CareerFinders, on behalf of our client, an established and expanding provider of Payment Solutions to customers across the Globe, we are seeking to recruit an experienced Product Owner to join their team based in Limassol. The successful applicant will work with internal and external customers to analyze needs and align the product roadmap to strategic goals as well as managing and prioritizing the product backlog. You will hold previous, demonstrable experience working as a Product Owner or similar and possess the ability to communicate clearly and effectively with different functional groups, developers, business owners and senior business leaders. Previous experience working in the Payments Industry is highly desirable. 

Key Duties/Responsibilities: 

• Work with internal and external customers to analyze the needs and align product roadmap to strategic goals.
• Managing and prioritizing the product backlog.
• Collaborate with stakeholders during the envisioning and concept development of a product.
• Be accountable for the created features, delivering in the product model, and communicating the product needs with business partners.
• Create User Stories to effectively communicate business requirements to technology teams.
• Attend Backlog Grooming and Sprint Planning sessions as required to ensure that User Stories are understood and prioritized appropriately.
• Participate in User Acceptance Testing.
• Liaise with relevant technology and operational teams to ensure project delivery.
• Manage expectations of stakeholders and project teams, ensuring any threats that arise to project delivery are escalated.
• Attend status update meetings and manage actions arising through to completion.
• Represent the team in front of stakeholders, clients, or users.

Key Skills/Experience: 

• BSc in Computer Science or related field or equivalent work experience.
• Previous work experience as a Product Owner or similar role ideally in a dynamic & modern environment is a must.
• Team orientation and willingness to roll up sleeves to solve complex, dynamic challenges.
• Worked with agile scrum with the ability to articulate concrete results.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with different functional groups, developers, business owners, and senior business leaders.
• Excellent communication skills in English are essential.
• A self-driven person with great prioritization skills, that takes initiative and wants to impact.
• Strong relationships building skills; experience managing stakeholders and partners to drive cross-functional programs.
• Ability to provide architectural guidance and direction, strong judgment especially relevant in balancing long term strategic investments with near term business goals.
• A customer-oriented person with experience in working with international customers.
• Experience with modern API-oriented technologies and understanding of API communication mechanics, including the ability to define requirements for features that need to be implemented with underlying awareness to the backend.
• Experience with project management.
• Experience with Payment Gateway technology is highly desirable.
• Experience with Payment Service Provider integrations will be considered a significant advantage.
• A relevant Product Owner certification is a plus.
• Any knowledge of the Russian language will be considered an advantage, but not essential.

To apply for this vacancy, please send your CV, along with any covering letter to jobs@careerfinders.com.cy quoting the reference number CAR6232. Please note that due to the high volumes of applications received only shortlisted applicants will be responded to. By sending us your CV you are giving CareerFinders your consent to be contacted for this and any other suitable vacancies that we believe match your skills and experience. To view our privacy policy, please click www.careerfinders.com.cy/privacy-policy.