Technical Product Owner

Your mission

We are looking for a Technical Product Owner to be part of our Platform Engineering (DevOps) team, who are responsible for overseeing the development and operation of the tools and processes needed to deploy, manage, and monitor our applications in both on-premise and cloud based environments.

Responsibilities of this role include ensuring our vision and roadmaps are in line with business objectives. You will work alongside other Platform and Database Engineers, Architects, other Product Owner and our clients. You will interact with people across our entire company. It is a great opportunity to help us further mature the overall DevOps ecosystem, and to deliver impactful and scalable initiatives across the company.

You will be expected to stay up to date on new technologies, security, observability, platform orchestration, continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) best practice.

What you'll do

• Capture, communicate, and validate requirements for the platform and infrastructure using a variety of techniques including workshops and interviews
• Translate and develop platform roadmap capabilities into well-defined requirements including features, user stories and defined acceptance criteria.
• Work with and set sprint goals for an Agile team of engineers by planning and clarifying user stories to ensure iterative customer value delivery
• Participate in team demos and retrospectives ensuring feature demos are presented to stakeholders early and often
• Work closely with Engineering and Product Managers to decompose program backlogs into iteration backlogs by just-in-time story elaboration
• Work closely with Product Owners responsible for the customer facing application to ensure alignment on features and roadmap delivery requirements.
• Work with cross-functional teams, customers and stakeholders including: design, architecture, security, engineering, and user enablement
• Turn data insights into product features with actionable outcomes to the customer
• Partner with stakeholders and customers across the organization to inform the product vision, strategy, features, and prioritization

What you'll bring

• Previously worked as a Product Owner or Technical Business analyst within a software or technology related business environment,.
• Technical background with knowledge of software development, infrastructure, cloud environments or web technologies
• Proven experience in working with teams in large scale software development projects or programs with a strong understanding of prototyping, iterative development and Agile principles
• A customer focused mindset supported by design thinking
• Experience working effectively with globally distributed teams and stakeholders
• Excellent organizational skills, initiative and personal accountability with a strong attention to detail
• Desirable to have a knowledge of Public and Private clouds and virtualization platforms: OpenStack, Google Cloud Platform and AWS
• An ability to manage time effectively, meet project deadlines and work well under pressure.
• Full English proficiency, with excellent verbal and written communication skills, capable of conveying technical information to diverse audiences.

What's in it for you? (Spain)

• Private life and health insurance for you and your family.
• Four weeks per year to work from anywhere for eligible employees.
• Gym reimbursement.
• Company bus lines for convenient transportation applicable for employees Malaga based.
• Relocation package for you and your family including soft-landing package services to help you settle in (applicable for relocation to Malaga, if you are moving from a different city/country)
• Learning Pocket for personal development.
• A hybrid working model with flexible hours.
• 3 volunteering paid days each year.
• Generous referral programme.
• Workplace perks such as gaming room with darts, pool, ping pong table ,foosball, consoles and much more! We also enjoy massages and a kitchen stocked with coffee, fruits, nuts and ice cream.

What's in it for you? (London)

• Private life and health insurance.
• Pension plan.
• Four weeks per year to work from anywhere for eligible employees.
• 25 days of annual leave plus weekday bank holidays,.
• Learning Pocket for personal development.
• A hybrid working model with flexible hours.
• 3 volunteering paid days each year.
• Generous referral programme.

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Our Beliefs and Commitment to You! We value creativity and innovation from our diverse team. The Workshop welcomes candidates of all genders, orientations, disabilities, races, ages, nationalities, and beliefs. Great ideas come from great people who thrive on being empowered to improve our products and processes!

Our DNA We live by the motto "Experience First" for our customers, players, and employees. With 550 employees from 40 nationalities speaking nearly 30 languages, our offices in Málaga, Madrid, Auckland, and London focus on collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and well-being initiatives.

Our Culture: At The Workshop, we foster an inclusive and multicultural environment where diversity is celebrated. As an Inventor, you will thrive in an environment led by:

• Global Innovation: Join a dynamic company pioneering cutting-edge technology worldwide with an environment that encourages new ideas and continuous growth.
• Personal Growth: Explore new opportunities through internal mobility programs.
• Well-being Support: Benefit from initiatives promoting work-life balance and personal development.
• Community Impact: Influence the tech community inside and outside of The Workshop and mentor others as we shape the future together.