Product Owner

Overview:

ST Engineering iDirect is a global leader in satellite communications (satcom) providing technology and solutions that enable its customers to expand their business, differentiate their services and optimize their satcom networks. Our business provides innovation focused on solving satellite’s most critical economic and technology challenges, and expands a shared commitment to shaping the future of how the world connects. With your talent and energy paired with our vision and technical leadership, the most fulfilling work of your career is waiting for you at ST Engineering iDirect…the sky is truly the limit!

We are seeking a highly motivate Product Owner with a strong background in Product Development Process who loves to collaborates with different teams to define the sprints and ensure timely-complete-quality delivery of the product.

Responsibilities:

• Work with Product Manager(s) and customers to understand and transforms the strategic vision of the product into deliverable iterations for their respective product teams.
• Prioritize work based on stakeholder needs
• Maintain the conceptual and technical integrity of the product’s features
• Develop subject matter expertise related to the products. Play a pivotal part in articulating the value of products to engineers and analysts
• Develop deep understanding of the industry’s megatrends and current technical situation to drive strategic roadmaps and measurable value creation
• Serve as sole interface with scrum/project team(s) by working with key project stakeholders and consolidating, validating and filtering requests for new requirements
• Identify, manage and escalate issues/obstacles to the delivery the defined product
• Responsible for delivering finished product (including documentation, adequate testing, appropriate functional and performance capabilities)
• Building a relationship with the teams based on trust and mutual respect
• Being able to listen, to show empathy, but also be decisive and be able to communicate clear and concise

Qualifications: Education: • Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience in a related career field.
Travel Requirements: 10% or less required
Required Qualifications:

• Experience in networking and telecommunications.- 1-3 years ideally
• Product or service development process/management experience . - 2+ years
• Ability to lead teams and drive projects to successful outcomes.

Ideal candidate will be either – A product owner who understands the principals of data generation and transfer, with background in wifi/telecoms (is a plus). Or A business analyst - with IT background, or understanding of networking principals, Or A business analyst with engineering background, Or A solutions architect who would like to explore a new career path, Or A scrum Master.
Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience within software engineering, especially developing with infrastructure as code. Must be able to understand the technical aspect of the product.
• Experience in satellite communication is a plus
• Demonstrates excellent collaboration and communication skills across a broad set of users or stakeholders
• Previous experience as a product owner
• Proven experience in setting direction for technology teams, prioritizing development activities, and driving new product development investments in an organization using Agile methodologies.
• Agile certification is a plus.