Product Owner (PO)

A Product Owner (PO) is a key role in agile project management, particularly within Scrum frameworks. The PO serves as a bridge between stakeholders, development teams, and the market. Here’s a breakdown of their primary responsibilities:

1. Vision and Strategy: Define and communicate the product vision, ensuring alignment with business goals and market needs.

2. Backlog Management: Create, prioritize, and maintain the product backlog, which is a list of features, enhancements, and fixes needed for the product.

3. Requirements Gathering: Collaborate with stakeholders (customers, users, and team members) to gather requirements and translate them into actionable user stories.

4. Prioritization: Make tough decisions about which features to develop first based on value to the customer, business objectives, and technical feasibility.

5. Stakeholder Communication: Act as the main point of contact for stakeholders, providing updates and gathering feedback throughout the development process.

6. Acceptance Criteria: Define and communicate acceptance criteria for user stories, ensuring the development team understands the requirements.

7. Review and Feedback: Participate in sprint reviews, providing feedback on completed work and adjusting the backlog based on stakeholder input.

8. Market Research: Stay informed about industry trends and competitive products to ensure the product remains relevant and valuable.

- Communication: Strong interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with various stakeholders and the development team.

- Analytical Thinking: Ability to analyze data and make informed decisions about product direction.

- Agile Knowledge: Familiarity with agile methodologies, particularly Scrum, and an understanding of agile principles.

- Business Acumen: Understanding of the market and business context to make strategic decisions.

- Candidates with strong background and past experiences as PO working in industries like e-commerce, SAAS, PAAS, accounting software, mobile apps (transport/banking) or telemetry. possess skillsets in data analytics.

- Open to candidates from VN/SG/AU/CN/ID

In essence, the Product Owner plays a vital role in ensuring that the development team delivers value to users while aligning with the company’s overall strategy. They balance customer needs with business goals, driving the product’s success.