What are the responsibilities and job description for the Product Owner position at URUS Group?
Job Description
The Product Owner will lead efforts towards the successful launch and lifecycle of assigned product(s). You will own the Product Backlog of the assigned product(s) aligned with the corporate product portfolio strategy, sales, support, and engineering capability.
You are a creative and analytical leader who supports the team to grow, engages with internal and external stakeholders, and challenges their peers to deliver excellence.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Work with the Product Managers and key stakeholders to gather well-defined user requirements and understand the product vision
- Document user stories and acceptance criteria in order to maintain 90 days' worth of the Product Backlog
- Define and document the MVP (earliest acceptable version which we can sell) as needed
- Collect user feedback from proposed design, mock-ups, prototypes, or demos
- Set product development priorities which align with the product strategy and technical capabilities
- Create and document Initiatives and Epics in JIRA
- Guide the engineering team to understand how to vertically divide work to continuously deliver value
- Act as the primary point of contact for development teams, ensuring alignment between technical execution and business priorities
- Act as the voice of customer in Sprint Planning, Reviews, and Retrospectives
- Prepare Sprint Review materials and demo (with Scrum team support)
- Define beta test requirements and metrics to track
- Cross-collaborate with Product Management, Marketing, Sales, and Engineering to ensure customer adoption
- Any other related duties required for project or product success
REQUIREMENTS
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
About Us
For the past 40 years we've woken up each day to support those that never stop feeding the world - and we have no plans to quit. We set the standard for farm management solutions and fix our eyes on raising the bar to meet the next generation of expectations.
Our software and information solutions help collect and connect a farm's data - from herd management to feed performance, tracking and more. These insights are a source of truth, empowering producers and their trusted advisors to make profit-driven and sustainable management decisions.
Whether near or far, large or small, VAS is at the heart of your dairy.
VAS has deep roots in the industry through its origin within the URUS family of companies. URUS is a holding company with cooperative and private ownership and is positioned at the heart of the dairy and beef industry. Its family of companies include AgSource, Alta Genetics, GENEX, Genetics Australia, Leachman Cattle, Jetstream, PEAK, SCCL, Trans Ova Genetics and VAS, with each having its own unique identity, products, and services. These companies work globally to provide cutting-edge dairy and beef genetics, customized reproductive services, dairy management information to take producers to the frontline of progressive dairy farming, and an array of products and services to help bovines reach their full genetic potential. URUS Group has 26 operating companies in 15 countries and employs approximately 2,400 people.
