Product Owner Network Squad

At SD Worx, we are looking for energetic people to join our team. With us, you get the chance to showcase your talents and grow like never before! Ready, set, apply!

At SD Worx Mauritius, we are focused on building capability and flexibility to meet the growth of the business whilst increasing the profitability across the organisation. We support SD Worx on most of the business areas such as HR, Finance, Marketing, Software Development, Testing, Implementation and Service Delivery. There are numerous opportunities at SD Worx Mauritius for people with the right blend of skills, experience and character! Are you ready to join us?

What do we have to offer?

• An attractive salary based on your experience and achievement. Including allowances for transport, internet and mobile (more information available during interview) with an addition of medical insurance fully paid by SD Worx for you and 2 dependents (upgrades available). And a yearly company bonus.
• A dynamic environment: flexible working hours and working from home – everything is negotiable. We also offer career break options.
• Learning opportunities: through an individual development plan and professional training
• Career growth: whether you want to become more of an expert in your field our you want to expand your knowledge more horizontally, there is always room to grow within SD Worx!
• And all leaves are granted as from day 1!

Which task can you expect?

Job Purpose 

You are a member of the Squad responsible for releasing a product that meets the customer's needs to achieve the business goals and deliver a specific service. Responsible for defining and prioritizing requirements in the Squad Backlog and also accepts requirements as completed, in balance with proper and sustainable lifecycle management (e.g. technical sustainability, performance, reliability).

Key Result Area’s:

• Mandated to develop and provide a clear and inspiring technical product vision
• Synchronize technical product vision with stakeholders
• Continual validation of the product vision with stakeholder (eg product manager);
• Monitors the business results of the product, as well as the technical health / stability;

Key accountabilities:

• Define product requirements with the team and prioritize them in the product backlog
• Ensure that product requirements solve important customer/business problems;
• Continually solicits feedback from operational stakeholders to prioritize product enhancements and understand business requirements;
• Manages the Release scope taking into account existing resource constraints and business priorities.
• Has authority to accept product increments delivered by the team;
• Ability to determine an incremental development approach to deliver the product.
• Contributes to Squad product development to the extent of her or his competence limited to the problem space, not the solution space.
• Continuously keep the backlog up to date with regards to content and priority;
• Balance between creating new functionalities and reducing technical debt;
• Hold meetings with the Squad to update the Squad product backlog;
• Make sure the Squad correctly understands the requirements;
• Align with other product owners and teams to synchronize in the execution of complex changes;
• Participates in the ceremonies
• Helps defining the set of necessary competences in the Squad, in cooperation with the Tribe Lead and Agile Coach;
• Manages multiple stakeholders’ competing, conflicting requirements; persuading and championing change.

Knowledge & technical skills, Qualifications, Experiences 

• The ability to assess the client’s situation, fundamental wishes and needs
• Add more value than the customer expected throughout the full customer journey
• Build expertise with focus on the customer
• Strong experience owning and delivering digital products;
• Ability to communicate effectively in multiple business areas (e.g., marketing, sales, finance, operations, technology);
• Background that comprises both solid business understanding as well as high level understanding of high-quality digital product delivery;
• Ability to clearly explain the customers’ and stakeholders’ requirements to the squad;
• Ability to set and guard clear goals and priorities (the “what”) for the squad;
• Support the autonomous way of working of the squad;
• For customer facing products, having a business background is preferable.

From many places, we work as one, moving from better to best together.

SD Worx lives diversity in the workplace. Diversity provides inspiration and innovation in our company. We particularly welcome applications from qualified talent, regardless of origin, nationality, gender, skin colour, ethnic and social background, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation and stage of life.