Product Owner

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Ukraine.

📋 Description

• Transform the product line strategy into specific team backlogs and validate sprint results to ensure consistent delivery.

• Own and continuously prioritize the team backlog so that development efforts focus on the most valuable tasks aligned with product goals.

• Define sprint objectives, participate in sprint planning, and coordinate with the team to ensure realistic commitments.

• Manage changes in scope and incoming requests during sprints, communicate changes to stakeholders, and adjust sprint plans accordingly.

• Ensure that backlog refinements by the team align with product strategy and priorities, validating the outcomes.

• Collaborate with Product Management and stakeholders to enhance product features based on validated market and customer insights.

• Coordinate the work of business analysts, systems analysts, and other roles during the discovery phase, ensuring clarity and technical feasibility of requirements.

• Assist in providing requirements to the team when objectives and scope are clear.

• Plan releases (at the team level) in collaboration with the Engineering Manager.

• Participate in acceptance testing of features and demonstrations to verify quality and completeness.

• Engage in and co-facilitate sprint retrospectives alongside the EM, initiating improvements in team practices.

• Manage the risk identification process and escalation paths.

• Serve as the primary subject matter expert (SME) for internal stakeholders.

• Validate project plans and documentation for stakeholders as needed.

• Establish and maintain collaboration with the web department and other teams for cross-product work.

• Coordinate cross-team epics and ensure alignment on shared functionalities.

• Work with the Estimator tool, obtain approvals, and maintain the estimation process.

• Collaborate with QA to classify issues and prioritize bugs in the Product Backlog based on business impact.

⛳️ Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in a Product Owner, Product Manager, Delivery Manager, or similar role.

• 2+ years of experience in Pharma, Life Sciences, or pharmaceutical marketing (in an IT/tech environment) — processes and systems related to content supply chain (content creation, MLR, CRM, Veeva, AEM, SFDC).

• Proven successful experience in defining and launching products that meet business objectives.

• Experience working with AI/ML-based products, including understanding the lifecycle of models, evaluation metrics, and constraints such as bias and hallucinations.

• Proficient in Jira, Confluence, and Agile/Scrum methodologies.

• Experience writing user stories, acceptance criteria, and technical specifications.

• Knowledge of estimation techniques (story points, T-shirt sizing).

• Upper-Intermediate level of English or higher.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation and regular salary reviews.

• Professional and career growth opportunities.

• Paid vacation - 18 working days per year (20 working days after 2 years of employment).

• Sick leave without documentation - 4 working days per year.

• Documented sick leave - 20 working days per year.

• Family leave - 3 paid working days (for marriage, childbirth, or bereavement).

• Comprehensive health insurance (including massage and physiotherapy courses).

• English language courses.

• Opportunities to participate in professional forums and conferences.

• Regular corporate events and team-building activities.

• An experienced team and a friendly atmosphere.

• A pleasant working environment: a comfortable, fully equipped office and the option to work from home.