We're looking for a Junior Product Owner to help shape the future of our Product SDKs. You'll own the day-to-day management of the product backlog, working closely with engineers and stakeholders to ensure the team is always focused on the highest-value work.
You'll have the autonomy to prioritize incoming requests, make day-to-day product decisions, and keep work moving forward. At the same time, you'll be supported by an experienced Product Owner, who will provide strategic direction, mentoring, and guidance on the long-term product roadmap. It's an ideal opportunity for someone looking to grow into a Product Owner role with real ownership from day one.
You'll own the day-to-day product backlog and prioritization from the start, giving you real influence over how the product evolves. A Senior Product Owner will partner with you on long-term roadmap planning, strategic initiatives, and product direction, providing coaching and mentorship as you grow.
Responsibilities- Own and continuously refine the product backlog, prioritizing work together with the engineering team
- Assess incoming requests, bugs, and feature ideas, adjusting priorities as business needs evolve
- Collaborate with stakeholders to understand their needs, clarify requirements, and make informed day-to-day prioritization decisions
- Define clear product epics with business context and acceptance criteria, enabling the engineering team to break them down into implementation tasks
- Monitor delivery progress and proactively identify risks or blockers
- Provide regular updates on backlog status and delivery progress to stakeholders
- Serve as the primary day-to-day point of contact between engineering and business stakeholders
- Facilitate or support Agile ceremonies, including backlog refinement, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives
Requirements
- Native or near-native proficiency in Slovak or Czech (spoken and written)
- Comfortable discussing software development with engineers and understanding technical trade-offs. A computer science degree isn't required, but curiosity about technology and willingness to learn are important.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to gather the right information from stakeholders and translate it into clear product requirements
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-changing environment
- Confidence to make independent day-to-day prioritization and scope decisions while balancing business and engineering needs
- Basic understanding of Agile/Scrum practices
- Professional proficiency in English (spoken and written)
- Previous experience as a Product Owner, Business Analyst, Project Coordinator, Scrum Master, or in another cross-functional software delivery role
- Experience working with software development teams
- Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, or similar collaboration tools
Benefits
Compensation
At Innovatrics, we offer highly competitive salaries because we value top talent focused on our mission. Compensation is determined based on your level, skills, experience, qualifications, and location.
Salary starting from: 1,800 to 2,200 EUR/gross monthly and it is tied to competency and technical evaluation.
- Introduction Stage - Recruiter screen for 30 min.
- Offline Assignment - an assignment sent to you for completion
- Team Interview - 1h onsite interview with the hiring team
- CARES Interview - interview focusing on your values
We encourage candidates to request additional conversations with anyone they would like to meet.
Learn more about our culture, values, and what it’s like to work at Innovatrics: https://careers.innovatrics.com/
Skills Required
- Native or near-native proficiency in Slovak or Czech (spoken and written)
- Comfortable discussing software development with engineers and understanding technical trade-offs
- Curiosity about technology and willingness to learn (computer science degree not required)
- Strong communication skills to gather information and translate into clear product requirements
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-changing environment
- Confidence to make independent day-to-day prioritization and scope decisions balancing business and engineering needs
- Basic understanding of Agile/Scrum practices
- Professional proficiency in English (spoken and written)
- Previous experience as a Product Owner, Business Analyst, Project Coordinator, Scrum Master, or similar cross-functional software delivery role
- Experience working with software development teams
- Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, or similar collaboration tools
What We Do
Innovatrics is an independent provider of trusted biometric software solutions, including face and fingerprint recognition, used by governments and enterprises worldwide to secure digital and physical identities.
