Product Owner (H/F)

Duties and Responsibilities  

As part of the Architecture team of 5 people, reporting to Architecture Director, you will join a new team in charge of the development of a new DWDM product line. You will have the following responsibilities:  

• Understanding with the PLM (Product Line Manager) the Product Vision. Explain and communicate what is expected from the Product to R&D team and detail technical specifications if required. 

• Understanding with R&D developers and architects the Technical Debt and integrate it in the Product Backlog and Roadmap. 

• Defining and communicating with PLM and R&D Program Manager a Product roadmap based on Product objectives. POs and EPM (Engineering Project Manager) of dependent Products could be involved as well. 

• Guaranteeing that the Product Backlog covers all stages of Product creation including design and development with all POs involved on the Product. 

• Guaranteeing high level requirements are covered in the Product Backlog with all POs involved on the Product. 

• Make sure the Team has a minimal set of standards for Product quality such as but not limited to: DoD (Definition of Done), DoR (Definition of Ready), test coverage, criticity of bugs, documentation. 

• Guaranteeing the Product Backlog is kept clean, clear, detailed, and refined as the development progresses. 

• Ordering the Product Backlog based on roadmap and changing requirements. 

• Drawing scenarios with team and stakeholders when negotiations and trade-offs are necessary. Decisions are made between PO and stakeholders (PLM, Management). Then, liaising with the team and stakeholders to communicate decisions. 

• Keeping team and stakeholders informed about the status of the Product. 

• Monitoring and evaluating with team leaders, managers, directors Products' roadmap using estimative methods. 

• Participating (if valuable for the PO or the Team) in Scrum events: Review, Retrospective, Planning and recommended meetings like 

• the Refinement meeting. PO is optional for the Daily Scrum meeting (only when required by the Team). 

• Assisting the Scrum Team to meet the objectives of each Sprint, working closely with them throughout the development process. For a multi-POs structure for a Product, if the PO is not working directly with a Team, the Team of POs would work on how to support the Teams. 

•  Identifying risks and areas for improvement regarding the Product. 

Profile and skills 
 

You are an autonomous, team-player, proactive engineer with the following skills and experience:  

General 

• Master degree or equivalent 

• 15+ years with 3+ years in a Product Owner position 

• Fluent in both English and French (oral, written) 

• Knowledge on Scrum, Kanban, agile @scale approaches, and Agile Principles. 

Technical :

• Knowledge on the Market, Products and Technologies involved in the Product. 

• Working knowledge of Product architecture 

• Understanding the minimum requirements that a Product must meet to be fit for sale. 

• Knowledge on Agile tools (Jira, Confluence, …) 

• Knowledge of user-centered design principles. 

Behavioral indicators :

• Ability to work with large teams and international Teams. 

• Ability to prioritize effectively and make decisions. 

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. 

• Excellent oral and written communication. 

Package 

• Fix salary plus bonus 

• Meal voucher 

• Profit sharing program