Product Owner - Cape Town, South Africa - Allan Gray

Allan Gray

Verified Company

Cape Town, South Africa

1 week ago

Posted by:

Thabo Mthembu

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Description

Job Summary:

Responsibilities:

Manage and mentor direct reports
Manage and control what is added to the production environment
Engage and collaborate with business stakeholders on what system enhancements are required to support their needs
Challenge stakeholders on their assumptions of how they envision business and system processes to work
Based on business priority, prioritise / plan the associated work and assess scope of projects
Manage team roadmap and communicate this roadmap with the team
Communicate with stakeholders on team progress and provide enough information to allow for informed business decisions
Critically evaluate information gathered from multiple stakeholders and resolve conflicts
Assist in enforcement of project deadlines, schedules and methodologies
Support and drive implementation of projects
Define development plans for reportees
Perform detailed analysis and review analysis of business analysts
Support the documentation and planning for test scenarios, test cases and testing activities necessary to assess the quality and completion of system implementations
Manage the team and assist in resolving conflicts or making tradeoffs
Establish a healthy balance between business backlog, QA backlog and the technical backlog.
Manage vendor relationships
Requirements:
Experience working in CIS industry
Good understanding of Unit Trusts, Retirement and Life products
Previous experience as a Business Analyst would be advantageous
Experience working closely with core LISP administration systems such as Flexcube would be advantageous
Experience leading software development teams and managing complex software projects
At least 2 years product ownership experience
At least 2 years people management experience
Experience in vendor relationship management would be advantageous
Experience with stakeholder management
Data analysis and SQL skills
Attention to detail and problemsolving skills
Methodical approach to work
Ability to multitask across different projects
Good verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
Planning, organizational and time management skills
Education:
Technology or Business Analyst qualification
Strong academic performance