Product Owner

Sphera is a leading global provider of enterprise software and services that enables companies to manage and optimize their environmental, health, safety and sustainability. Our mission is to create a safer, more sustainable and productive world.

Sphera is a portfolio company of Blackstone, a U.S.-based alternative asset investment company that focuses on private equity, technology and innovation, and more. Blackstone businesses succeed through strong partnerships, a personalized approach and a commitment to exceptional performance with uncompromising integrity. Sphera and Blackstone are leaders in the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) space.

We are guided by our core values of Customer Centricity, Accountability, Bias to Action, Innovation, and Collaboration. These values help us recruit the right talent to join our rapidly expanding team of around the globe. It is important to us that each and every Spherion is not only eager to challenge themselves and knows how to get work done but is an awesome addition to our company culture.

We are looking for a Product Owner to join the Sphera team. You will be the voice of the customer and the key liaison between stakeholders and the development team, ensuring the delivery of high-value products that meet business objectives.You will own the product backlog, define specifications, and prioritize features to maximize product value and drive customer satisfaction.

How you’ll spend your day: 

• Manage the product backlog and prioritize featuresbased on changing requirements

• Translate product managers’ strategies to detailed product feature specifications

• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure shared understanding and alignment of the product goal and requirements

• Actively participate in Scrum events (sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, retrospectives)

• Triage and reproduce bugs/defects, log details for engineers, and help define remediation priority

• Perform functional testing of completed code to ensure adherence to specifications and quality standards

• Work with the product team and internal stakeholders to deliver updates and status reports

What makes you a great fit: 

• 2+ years of experience as Product Owner/Analyst, or similar experience interacting with users of SaaS software

• Knowledge of Scrum and Agile Software Development Methodology

• Proficiency with Azure DevOps or Jira

• Working knowledge of product development architecture

• Ability to assess the relative importance of each item in the product backlog and prioritize them accordingly

• Ability to convey complex information with clarity and accuracy through verbal, written, and visual means

• Business-fluent in English

• Experience working with remote colleagues using conferencing tools

• Flexibility to meet on occasion with team members and/or customers in different time zones

• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, computer science, or a related field is preferred 

• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or equivalent certification is a plus

• Experience with EHS&S software is a plus

Sphera is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all colleagues.

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Originally posted on Himalayas