Software, Principal Project Design Leader

Job Description

Responsibilities Lead Scrum Teams: Take the lead of scrum teams as the Product Owner. Backlog Management:Work closely with the Product Manager, UI/UX, and SMEs to create and maintain the product backlog by translating business requirements into features and user stories. Plan and prioritize product features and user stories backlog in consultation with the Product Manager and other members of the product management team. Ensure the team always has an adequate amount of prior prepared tasks to work on. Assess value, develop cases, and prioritize stories, epics, and themes to ensure work focuses on those with maximum value that are aligned with product strategy. Release Planning: Work with the scrum teams to come up with a sprint and PI-based release plan. Agile Rituals: Conduct agile rituals and meetings for backlog grooming and demos. Team Direction & Support:Provide direction to the Agile development team and stakeholders throughout the PI. Work closely with the team architect and tech leads to ensure development progress. Consult technical leads to prioritize technical debts and customer issues along with the Product Manager. Be the voice of the customer to the development teams. Resolve conflicts and remove obstacles that occur. Help build a productive environment where team members own the product and enjoy working on it. Communication & Transparency:Assisting with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information. Compliance & Governance:Manage software localization and translation requirements. Represent the product in various governance forums DODs & relevant stage gates. Specific Competencies Agile & Software Domain: Strong understanding of the Software domain and agile development lifecycle is a must. Customer Focus: Proven customer focus. Agile Experience: Prior experience with Software product development teams using Agile/Scrum. Project Success: Proven track record of successful projects in an agile environment. Adaptability: Ability to work in a fast-paced and challenging environment in a matrix organization with geographically distributed teams. Technical Understanding: Good understanding of .NET technology, Web applications, REST services, and Azure. Resilience: Calm and effective in a high-pressure environment. Leadership & Facilitation: Good skills and knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency. Collaboration: Ability to build and leverage collaboration and networking. Agile Expertise: In-depth knowledge of Agile process and principles. Communication & Leadership: Outstanding communication, presentation, and leadership skills. Organizational Skills: Excellent organizational and time management skills. Problem-Solving: Sharp analytical and problem-solving skills. Vision & Detail: Creative thinker with a vision, and attention to details. Qualifications Education: BE in Electronics/Computers/Electrical. Product Owner Experience: At least 5+ years experience as a Product Owner. Overall Experience: Minimum 8+ years of overall experience with a development background (mandatory). Domain Knowledge: Understanding of the electrical domain is a plus