Product Owner

2 weeks ago

Johannesburg, South Africa De Beers Group of Companies Full time

**Company Description
- You’ll make it happen.**

We’re the world’s leading diamond company - a unique luxury business that thrives on the creativity, passion and knowledge of our people.

To push our company forwards, we always need to think differently. We welcome diverse perspectives, people who spark fresh thinking and aren't afraid to challenge assumptions.
In return, we provide you with the space and support to grow and achieve your ambitions.

**Job Description**:

- The Product Owner is a tactical member and an integral part of the development team, responsible for maximizing the value of the products created by the development team. This role is responsible and accountable for the product backlog and ensuring the product development support the company’s strategy and goals.

**Key responsibilities include**:

- Work closely with the Product Manger to understand industry, market needs, roadmap, and strategy.
- Identify and understand customer pain points, assist in defining solutions and bring them to life as well as be the voice of the customer in the team.
- Use discovery techniques to manage product risk (value, usability, feasibility, and viability), and to test those risks qualitatively and quantitatively.
- Translate product managers’ strategies to tasks for development to bridge the gap between product strategy and development.
- Work closely with the development to aid understanding of user stories, journeys and business value.
- Conduct and own Sprint ceremonies and act as a key player throughout each event, including planning, refinement, review, and sprint demos.
- With each iteration, evaluate, verify, and validate outcomes by performing UAT, and be responsible for all communication during releases.
- Own the product backlog to define and prioritise a backlog of products features and capabilities; update a dynamic and constantly evolving backlog; develop and explicitly communicate Product and Sprint Goals; clearly communicate each Product Backlog item, ensuring that the Product Backlog is transparent, visible, and understood.
- Make data lead decisions on go/no go product and feature recommendation.
- Qualifications
- Relevant Bachelors Degree - BSc Engineering, (Mechatronics Engineering preferred), hard science or business

**Role-specific knowledge and experience**
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience in Product Management, with focus on
Hardware Products.
- Experience in bringing technology products to market in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience in using agile in Hardware products.
- Technical background, with experience in an engineering/science discipline.
- Experienced in using discovery techniques to uncover user needs.
- Mining or industry experience will be advantageous.

**Additional Information
- Who we are: De Beers Group**

De Beers Group is a company with a rich history and a sparkling future.

Since 1888 our experts have searched the world for nature’s most precious gem. Our diamonds bring beauty to the world. But we think they can do so much more. We want our diamonds, and our business, to make life brilliant - for our people, our customers and the world around us.

Venetia Mine is part of De Beers Group Managed Operations Business which integrates mines, operations and support functions in the De Beers Group producer countries of Canada and South Africa to shape a safe, sustainable future for De Beers Group’s people, shareholders, communities and partners.

**Safety**

Safety first is a way of life for us. We are unconditional about the safety, health and well-being of our colleagues, at work and at home, and about that of the communities where we work. We aim to lead the industry by investing in innovation to protect people, who are at the heart of our business. Our high performing teams take accountability for their own and others' actions, work collaboratively, and always show car and respect **.**

**Inclusion & Diversity**

We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are. We provide equality of opportunity to enable everyone to fulfil their potential.

**Closing date**:22 January 2023

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