Product Owner

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Introduction:
Who we are…

Founded in 2002, ELMO Software is the trusted provider of HR technology solutions to 2,000+ mid-sized organisations and more than one million end users across Australia and New Zealand.With a comprehensive suite of ISO-certified solutions that span the full employee lifecycle, ELMO Software is designed to scale as organisations grow. Flexible and configurable, ELMO’s one-stop HRIS fits to your specific needs and workflows.Through powerful technology, automation, data and analytics, ELMO Software empowers HR professionals to play an integral role in company decision making.

Life & Culture...

At ELMO you will be joining an epic team with the opportunity to make a big impact. We foster an authentic, collaborative, fun working environment and being an ELMOnian means you're part of an amazing team that will push you to grow, support you with challenges and allow you to shine. Some of our benefits include:

• Hybrid work set up
• Paid Parental leave - 12 weeks primary, 6 weeks secondary
• Birthday leave, YOU day each year, as well as connecting people leave (up to 2 weeks working from anywhere)
• Inhouse Learning and Development initiatives
• ELMO Social and Diversity clubs
• Wellbeing initiatives such as boot camp, yoga etc.
• Mental Health/EAP programs
• Flare Benefits (great discounts, novated leasing, salary sacrifice)

Our values:
Reimagine What's Possible - We believe innovation is human at its core. By staying open, fearless, and adaptive, we continuously push boundaries - while keeping people at the heart of everything we do.
Obsess over Customers – Everything we do is designed to positively impact our customers.
Help Others Thrive - Be they colleagues, communities or customers, we champion ways to help others thrive.
Be Fearlessly Optimistic - We bring unwavering positivity to any challenge, as we know it will drive meaningful change.

Please note: Our internal Talent Acquisition team has got this covered, we’re not open to using an agency for this role.

Description:
Reporting to the Senior Product Manager , the Product Owner is responsible for collaborating with the development team to achieve product goals. This involves working closely with the Product Manager, Product Designer, Developers and other business stakeholders to acquire an in-depth understanding of customer and business needs, leveraging HR subject matter expertise and then translating these requirements to the development team. Of the product roles, the Product Owner has the most in-depth understanding of business rules and functional design. In addition, the Product Owner plays a generalist role, supporting the delivery of the Sprint Plan including management of implications for other development teams and/or business departments. This includes, but is not limited to stakeholder engagement, meeting facilitation, triage, informal reviews and acceptance testing.

Skills and Experiences:

• Preferable’ experience as a Product Owner working with SaaS technology platform.
• Must have the ability to work in an agile team and ideally have had experience writing user stories.
• Experience in Human Resources.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills.
• Well written documentation skills.

Key Performance Indicators

Stakeholder Engagement
Analysis & Backlog Management
Value Focus & Research
Planning
Testing & Quality
Delivery

Positional Qualifications, Attributes and Skills:
5+ years of experience as a Product Owner or equivalent within a SaaS technology platform.
Deep understanding of Agile product management and delivery methodologies.
Exceptional communication, interpersonal and documentation skills.
Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset.
Familiarity with user-centred design principles.
Confidence to proactively identify issues and propose effective solutions.
Experience in a B2B environment, with mobile development or in HR is highly desired.

• Confidence in highlighting issues and suggesting solutions.