Product Owner

Who are we?

Effortel Labs is a part of the family of Effortel Technologies SA - a leading Mobile Virtual Network Enabler.

Effortel Technologies SA is a leading Mobile Virtual Network Enabler, headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, with employees all around the globe. We have R&D facilities in Bulgaria and we have an R&D division and team in Belgrade whose members are able to drive, lead and execute cutting-edge engineering and architecture.

We are a product and services technology company providing platform-based transaction processing and management services for Mobile Virtual Network Operators. We deliver MVNO enablement services across Europe, Middle East and Africa, and enjoy a steady and substantial growth throughout the years. Effortel was founded in 2005, in Belgium, Brussels.

The ideal candidate for the role is proactive, self-directed, team player and most of all - passionate about software development. Functionally, he will become valuable member of our Product Department.

The role:

We are looking for highly productive senior Java developer with the ability to drive, lead and execute cutting-edge engineering and architecture. The ideal candidate for this position is proactive, self-directed, team player and most of all passionate about software development.

Requirements:

• Previous experience as a Product Owner, Business Analyst or similar knowledge of eliciting business requirements is required along with an understanding of how enterprise software products are positioned and developed
• In-depth knowledge of Agile process and principles 
• Outstanding communication, presentation and leadership skills
• Critical evaluation and validation of information gathered from multiple sources, reconciliation of conflicts, foreseeing of corner cases
• Data driven, with strong problem framing and analytical skills. Able to properly frame and size complex problems, then break them down into actionable steps
• Solid experience writing user stories and their acceptance criteria
• Certification in Agile Scrum, Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) is a plus
• Telecom experience is a big plus
• English language- Professional working proficiency
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Responsibilities:

• Gathers stakeholder requirements and translates them into user stories
• Evaluates business specification provided by BA
• Works with multiple teams to understand the requirements and constraints for building the product
• Specifies acceptance criteria for each user story and validates deliverables
• Analyses ongoing sprint updates and from this reflection builds the focus of the next sprint
• Ensures that the product backlog is visible, transparent, and clear to all to the level needed, showing what the team will work on next
• Collaborates within Product Council and sync on product strategy assuring managing of product backlog according to operational KPI targets for product team and product roadmap to achieve desired outcome
• Managing continuous development and delivery of product features according to release plans

Benefits:

• Excellent working environment and office location, massive on the job coaching and experience injection, telecom training, IT training, career path in an international company
• Bonus offered based on performance
• Access to tech conferences, trainings and e-learning platforms
• Flexible working hours
• Truly competitive salary
• Bonus offered based on performance
• Excellent working environment and office location, massive on the job coaching and experience injection, IT & telecom training
• 25 days paid-leave
• Corporate SIM card and phone
• Additional health insurance

Please note that only eligible candidates would be contacted.

All CVs will be treated in strict confidentiality!