**This position is available for candidates that reside in/near Graz as this role requires the candidate to come into the office a couple times a week.
About Us
Ascent has recently been acquired by Acuity Analytics. This is both a significant milestone for us and a tremendous opportunity for you. Acuity Analytics is a business with a strong global reputation, an impressive client base and ambitious growth plans. We delivers deep insights and domain-led digital transformation to high-growth and heavily regulated organisations. To our customers, we bring a partnership that provides the talent, technology and capability to enhance performance and operational efficiency.
Your responsibilities
As our next Product Owner/Agile Project Manager (F/M/X), you play a major role in successfully implementing agile software projects, working closely with clients and an experienced team of developers and designers.
- Conceptualize a client’s product by working out concrete requirements in workshops while keeping the user perspective and budgetary considerations in mind
- Define and prioritize user stories and maintain the product backlog
- Stay in close contact with the client in order to maximize the product value
- Maintain an intensive exchange with the team responsible for the implementation
- Have an eye on the economic health of the project by preparing and communicating relevant key figures
- Actively contribute to the continual improvement of agile processes
- Minimum monthly gross salary: € 3.400 (14 times per year, based on 38,5h/week, no all-in contract). However, we always ensure to offer a competitive salary adjusted to your qualifications and experience.
Your profile
- Relevant experience as Product Owner and Agile Project Owner , ideally in the areas of web or mobile development
- You are passionate about agile frameworks such as Scrum and Kanban
- Taking responsibility, behaving in a self-assured manner and spurring progress hands-on come naturally to you
- You prefer a direct and open style of communication and deal with clients on an equal footing
- You detect risks early and take the necessary precautions accordingly
- You share our enthusiasm for design & user experience
- You feel comfortable speaking German and English
Why join us
People are at the Heart of our Business. By investing in people, we achieve exceptional results for our clients and create new opportunities for our teams to thrive. Check out this page for more details.
Skills Required
- Relevant experience as a Product Owner and Agile Project Manager
- Experience in web or mobile development environments
- Knowledge of agile frameworks such as Scrum and Kanban
- Strong ownership, confidence, initiative, and hands-on approach
- Direct and open communication style with clients
- Ability to identify and mitigate risks
- Interest in design and user experience
- German and English language proficiency
- Residence in or near Graz and ability to work from the office several times per week
What We Do
Ascent is a design-led software, data and cloud business that specialises in advanced analytics and AI. We design, build and manage cloud-native products, solutions, platforms and experiences on Azure. Our community of engineers, architects, data scientists, experience designers and consultants is here to help customers do something new, or do something better. Ascent is home to 450+ technology specialists across 5 key European locations (UK, Germany, Portugal, Malta and Bulgaria). Our talented, consultative teams deliver a range of solutions, from digital product and service design to mobile app development, API integrations, data engineering, AI and data science. Our modern app, data and infrastructure platforms help businesses leave legacy behind and enable rapid, efficient innovation
