Product Owner (REF5792U)
Summary
Product Owner for Deutsche Telekom IT Solutions' Billing Systems team in Hungary: manages and prioritizes the product backlog and user stories for sprint planning, consults business stakeholders on epics, and acts as the bridge between business and the development team. Core context: agile (Scrum/Kanban), DevOps practices, and billing/invoicing with legal, tax and regulatory rule sets.
About the Role: We are seeking a dedicated Product Owner to join our team, focusing on the management and development of our Billing Systems. The successful candidate will work closely with the Billing Support/Squad, ensuring alignment and effective management of user stories.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage the prioritization and development of user stories for sprint planning.
- Maintain and refine the product backlog, creating user stories based on business epics from stakeholders.
- Act as a consultant to business stakeholders in formulating their Epics, defining the needs (WHAT) and collaborating with the development team to determine the implementation approach (HOW)
- Ensure high quality of deliverables and continuously seek opportunities for improvement using inspect and adapt methods.
- Serve as a technical translator between business units and the development team, ensuring clear communication and alignment.
- Oversee the ongoing development of the billing system, which includes managing complex rule sets
- Build and maintain knowledge around legal, tax, regulatory, and business requirements relevant to billing and invoicing
Requirements:
- At least 3 years of previous experience as a Product Owner, preferably in a complex technical or enterprise environment
- Knowledge of agile methodologies including Scrum, Kanban and familiarity with DevOps practices
- Fluent in English, both verbally and in writing
- German language skills are a strong advantage, particularly for understanding and discussing German tax, legal, and regulatory requirements
- Proven ability to work closely with product managers and various stakeholders to understand new feature requirements and their implications
- Strong technical understanding and the ability to discuss technical concepts with development teams
- Willingness to continuously learn about legal and regulatory requirements as well as the business needs specific to this area
- Knowledge around finance and billing/invoicing processes as well as in accounting
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively across functional teams.
- A proactive approach to problem-solving and a constant drive for innovation
* Please be informed that our remote working possibility is only available within Hungary due to European taxation regulation.