- Analytical Thinking: Strong problem-solving and data-driven decision making.
- Decision-Making: Ability to evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Organization: Manage processes and keep teams aligned.
- Leadership: Inspire and guide cross-functional teams (without direct management).
- Conflict Resolution: Mediate issues constructively to maintain progress.
- Certification: PSPO Level 1 or equivalent – a plus, not a must.
Conditions
- Learning and development opportunities with interesting, challenging tasks.
- Official employment following local laws, including registration of family members.
- Relocation package (flight tickets + 2-week hotel stay).
- Language development support and partial compensation for classes.
- Birthday celebration gift.
- 21 working days of Annual Vacation.
- Competitive remuneration level with annual review.
- Teambuilding activities.
