Product Owner & Designer

Transfinder is a company developing products that support client needs across areas such as logistics, education, public safety, and fleet maintenance. The Product Owner & Designer gathers and prioritizes requirements, manages the development backlog, and leads Agile and Scrum ceremonies. The role also creates and evaluates UI/UX designs, conducts user research, and collaborates with development, quality assurance, and stakeholder teams.

Responsibilities:

• Project and Backlog Management: Develops and prioritizes a large development backlog with regularly changing priorities
• Collaboration: Collaborates with the development teams, quality assurance, and Scrum Masters to build and evaluate new features and products
• Communication and Presentation: Presents complex designs across technical and non-technical teams
• Scrum and Agile Practices: Leads and participates in critical scrum meetings like Refinement Meetings, Sprint Planning, and Sprint Reviews
• Research and Knowledge Acquisition: Performs user and product research by exploring ideas with internal and external stakeholders. Gains expertise in new subjects, technologies, and concepts pertinent to the products under development
• UI/UX Design and Critique: Creates and critiques UI/UX artifacts used to guide the development team. Ensures that users can easily navigate through technology and products. Maintain a cohesive look and feel for products
• Team Leadership and Motivation : Motivates development teams to meet sprint commitment and product quality goals
• Other duties and projects as assigned

Requirements:

• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
• Strong written and spoken communication skills
• Excellent troubleshooting skills
• Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously, while maintaining attention to detail
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Effectively responds to feedback and demonstrates the ability to adapt to changes
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, Jira, Prototyping Tools, and Product Analytic Tools
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evening hours at least twice per week
• A minimum of 4 years of experience as a Product Owner, Business Analyst or active participant in a Scrum process
• Experience working directly with software development teams and international teams
• Demonstrated knowledge of UI/UX principles for both mobile and browser applications
• Demonstrated knowledge of scrum and agile principles
• Exposure to logistics, education, public safety, fleet maintenance fields
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times
• A valid driver's license is required
• Must be able to drive to various locations to test software