Job Description
Shape Future Product Strategies in Global Operational Leadership
In this pivotal role within the global outsourcing industry, you'll seize the opportunity to elevate your career without borders. Imagine advancing professionally on an international scale while rooted in the comfort of your local environment. As a Product Owner, you'll spearhead the delivery of strategic business outcomes, ensuring that products not only meet but exceed customer expectations. Collaborating closely with diverse teams, you'll drive innovation and efficiency across the development lifecycle, from conceptualization to deployment. This role offers more than just a career it promises a gateway to global exposure and professional growth. Embrace the chance to influence product strategies that resonate worldwide, setting new standards in operational excellence within a dynamic industry landscape. Join us in shaping the future of global operations, where your expertise and leadership will make a significant impact.
Employment Type: Full-time
Schedule: Day Shift, Fixed weekends off
Work Arrangement: Hybrid, Makati
Steering Excellence: Directing Strategic Initiatives
- Develop and communicate a clear product vision aligned with the overall business strategy.
- Transform strategies, initiatives, user feedback, and insights into executable requirements for the development team, and drive growth opportunities throughout the development lifecycle.
- Implement Agile practices to optimize product development and delivery, and actively participate in the continuous improvement of processes, identifying opportunities to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
- Lead Agile teams and ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-up, backlog refinement, sprint review, and retrospective.
- Create and maintain well-defined backlogs, ensuring they reflect business priorities and are ready for development, collaborating closely with development teams to plan and execute timely releases.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive roadmaps that align with business priorities and market needs, outlining key milestones, releases, and feature deliveries.
- Coordinate with stakeholders to manage expectations and provide visibility of release timelines, progress, and future direction regularly.
- Work closely with designers to ensure the user experience aligns with goals and meets user expectations.
- Manage roadmap, budget, scope, risks, dependencies, and timelines.
Requirements
Mastering Excellence: Key Qualifications for Thriving in Dynamics
- In-depth knowledge of Agile software development processes and principles, particularly in the Agile Product Owner role or similar.
- More than 5 years of experience as a Product Owner.
- Direct experience in stakeholder-facing roles managing backlogs with accountability for timely delivery, project success, stakeholder, and end-user satisfaction.
- Act as a servant leader, fostering an Agile mindset and promoting collaboration across teams.
- Outstanding communication, presentation, and facilitation skills.
- Action-oriented team player with a strong sense of responsibility, focusing on the task at hand and demonstrating a proven ability to complete projects according to outlined scope, budget, and timeline.
- Strategic thought leader with the ability to identify product innovation opportunities aligned with customer/market needs and business priorities.
- Self-motivated with the ability to manage multiple project priorities and drive quality execution in high-paced settings.
- Experience with consumer-facing digital products.
Preferred Experience:
- Experience working in Scrum or Kanban framework
- Experience working with global or distributed teams
- Certification as a Scrum Product Owner and/or Certified Scrum Master
Benefits
Rewards of Success: Enjoying Gains in Innovation
- HMO coverage upon regularization
- Competitive Package
- Hybrid work arrangement
- Prime office location (Easy access to MRT stations, restaurants, and banks)
- Day shift schedule
- Fixed weekends off
- Free upskilling through Emapta Academy courses (Want to know more Visit )
- Free access to our office gyms (Ortigas and Makati) with a free physical fitness trainer!
- Emapta Lifestyle perks (Foodpanda pro and more!)
- Unlimited opportunities for employee referral incentives across the organization
- Standard government and Emapta benefits
- Total of 20 annual leaves to be used on your own discretion (including 5 credits convertible to cash)
- Fun engagement activities for employees
- Mentorship and exposure to global leaders and teams
- Career growth opportunities
- Diverse and supportive work environment
Why We Stand Out Among the Rest!
Join Emapta, a company recognized as one of the Best Places to Work for in Asia by HR Asia and The Philippines Best Employers for 2023. Our culture of care and empathy, reflected in our 50/50 gender ratio, ensures you'll feel like part of the family from day one. We're dedicated to nurturing talent and providing the tools for your success. Be part of a squad of dream chasers and world changers, showcasing Filipino talent to the world. With 18 strategically located offices and over 720 clients, you'll have the opportunity to make a positive impact daily, whether you prefer office-based or work-from-home options. Join us for a 100% virtual recruitment process and let's make magic together!
Working in Emapta not only provides you the certainty of working with a well-established organisation which nurtures the careers of almost 7,400+ team members - it also places you in direct relationships with some of the world's leading and most innovative companies.
Tim Vorbach, CEO
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