Product Owner

LexisNexis Legal & Professional ( www.lexisnexis.com ) is a leading global provider of content and technology solutions that enable professionals in legal, corporate, tax, government, academic and non-profit organizations to make informed decisions and achieve better business outcomes. As a digital pioneer, the company was the first to bring legal and business information online with its Lexis« and Nexis« services. Today, LexisNexis Legal & Professional harnesses leading-edge technology and world-class content, to help professionals work in faster, easier and more effective ways. Through close collaboration with its customers, the company ensures organizations can leverage its solutions to reduce risk, improve productivity, increase profitability and grow their business. Part of RELX Group plc, LexisNexis Legal & Professional serves customers in more than 100 countries with 10,000 employees worldwide.

Product Owner
We’re looking for an experienced Product Owner to join our Johannesburg or Cape Town team. If you’re passionate about what you do and want to work in an established, dynamic, market-leading software business, this opportunity may be perfect for you.This role requires a self-driven individual with strong negotiation skills, good attention to detail, an understanding of software development, strong teamwork skills, and excellent time management.

Job Competencies:

Define and communicate the product vision and motivate the development team to build and deliver the product to market

Collaborates with business on the product strategy

Collaborate with stakeholder and the development team to define and communicate the roadmap

Understand the market, the customer, competitors and the business in order to make sound decisions

Engage with stakeholders and users in order to identify and clarify requirements and priorities

Identify, plan and prioritize development team work by maintaining a functional backlog

Defines iteration goals and sprint milestones and deliverables

Makes tradeoff sessions between scope and schedule to define release plan with advise from the team

Work with team to ensure high quality releases

Manage stakeholder expectations

Prior experience as a Product Owner or Project Manager is advantageous

Provide leadership in managing projects and resources to ensure maximum value added to product enhancements

Oversee and ensure the successful deployment of the product to market

LexisNexis, a division of RELX Group, is an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. If a qualified individual with a disability or disabled veteran needs a reasonable accommodation to use or access our online system, that individual should please contact 1.877.734.1938 or [email protected].