Product Owner
Bede Gaming
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Sofia • 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
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Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
SDLC
About the role
- Own, maintain, and prioritise the Tribe and Team backlogs in line with the strategic direction set by Tribe Leaders.
- Contribute to the Bede Product Roadmap for your product area.
- Play a key role throughout the Bede Software Development Life Cycle within your Tribe.
- Work closely with Product Managers to understand customer needs and business strategy.
- Engage with stakeholders to identify and capture problem statements and objectives.
- Represent the voice of the stakeholder (whether a client or Bede sponsor).
- Translate high-level objectives into clear, detailed user stories with acceptance criteria and see them through to execution.
- Take full accountability for product quality and sign off features at the end of each sprint.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to produce sprint reports and project delivery dates for small to mid-scale projects (large-scale projects will have a dedicated Project Manager).
- Support defect triage for internal and external issues.
- Be the subject matter expert for your Tribe’s product area.
- Own and maintain product documentation, ensuring gaps are filled and kept up to date.
- Create and contribute to platform release notes and feature documentation.
- Build and maintain positive relationships with clients and internal stakeholders.
- Support continuous improvement practices within your Tribe.
- Gather feedback from customers and stakeholders to inform future iterations and drive continuous product improvements.
- Bring curiosity and drive to become an expert in your product area.
Requirements
- Experience working in a technology environment, with hands-on professional experience as a Product Owner or a similar role.
- Strong experience in Agile development (Scrum, SAFe, or other Agile framework qualifications would be a bonus).
- Excellent communication skills, with confident use of English (both written and verbal) to engage effectively with technical teams, stakeholders, and clients.
- A proven track record in software development with full end-to-end project lifecycle experience.
- Solid understanding of web-based systems development.
- Customer-focused, with the ability to identify and clearly articulate product requirements.
- Strong analytical, planning, problem-solving, and organisational skills.
Benefits
- A friendly, flexible and trust-based approach to working
- 25 days annual leave and additional paid ‘Bede’ holidays throughout the year and at Christmas
- Premium Private Healthcare and Dental care with Uniqa, from day 1!
- Innovation time – Engineers have regular opportunities to spend time developing skills and innovating.
- Flexi-Funds – A monthly bonus of 115 BGN to support bills and essential expenses your way!
- Food vouchers – 120 BGN per month
- Lots of social events – inside and outside of the working day
- A great office life! Free snacks and refreshments in the office every day
- Bede swag – from Zoodies to t-shirts and even socks!
- Access to Calm app – the #1 app for meditation and sleep
- Referral Programme – help us grow our team with like-minded individuals and be rewarded the equivalent of £3000 in BG Lev (pre-tax)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
Agile developmentScrumSAFesoftware development life cycleuser storiesacceptance criteriadefect triageproduct documentationproject lifecycleweb-based systems development
Soft skills
communication skillsanalytical skillsplanning skillsproblem-solving skillsorganizational skillscustomer-focusedcollaborationstakeholder engagementcuriositydrive