Owner Software Product

PRODUCT OWNER

A BIT About Us

We are an award-winning Canadian technology company founded in 2016, enthusiastic about smart communities, and we are pretty proud of having created the segment in Canada. Our innovative and proprietary IoT based solutions connect hundreds of smart homes together through a dedicated network to create a smart technology platform. Residents are then enabled to enjoy everything that you would expect in a smart home using the use of our app. Allowing for an overall enhanced experience and quality of life for homeowners in multi-unit residential buildings.

Our product has created quite the buzz, so we are seeking a Product Owner to join our Product Team who shares our passion for innovative technology, social impact for good, and the thrill of helping companies grow.

About the Role

As a Product Owner at SmartONE, you will work with our team of engineers and developers to design and build the next generation of our mobile application. Working closely with the app development and technical teams, your contributions will directly impact the company, driving meaningful change and enhancing the end-user expereince.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the voice of the client.
• Work with internal and external customers to analyze the needs and align product roadmap to strategic goals.
• Owns the product roadmap.
• Develop scope and define backlog items (epics/features/user stories) that guide the Agile software development team.
• Solve product-related problems, make decisions, complete trade-off analysis to stay on track towards business deliverable commitments.
• Draft key objectives and results, strategies and apply the data for the product to make business decisions.
• Possess a fundamental understanding of end-to-end customer experience integration and dependencies.
• Collaborate with stakeholders during the visioning and concept development of a product.
• Accountable for the created product(s), delivering in the product model and communicating the product needs with business partners.
• Assess value, develops cases, and prioritize stories, epics and themes to ensure work focuses on those with a maximum value that are aligned with product strategy.
• Identifies and helps the client understand the business model, value and value proposition.
• Develop and maintain an appropriately prioritized backlog of user stories for implementation.
• Act as an ambassador for the product internally and externally and as the primary contact for queries related to the product.
• Develop appropriately detailed specifications for the product features so they are clearly understood by the development teams.
• A leader of the team.
• Represents team in front of stakeholders, clients or users.
• A member of the team.
• Work closely with product management and senior management in order to create a product that fits the company portfolio.
• Research and analyze market, the users, and the roadmap for the product.
• Follow our competitors and the industry.
• Increase an understanding of Agile practices, Lean Startup, new technologies opportunities and other new trends.

Qualifications:

• Three or more years of experience in product development
• In-depth knowledge of agile methodology for project management
• Understanding of business value related to features and functions.
• Outstanding communication, presentation, and leadership skills
• Sharp analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to effectively manage conflicting needs of stakeholders.

Why SmartONE?

We are focused on three priorities: culture, imagination, and family. This is not just a place to work but it is an organization focused on the well-being of our team and their families. We already have a great core of passionate people just like you, who enjoy building stuff that matters. Because we value our team, we offer competitive base salaries, comprehensive benefits, and company events.

SmartONE is an equal opportunity employer who values diversity in the workplace. If you require accommodation to participate in the hiring process, please contact us at (416) 671-7104 to make your needs known in advance.