Product Owner

Kogan.com is a pioneer of Australian eCommerce. Our vision is to leverage and build technology to deliver personalised, innovating and fast customer experiences and whilst doing so being pragmatic with our solutions, scalable with our architecture, strong with our quality and not being afraid to fail quickly.

As a team, we are empowered to make change, share our opinions and build each others capability. We are committed to build the best product engineering team – both in practice, delivery and in thought leadership.

Why Kogan.com?

• Our culture is unlike anywhere else and regardless of where you are in your career journey, we empower you to do your best work and have a big impact. Check us out https://devblog.kogan.com/ & https://goodteams.app/teams/kogan.com.
• Work with an incredible team to solve important challenges, helping to drive Australia and New Zealand’s eCommerce future
• A hybrid work model and support on flexibility
• Your role has a lot of ownership, autonomy and little red tape. You’ll be empowered to achieve positive outcomes and your work will have a real impact.
• You’ll be at the forefront of the eCommerce industry and be part of a company that are the Pioneers of eCommerce in Australia
• Be an Intrepreneur, playing a hands on role in shaping our strategy at our HQ
• A range of employee benefits such as; complimentary Kogan First Membership, team exclusive discounts, Health & Wellness program, Learning & Development and Lunch & Learns, Hackathons, Team member referral program, Company and team events and celebrations, community engagement (volunteering) and extensive career development opportunities plus loads more!

In this role you will:

• Break down business goals into smaller deliverables that engineers can iteratively push through to production.
• Gain a good understanding of business domains and act as the SME and stakeholder proxy to the engineering team, influencing and managing the scope of engineering work in line with the business priorities.
• Understand and document acceptance criteria agreed to by stakeholders and engineers.
• Prioritise and maintain the backlog for assigned products, balancing the requirements of stakeholders.
• Assist in the planning and coordination of product releases - this includes collaborating with the engineering team, setting release goals and ensuring timely delivery of features.
• Work well in a team environment to facilitate scope management, quality and timeliness as a requirement makes it way through the software delivery lifecycle.
• Work across multiple projects and initiatives across all stages of the software delivery lifecycle.
• Drive the focus on shipping to production as quickly as possible.
• Understand, analyse and document estimated and actual business value delivered to provide insights into future improvement.
• Accurately report on progress of tasks and projects, keeping in continual communication with project teams and management about project progress, issues and other relevant items.
• Clearly communicate to stakeholders and developers on progress of both individual and team tasks.

To be successful in this role, you should have:

• A minimum of 3 years experience as a Business Analyst or Product Owner with a solid understanding of all aspects of the agile software development cycle.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to run workshops, showcases and to communicate effectively with engineers and other stakeholders across the organization.
• Experimental & super motivated to try something new and not be afraid to suggest it.
• Developed analytical skills including ability to interpret business needs and develop appropriate technical solutions.
• Ability to understand and document technical requirements.
• Developed problem solving skills and ability to think creatively.
• Ability to effectively manage competing stakeholder priorities and objectives
• Work productively in a fast paced and agile environment.

To find out more about how we work, our tech stack, processes and company culture, visit https://careers.kogan.com and https://devblog.kogan.com