Product Owner (Backup & Compliance) – North Macedonia

Job description details

Intro

The Hornetsecurity Group is the leading cloud security provider in Europe, protecting the IT infrastructure, digital communication, and data of companies and organizations of all sizes.

For our location in Skopje, we are looking for a motivated Product Owner (m/f/d) for 40 hours/week to start immediately or as soon as possible.

Your Job

• You will be part of a multi-national product management team and help build products in our backup and GRC suite, as well as internal tools.
• You are responsible for collaborating closely with product managers to understand the product scope and objectives that must be achieved.
• You will act as a conduit of information between the product management team and the Product Development Centre (PDC) teams.
• You are responsible for defining how to reach designated business and product objectives by writing detailed product requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• You will ideate, visualize, and create wireframes.
• You will define the features needed to reach objectives in close collaboration with product managers and PDC team leads, aligned with the product strategy.
• You collaborate with UX/UI designers to create delightful user experiences and obtain detailed product mockups.
• You will be responsible for the assigned product backlog and for tracking feature requests.
• You will perform user acceptance testing and review developed features based on the defined acceptance criteria to reach and accept product shipping criteria.
• You support the product development team as necessary to reach the desired goals.

Your Profile

• You are experienced as a Product Owner for B2B or B2C software, or you have multiple years of experience in technical support, service desk, software development, or you possess deep knowledge and passion for product and technology.
• You have a degree in computer science, completed education, or comparable technical knowledge.
• You are passionate about product design, product lifecycle, and user experience.
• You are an avid problem solver, quick on your feet, and able to break down complex problems logically.
• You are highly organized and structured, and you proactively manage deadlines and provide updates.
• You can justify and present both technical and functional decisions, discuss with developers on equal footing, and demonstrate creativity when developing new solutions.
• You are self-motivated, a great team player, and able to work independently with minimal supervision.
• You are a quick learner and eager to explore new technologies and ideas.
• You are proficient in document structuring, can work under pressure on concurrent projects, and meet deadlines.
• You are fluent in English, both written and spoken.

Would be a plus:

• Two or more years of experience working with SaaS products.
• Experience with the Gherkin syntax.
• Familiarity with Atlassian Confluence and JIRA tools.

Your Benefits

• Free space for innovation and independent action in a fast-growing international company.
• Short decision paths and flat hierarchies in an open work atmosphere.
• Extensive onboarding with a welcome kit, 2-day onboarding bootcamp, a mentoring program, and regular feedback meetings.
• Temporary Employee Exchange Program – opportunity to work at our global office locations (e.g. Berlin, Madrid, Malta, Montréal, Washington D.C.).
• Home-office option and flexible working time.
• Unlimited contracts – we’re looking for hornets to grow long-term with us.
• Be Active Bonus – partnership with FitKit providing membership credits.
• Referral Bonus – 1500€ for each successful referral.
• Office dogs are welcome – no need to leave your dog at home.
• Team events like Laser Tag, Office Movie Nights, Foodie Fridays, and much more.

Do you want to help us shape the future of Cyber Security? Apply now with your CV or LinkedIn profile.