Product Owner

BrainRocket is a software development company and digital solutions provider. The company has created over 40 cutting-edge products spanning 20 different markets. Our team of around 670 tech-savvy professionals successfully delivers scalable projects that are custom-made to the customers’ needs. We also strive to create a culture centered around personal and professional growth for employees, in a positive and welcoming environment.

We're looking for an experienced Product Owner to join our team in Sofia, Bulgaria.

✅ Responsibilitie

s:✔️ Manage Product Backlog: Formulate the list of backlog items and prioritize them according to critical business objective

s;✔️ Define Sprint Objectives: The product owner defines the proposed sprint objective, which will serve as the base to determine the sprint goa

l;✔️ Review and Approve the Work Done by the Development Team: The product owner inspects the product increment made by the development team in each iteration, from design preparation to production release verificatio

n;✔️ Provide Effective Communication to Stakeholders: The product owner is the central communicator between the development team and stakeholder

s;✔️ Backlog Refinement: Ability to prioritize, enhance, and finalize items with the team before sprint plannin

g;✔️ Create and Maintain Change Requests Associated with the Product: Primarily an operational task. The product owner will gather and prioritize operational changes and include them in the product backlog for future sprint iteration

s;✔️ Define Acceptance Criteria for Their Product: The product owner must know what they want their product features to achieve. Well-defined acceptance criteria are vital to ensure that the product performs to the expected standard. A/Cs should always be confirmed with stakeholders and will be used as a baseline for QA to test agains

t;✔️ Gather Functional and Non-Functional Requirements: The product owner ensures that all requirements are gathered and meet the product manager's expectation

s;✔️ Maintain Requirements: Requirements may be adjusted during the project lifecycle, which is expected in a dynamic environment like ours. If a requirement is adjusted, it must be reflected at the appropriate level (Epic, Story

);✔️ Verify Requirements: Once the functional and non-functional requirements have been gathered from stakeholders, the product owner will confirm and agree that the requirements are fit for purpose and us

e;✔️ Create and Maintain Epics, Stories, Use Cases, and Edge Cases: Although the creation of these artifacts may be done by another team, the product owner is accountable for the quality of their conten

t;✔️ Participate in OKR Planning: Work closely with stakeholders and participate in quarterly OKR planning for the product, including estimating their achievemen

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✅ Requiremen

ts:✔️ Experience: At least 2 years as a Product Owner or in a similar role (Business Analyst, System Analyst, Quality Assurance Analys

t);✔️ Skills Requirements: To execute tasks, technical understanding is required in the following are

• as:Requirements lifecy
• cleProduct backlog managem
• entProduct development architect
• ureSoftware developm
• entScrum and Agile development methodolog
• iesUser experience princip
• lesCoding and design (nice to ha

ve)✔️ Communication Skills (Proficient in English): Ability to use verbal, non-verbal, and written communication skills to create and convey product goals. Reporting insights that allow maximizing product value and addressing issues during the early stages of developme

nt;✔️ Analytical Skills: Ability to analyze various issues and find workable solutions quickly. Identify, collect, and analyze information, use reasoning to solve complex problems, and make decisions based on logical conclusio

ns;✔️ Decision Making: Use technical, analytical, and communication skills to make crucial decisions regarding the product's success and development. After identifying an issue, you must be able to collect and collate all relevant information, find ways of dealing with it, decide on the best option, and implement/evaluate the resul

ts;✔️ Organizational Skills: Ability to establish and manage processes, adapt them as necessary, and lead productive, inclusive meetings that foster collaboration and decision-maki

ng;✔️ Leadership: You will lead a team (without being a manager), so you must be able to demonstrate effective leadership techniques. Bring vision to the team, mentor where needed, and negotiate with team members and the wider busine

ss;✔️ Conflict Resolution: You will act as a mediator if/when conflict arises to ensure that development stays on schedule. You should have the ability to resolve disputes over resources or power dynamics, using active listening skills to consider both sides and then make the decisi

on;✔️ Professional Certification: PSPO Level 1 or similar (not require

d).
✅ We offer excellent benefits, including but not limited

to:🧑🏻‍💻 Learning and development opportunities and interesting challenging ta

sks;📝 Official employment in accordance with the laws of Cyprus and the EU, registration of family memb

ers;✈️ Relocation package (tickets, staying in a hotel for 2 wee

ks);🏋️‍♂️ Company fitness corner in the office for employ

ees;📚 Opportunity to develop language skills and partial compensation for the cost of language clas

ses;🎁 Birthday celebration pres

ent;🏝 Time for proper rest and 24 working days of Annual Vacat

ion;🍲 Breakfasts and lunches in the office (partially paid by the compa