Tech Data Corporation Looking for Senior IT Product Owner at New Delhi, Delhi Full Time

Job Purpose:
The purpose of this role is to provide thought leadership and strategic direction across a number of products/platforms or within a significantly more complex product area within the TD Digital Platforms.

The Digital platform provides all the tools and services for our Business teams and Customers to work within our Digital processes.

As part of a SAFe Scrum product team, the Lead Product Owner works closely with Product Managers, Product Owners and Architects to help ensure the requested Features are meeting the Strategic blueprint of the products and evangelises the capabilities the products across the whole Digital landscape can offer to drive innovative thinking back into the delivery of the Feature (ensuring fit for purpose design and extra capabilities wherever possible) .

The Lead Product Owner adds this extra value to the overall delivery and is responsible for ensuring the strategic blueprint of a product is aligned with other products for which they are overseeing and works with other Lead Product Owners, Product Owners and Architects to ensure consistency in approach across the whole of the Digital platforms.

The Lead Product Owner utilises their strategic and detailed understanding of a number of the Digital products by supporting product owners in definition of the necessary backlog of user stories and will manage this process for those complex new product areas in which they have direct responsibility.

The Lead Product Owner will work closely with Architecture team in evaluating new technologies to be considered within the strategic product developments and will lead the evaluation process for selection of such technologies.

The Lead Product owner will provide mentoring and coaching for other product owners to ensure maximum re-use of components and services, and strategic alignment from the cross product perspective.

The Lead Product Owner is a subject matter expert of all aspects of the technical solution built across a number of products built over a number of years working within different product teams.

The role is technical facing, global and also includes significant business interaction, as the Lead Product Owner must have a detailed grasp of key Business drivers across a number of areas to present be, relevant and convincing recommendations to all parties for the product development.

Responsibilities:
Ownership of the Strategic Product Blueprint for a number of global product (s) they oversee or for their complex product area

Close Partner with a number of Business and Product Managers to understand the global product vision and provide thought leadership from a product solution perspective across a number of products as input to strategy

Collaborates with architects to align on functional design and technology to be utilised across a number of products within the global solution

Using requested features and architectural direction as input, simplifies the complexity of the desired solution to create the user stories that give clear functional and non-functional direction to development team. This directs the Scrum team in how the product needs to be developed, to ensure technical integrity of the solution is maintained and that the maximum re-use of components and micro-services is delivered. Directly responsible within his complex product and/or mentors other product owners in this task

Owns and maintains the prioritised three month product backlog of user stories that is visible, transparent and aligned with Business priorities and/or supports other product owners to ensure strategic alignment

Responsible for selection process re new technology choices within product areas. Facilitates the process , working with Architects, Product managers, Product owners and development teams to choose appropriate technology in alignment with strategic needs

Accountable for the overall strategic alignment of the products within their area of responsibility and effective overall design across the products for the Business

Supports Scrum master in all Scrum ceremonies to aid effective and timely delivery

Supports the story refinement process so that Scrum team can immediately start on next Sprint of approved stories and thus enable continuous delivery within the Sprint cadence

Takes the lead from a product team perspective in product innovation and creativity, focusing on outcomes and strategic alignment across all products in conjunction with Architecture team

Respected as Product Authority across a number of product areas by all in Scrum team and outside it re Platform capabilities

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
>5 to 8 Years of relevant work experience is required.

Required Education: Bachelor’s Degree

Other Education / Certifications: Certified Product Owner

Able to execute instructions and to request clarification when needed.

Able to use common office equipment.

Possesses strong data entry skills.

Able to perform basic mathematical calculations.

Able to recognize and attend to important details with accuracy and efficiency.

Able to communicate clearly and convey necessary information.

Able to converse and write effectively in English and other local / regional language.

Able to create and conduct formal presentations.

Able to interact effectively with higher levels of management (managers & above)

Able to negotiate skillfully and promote/sell ideas persuasively.

Understand, communicate, and collaborate effectively with people across various identities.

Possesses strong leadership skills with a willingness to lead, create new ideas, and be assertive.

Possesses strong organizational and time management skills, driving tasks to completion.

Able to adjust readily to change and adapt as needed.

Able to constructively work under stress and pressure when faced with high workloads and deadlines.

Able to maintain and promote social, ethical, and organizational standards in conducting internal and external business activities.

Able to work independently with minimum supervision.

Able to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.

Able to collaborate and build solid, effective working relationships with others.

Able to exhibit ability to be sensitive to the needs, concerns, and feelings of others.

Able to quickly learn/adapt to new systems and technology.

Able to use relevant computer systems and applications at an advanced level.

Working Conditions:
Consistent non-standard work or overtime as business requires.

On-call availability required as necessary.

Professional, office environment.

Cultural Competency Requirements:
Within Tech Data diversity is one of our fundamental shared values. We are a multi-cultural environment and we pride ourselves on being a welcoming place of work where we celebrate inclusion and champion people from a multitude of backgrounds.

Join our team to connect the world with the power of technology!