About Cubic Telecom
We are a fast-paced, smart and ambitious company that has grown to become one of the leading providers of connectivity solutions and analytics services for vehicle and IoT device manufacturers.
We believe in leadership that supports empowerment and responsibility, while recognising and developing leadership qualities across our team. We foster an environment filled with energy and collaboration where we set out every day to improve not just the world, but ourselves and each other.
The Role
We are seeking a Product Owner who will work closely with our Product Management Team to drive the execution of our product roadmap using agile development methodologies.
This role involves working closely with commercial and engineering functions to meet customer needs, building and maintaining a deep understanding of the IoT connectivity and applications market, and assisting the Product Team with technical and business analysis activities.
The Product Owner will also serve as the voice of the customer internally, understanding the system users and user experiences, and translating business and service performance requirements into non-functional requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
* Work closely with the Product Manager to build and maintain a deep understanding of the IoT connectivity and applications market.
* Understand assigned products at a high level and assist the Product Team with technical and business analysis activities.
* Write detailed requirements & specifications, including User Story Acceptance Criteria and Non-functional Requirements in collaboration.
* Serve as the voice of the customer internally: Understand the system users and the user experiences.
* Work closely with the Product Manager to solidify the user experience with the functional requirements.
* Work with Engineering teams to ensure they understand the vision and scope for each feature.
* Actively contribute to Agile processes and ceremonies: acting in a product owner role.
* Track release schedule in collaboration with Project Management Office.
* Work closely with Engineering teams to clarify the product requirements.
* Support customer interactions, specifically when validating new functionality or collating information about enhancement requests or defects.
* Be proactive and diligent in setting up meetings, taking meeting minutes and publishing minutes to the Product Team.
* Review and validate test plans and approve test results prior to customer deployments.
* Work with Project Managers, Scrum Masters and Technical Team Leads to collaborate on processes, timelines and conflict resolution.
* Produce and maintain product documentation and collaterals: sales and pre-sales tools, user documentation.
* Provide product training to Sales, delivery, and support teams.
* Support Product Management with replies to RFxs by providing answers to technical questions where required.
* Support Product Management in continuously analysing and documenting product performance and state of the business and deliver quarterly status summary reports to Senior Leadership Team.
Requirements
Basic Requirements and Qualifications:
* Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, IT, Information Systems or Engineering or equivalent work experience.
* 3+ years of Agile Product Owner experience, with Software background and including SaaS architecture, business models, implementation challenges.
* Substantial technical background is essential, including experience working with complex software products.
* Strong time-management and prioritization skills as well as attention to detail.
* Ability to dive deep and is never out of touch with the details of the business AND the technology.
* Good presentation skills using tools such as PowerPoint, Excel and Word.
* A real team player, with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to create excellent working relationships with diverse teams and job functions throughout the organization; especially proven respect for and track record successfully working with designers and developers.
* Strong verbal and written communication skills with demonstrated experience engaging and influencing senior executives.
* Strong analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to use data and metrics to back up assumptions, recommendations, and drive actions.
* This position requires international travel.
Preferred Qualifications:
* Passion for and understanding of how IoT systems work from end nodes to cloud to application software, with special focus on wireless technologies.
* Experience delivering enterprise software products and services in a high growth environment.
* High attention to detail including precise and effective customer communications and proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously.
* Ability to work in a fast-paced environment where continuous innovation is desired.
* History of teamwork and willingness to roll up one's sleeves to get the job done.