The PO creates a product roadmap and defines the product vision for his or her team, driven by the overall strategy. He or she builds close relationships with key stakeholders to ensure that the team's effort is aligned with the overall strategy. The PO works closely with his or her team to ensure that business value and user feedback is translated into new functionality when needed
Managing the product
- Owns the product vision and detailed product requirements; makes sure they are complete, integral and consistent
- Proposes the scope for MVPs/releases taking into account existing resource constraints and sustained development of the product. Ultimately accountable for the scope
- Accountable for the results of the sprint demonstration
- Gets consulted about all the key BAU decisions
Managing the delivery
- Owns the release plan and product backlog and continuously keeps it up to date
- Makes sure the Squad correctly understands the requirements
- Supports the Scrum master (SM) on the squads ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog grooming, reviews and retros.
- Manages delivery dependencies on other squads by taking part in the PO sync and other cross-squad ceremonies
- Provides input and gives product perspective on any risks and dependencies on control functions. Responsible for coordinating the grooming of the stories once he/she gets the requirements
Tracking progress and developing the team
- Monitors the product and operational / delivery KPIs that ultimately shape the performance against strategic KPIs of the whole squad
- Together with the Chapter leads, defines the necessary competencies and staffing in the Squad and obtains it via QBR
- Participates in squad members’ reviews together with their chapter leads
Typical skills, and background
1. Excellent interpersonal skills
- Strong leader and team player
- Great communicator with facility to integrate and align diverse stakeholders
- Non-hierarchical and collaborative, has transparency and trust in squads
2. Product management and technology understanding
- Deep understanding of product management across the lifecycle
- Ability to create compelling offerings towards customers, act as “voice of the customer”
- Good sense of technical concepts and processes
- Experimental agile mindset to drive innovation (Test & Learn) and MVP thinking
3. Solid business acumen
- Understanding of the core levers of the business
- Experience and proven knowledge in relevant field/product/customer segment
Requirements
PO
•2-4 years of experience as a Product Owner
•In-depth knowledge of Agile processes and principals
•Ability to balance conflicting priorities and negotiate a backlog with engineers and leadership
•Ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority
•Excellent written and verbal communication skills
•Previous experience working with Jira
Top Skills
What We Do
Banque Misr (BM) was established in 1920 by the pioneer economist and financial expert Mohamed Talaat Harb Pasha, who spearheaded the concept of investing in national savings and directing them toward economic and social development. Thus, Banque Misr was established as the first wholly Egyptian-owned bank.
Banque Misr has funded many businesses spanning across multiple domestic sectors, such as: textiles, insurance, transportation, aviation, entertainment, and filmmaking. Currently, BM owns shares in 157 companies across different fields, ranging from finance, tourism, housing, agriculture and food, and communication and information technology.
A true pioneer in the region, Banque Misr became the first bank in Egypt and North Africa to comply with PCI data security standards, upon obtaining the latest version of the global Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS 3.2.1) certification. Utilizing the latest technology in the banking sector, Banque Misr is constantly looking to expand customer access to banking services. Today, Banque Misr is proud to offer one of Egypt’s largest ATM networks, located across all areas of Egypt.
Banque Misr’s role is visible in all economic fields due to its geographic outreach. The bank has more than 20,000 employees, serving a large base of more than 13 million clients in Egypt, with a total paid-up capital amounting to EGP 15 billion.
The bank has more than 800 electronically integrated local branches located nationwide to provide the best and most accessible services to customers. Banque Misr also values its regional and international presence, which includes its five branches in the United Arab Emirates and one in France. In addition, the bank’s international presence includes subsidiaries in Lebanon and Germany, as well as representative offices in China, Russia, South Korea, and Italy and a global network of correspondents.
