Agile Product Owner i Stockholm

We are the Cross Functional Team (CFT) "Swedish HR & Payroll" and we now look for an Agile Product Owner (APO) for our Swedish Payroll area. The Payroll solution is cloud based and our responsibility is to secure the service delivery including both development and maintenance. We need to analyze needs, propose development activities and align/cooperate with service vendors and other CFT.

We develop and realize the roadmap together with the vendors and other APOs within HR & Payroll Value stream, we coordinate the proposed changes in the system, we secure maintenance and service levels agreed with the vendors. Together with the CFT we secure the integration between systems in order to deliver right functionality and correct data quality.

In the APO role, you are responsible for what to build/order and when, to maximize the value of the investment and the work of the CFT. Since we work with Cloud solutions the supplier relation is very important, the development is done by these external consultants and they are to be seen as part of our CFT.

• You secure delivery of appropriate, secure & reliable IT services throughout the life-cycle in accordance to the internal and external regulations and standards.
• You are responsible for collecting input and managing expectations from your stakeholders in order to optimize the deliveries. You act as owner of IT services assigned to the APO and articulate investment opportunities to the stakeholders
• Ensure that the backlog is in place: items are created, acceptance criteria are defined and items are understandable for the team, Prioritize items in the backlog – find the best balance between new functionality, maintenance, life cycle, regulatory etc. items
• Manage stakeholder expectations on deliveries (when, what backlog items etc.) Escalate unmitigated risks and backlog issues to the CPO, Ensure that agreed investments opportunities from the value stream roadmap are delivered
• Ensure frequent delivery of potentially shippable products iteratively and incrementally, maximizing opportunities for feedback. Decide when there is enough value to release to production together with stakeholders, Ensure quality awareness and care when designing, building and maintaining software
• Collaborate with other teams and APOs in order to secure value stream joint deliveries, Act as team player in the cross functional team and constantly improve the way of working, Plan and estimate the work & deliveries together with the team and other APOs.
  
  

To be successful in this role, You need understanding & knowledge in development and maintenance of IT-solutions, You have deep understanding of the HR/Payroll process domain, You are preferably an experienced agile professional and a promotor of the agile way of working, You are experienced in working with external vendors and it is a plus if you have experience from working with cloud solutions. Excellent communication skills are crucial, and you find ways of adapting your communication to different stakeholders easily. Education: Preferable Academic degree in engineering, business administration or any other relevant discipline

You are able to:

• build and maintain a relationship with the Stakeholders
• communicate the product vision to team, users and stakeholders
• clearly express & define product back-log items
• optimize the value of the work the cross functional team performs request tasks to be added to other teams backlog
• prioritize and agree on priorities with other team's APO
• take decisions in the interest of Swedbank (balancing different needs)
  
  

• Customer-centric mindset
• Structured, systematic, interest in details
• Very good communication skills & social competence (listen, ask questions, build trust)
• Solution-oriented & Strong team player
• Learn new things, open-minded
• Internal drive and personal efficiency
• Strong leadership skills, ability to delegate and follow-up
  
  

• Project Manager, Team Lead or similar
• Scrum Master or a driving agile team member
• In a senior HR/Payroll business area role
  
  

• Chief Product Owner
• Cross Functional Team Manager
• Business Team Manager
  
  

We are small team with a clear mission and close relation to our stakeholder
In this new organization we have room for initiatives and new ideas
We are enthusiastic about what we do and care about each other

We may begin the selection under the application period, so we welcome your application as soon as possible.

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