Uster Technologies - Product Owner & Team lead

Name of Position : Product Owner & Team lead

No of Positions Vacant : 1

Organization Name : Uster Technologies (India) Private Limited

Company Profile/URL : Uster Technologies is the global leader in textile testing and quality control. Uster Technologies (India), a subsidiary company of Uster Technologies AG, Switzerland

Qualification :

Academic : Masters degree in computer science or related field

Technical / Professional :

- 5 years of experience working with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and customers

- 5 years of experience in team leadership and people management.

- Understanding of business value related to features and functions, ability to extract and write crisp software requirements.

Required Skill Set (In case of IT requirements) : Experience in industrial applications and eager to step into the textile domain.

Relevant Industry : Software

Job Description / Responsibilities :

Job Responsibilities :

- Leading a (small) team of Software Developers and Software Testers

- Ensuring that the product meets the needs of our customers.

- Define and prioritize backlog items and product features, ensuring that they are aligned with the product vision and goals.

- Work closely with cross-functional teams to gather feedback and define user requirements.

- Create and maintain features, user stories, acceptance criteria, and other processes and workflows to support the development team and improve the product development process.

- Participate in daily scrum meetings, sprint planning, and sprint reviews with the product development team.

- Ensure that the team members have a clear understanding of the product vision, the expected deliverables, the goals of each initiative, and new product release timelines and milestones.

- Continuously gather and analyze feedback from stakeholders, scrum masters, engineering teams, and customers to inform successful product performance decisions.

- Act as the primary point of contact for the development team and stakeholders regarding product-related issues

- Drives the team to constantly improve team performance.

Desired profile of the candidate :

- Masters degree in computer science or related field

- Ability to create visionary Services in collaboration with PMs providing high value for our customers and for Uster Technologies

- Proven experience with agile methodology as a Scrum product Owner on a Scrum team or similar role

- Working knowledge of agile development methodologies, particularly Scrum

- Experience in requirements capture, analysis techniques and process improvement approaches.

- 5 years of experience working with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and customers

- 5 years of experience in team leadership and people management.

- Understanding of business value related to features and functions, ability to extract and write crisp software requirements.

- Outstanding communication, presentation, and leadership skills

- Collaborative and able to work effectively with cross-functional teams.

- Sharp analytical and problem-solving skills

- Ability to effectively manage conflicting needs of stakeholders.

- Detail-oriented and able to manage multiple priorities.

- Experience in industrial applications and eager to step into the textile domain.

- Comfortable to work in a global organization and collaborate with peers in distributed teams.

- Willingness to travel, as required.

Significant Core Behaviors :

- Open-mindedness, team spirit, and the ability to work collaboratively and under different culture.

- Highly organized, structured and self-responsible.

- Ability to anticipate challenges and prepare in advance.

- Assertiveness and ability to motivate to ensure adherence to plans.

- Self-motivated and capable of working independently with minimal direct supervision.

- Proactive enough to prioritize tasks and manage time and resources effectively.

- Commitment and passion for creating value for USTER and its customers.

- Honest and open in giving and receiving feedback.

- Customer-focused mindset, both internally and externally.