Technical Product Owner
Description
Lean Tech is a rapidly expanding organization situated in Medellín, Colombia. We pride ourselves on possessing one of the most influential networks within software development and IT services for the entertainment, financial, and logistics sectors. Our corporate projections offer a multitude of opportunities for professionals to elevate their careers and experience substantial growth. Joining our team means engaging with expansive engineering teams across Latin America and the United States, contributing to cutting-edge developments in multiple industries.
Currently, we are seeking a Technical Product Owner with a strong English level to join our team. Here are the challenges that our next warrior will face and the requirements we look for:
Position Title: Technical Product Owner
Location: Remote / LATAM
What you will be doing:
- Ack as the interface between business stakeholders and developers, translating business requirements into technical stories and tickets.
- Work with QA to create automation scripts, handle manual regression testing, and oversee user acceptance testing.
- Manage a backlog of support tickets and enhancement requests, turning them into technical tickets for developers.
- Break larger requests into epics and define related tasks.
- Oversee integrations with third-party systems (e.g., TMS, financial systems) and ensure smooth operation of proprietary systems.
- Use Jira to track and manage project tickets, bugs, and enhancements.
- Ensure tasks are appropriately scoped, defined, and assigned to relevant team members.
- Understand and become the subject matter expert for our key applications.
- Act as a liaison between stakeholders and development teams.
- Advocate for stakeholder needs throughout the development process.
- Develop business process workflows and designs in conjunction with stakeholders.
- Analyze, clarify, and validate business needs to ensure alignment with technical solutions.
- Review prototypes to ensure business understanding of any user interface changes.
- Craft detailed technical user stories based on product requirements.
- Define acceptance criteria and test user stories to ensure quality and completeness.
- Provide real-time business application support for production issues.
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot and resolve issues.
- Ensure timely delivery of project commitments by working efficiently under aggressive deadlines.
- Participate in multiple concurrent projects, adjusting to changing priorities as needed.
- Support integrations between application systems and third-party software.
Requirements & Qualifications
To excel in this role, you should possess:
- Main Skills:
These are the must-haves that are essential for this position.
- 5+ years of experience as a Product Owner in an agile software environment.
- Experience with Jira for ticketing management and confluence for documentation.
- Knowledge of API and EDI, as well as formats such as XML, x12, JSON, or other file formats.
- Understanding system integrations is key, as the company interacts with various third-party applications (e.g., TMS systems, financial systems like Microsoft Dynamics, and Salesforce).
- Understanding of database schemas and ability to perform scripts to extract information for testing and troubleshooting.
- Experience with smoke testing.
- Experience working with integrations between application systems and third-party software.
- Familiarity with Postman for API testing.
- Experience with MySQL as a primary database.
- Experience with business process definition, systems implementation, and support.
- Ability to clearly communicate and present proposed technical solutions to both technical and business audiences.
- Familiarity with user acceptance testing (UAT).
- Familiarity with logistics and transportation management systems (TMS) is a bonus but not mandatory.
- Secondary Skills:These are additional skills that will help you succeed in this role.
- Strong desire to learn new applications at a detailed level and apply their expertise to meet business needs.
- Experience working well in a matrix/cross-functional environment.
- Ability to handle high levels of responsibility, be self-directed, and work independently and efficiently under aggressive deadlines.
- High degree of creative ability, analytical and technical skills, and independent judgment.
- Strong ability to work as a team member on complex projects, effectively interacting with technical and non-technical personnel within and across departments.
Why you will love Lean Tech:- Join a powerful tech workforce and help us change the world through technology
- Professional development opportunities with international customers
- Collaborative work environment
- Career path and mentorship programs that will lead to new levels.
Join Lean Tech and contribute to shaping the data landscape within a dynamic and growing organization. Your skills will be honed, and your contributions will play a vital role in our continued success. Lean Tech is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.