Product Owner

Location Tokyo
Discipline Information Technology
Job type Permanent
Salary Negotiable (Based On Experience)
Reference 35497

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Company is focused on connecting people through social media. They have 5 Million users and over 40 Million downloads from all our applications combined.

 

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Define the overall vision, objectives and goals. Create, refine, socialize and prioritize the Product backlog.

  • Creating, owning and refining user stories and artifacts that describe and detail new products, features and services based on feedback from team, creating acceptance criteria with the team as they are completed

  • Contribute to the maturity, performance and growth of the Agile team

  • Work daily with teams to refine, groom, and accept stories and bugs for implementation

  • Create UAT test cases, organize and facilitate UAT testing, track test results, and work with the scrum master to resolve issues with the Agile team

  • Work with external stakeholders, leaders and other teams to ensure alignment and understanding progress

  • Support the Agile Program and ensure the team follows standards.

  • Provide feedback to program on enhancements for the Agile process.- Champions change and effectively manages the implementation of new ideas

  • Identify opportunities for process optimization and redesign that will allow us to accomplish objectives more quickly and at a higher level of probability

  • Prioritize and define workflows and requirements

  • Reinforces team approach throughout organization both on user projects and internal initiatives

  • Supports and solicits input from team members at all levels within the organization

  • Communicates effectively with internal stakeholders to identify needs and evaluate alternative business solutions and strategies

REQUIREMENTS

  • Business level English and N3+ level Japanese

  • Experience as a Product Owner

  • Ability to search from raw data and contributing systems

  • Digital experience is a must

  • Experience and track record of success directing the efforts of developers as a project manager or product owner