Product Manager / Owner

A successful company based in Maidenhead is seeking a Product Manager to join their highly entrepreneurial and experienced team. As a Product Manager you'll be responsible for the creation and evolution of exciting products which meet the needs of their customers and the business. Responsibilities • Support Product Management by creating epics and user stories to enable applicable development for at least 2 sprints of prioritized user stories • Work closely with the Scrum team to help clarify stories as required • Compile test results to provide data for use in solving problems • Perform engineering level tests to find defects; troubleshoot and debug development and production issues, collaborating with QA Engineers to develop optimal product test plans • Work with Product Owner to clarify and estimate feature work • Work with QA Engineers to develop optimal product test plans and resolve new feature issues as QA finds bugs during release stabilization Knowledge, Skills and Abilities • Bachelors’ degree in business, computer science or equivalent field plus c 2 years’ experience working as a business analyst, product manager, product owner or similar role OR equivalent experience • Highly motivated self-starter with a desire to help others and take action • Requires strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts into non-technical terms • Ability to independently work as a contributing member in a high-paced and focused team • Ability to multi-task and prioritize tasks with competing deadlines • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to work under pressure • Ability to socialize ideas and influence decisions without direct authority • Collaborative in nature with a strong desire to dig in and learn independently and as well as through asking questions • Considers ‘best-practice’ standards, as well as departmental policies and procedures • Excellent written and verbal communication skills • Excellent organizational, time management and multi-tasking skills • Understanding of product and sprint backlog tracking, burn-down metrics, velocity, and work breakdowns • Understands the fundamentals of software development processes and procedures If this sounds of interest, please apply today