Product Owner / Business Analyst

Job title: Product Owner / Business Analyst

Company: People Place


Job description: THE EMPLOYEROur partner is a rapidly growing EU-based rapidly growing fintech Start-Up providing innovative Payment Services for online merchants and various businesses across Europe and worldwide. Collaborating with European acquiring banks and numerous other payment institutions globally to offer comprehensive online payments, card services, and crypto payments to our clients.THE OFFER

• In line with the competitive market and on your professional caliber and experience.
• Yearly bonus.
• Extensive corporate benefits package.
• International working environment.
• Accessible and supportive management.
• Free refreshments in the workplace.
• Social events and team-building activities
• Modern office building in centric part of Prague.

THE ROLEThe candidate for this hybrid role will need to apply sound practices and common sense to ensure the successful delivery of a wide variety of products; usually mandated by one or more members of the leadership team and delivered by virtual teams and/or third-party suppliers in several geographic locations. They will draw on previous, extensive experience to make decisions, take on and delegate responsibilities and motivate people to achieve project–related objectives.The successful candidate will work across all areas of the business in a multi-operator environment, servicing multiple clients, to define and prioritize business requirements in accordance with the overall roadmap. Taking responsibility for the workflow and product backlog, the Product Owner will be expected to deliver to timescales, budgets and criteria set by the business while continuously looking to improve the products. Reporting initially to the Head of Development and working closely with the rest of Product Team, the team member will cooperate with key stakeholders and keep them abreast of the progress of the projects at hand, communicating updates clearly as and when required. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in a similar role and experience of working directly with in-house software development and proficient at managing backlogs in Jira with a solid knowledge of Agile.THE IDEAL PROFILESkills and experience:

• Previous experience of 5+ years in the FinTech Industry as a product owner of payments, online banking, card issuance, or blockchain-related products.
• Strong stakeholder management experience across a variety of levels (internal and external).
• Strong and consistent record of academic achievement.
• Team management in a matrix / virtual organisation.
• Highly organised. Proven ability to proactively manage time effectively & prioritise based upon changing pressures.
• Excellent communication skills when interacting with a wide range of stakeholders from senior management through to SMEs/development teams.
• Persuasive, confident, diplomatic, and a bright, fast learner.
• Proficiency in English spoken and written. Proficiency in Russian – Advantage.

Desirable skills and experience:

• Qualification in any recognized Business Analysis methodology.
• Qualification from any Product Management professional body.
• PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner qualification.
• ITIL Foundation qualification.
• Scrum Master certification.
• Experience in third-party management.
• Experience working with Legal and Finance teams.
• Experience in managing overseas team members.
• Experience in Regulatory compliance or ISO certification.

Responsibilities:

• Develop deep domain knowledge in your product and industry, keep abreast of industry trends, perform analysis to determine market position and validate future product functionality
• Lead and document formal requirements, use cases, and user stories which ensure that the software solutions developed and tested are fit for purpose, meet business needs and are operationally sustainable.
• Work alongside the leadership team to design, develop, and deploy large-scale enterprise operations.
• Interact with leadership and team leads to ensure adoption and positive client experience.
• Partner closely with team leadership and team members to ensure the successful delivery of business solutions to meet customer needs and where possible, show quantifiable metrics.
• Represent the team and communicate progress and achievements against KPIs and OKRs
• Provide quality assurance (QA) needs by helping to create and execute the development roadmap.
• Maintain and track product KPIs using this data to inform decision making, pivoting where required
• Provide an active role in mitigating blockers and delays impacting successful team completion of Release/Sprint Goals
• Update stakeholders with timely progress reports, highlighting successes and delivery risks (along with identified mitigation strategies)
• Work with team and Agile Coaches to continually improve our cross-team delivery processes, reducing waste and re-work
• Work closely with Technical Lead to ensure alignment on all team and product matters
• Research competitors, the market, and the users to provide meaningful analyses
• Produce relevant documentation to support product awareness and technical build
• Facilitate workshops to drive requirements for product development
• Provide detailed reporting to the business and forward planning for future sprints

Expected salary:

Location: Česko

Job date: Thu, 22 May 2025 03:40:05 GMT

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