Hybrid Product Owner

at Bede Gaming

• Job title: Product Owner
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: No Education Requirement
• Tech skills: SDLC
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Sofia, Bulgaria

About the role

• Product Owner at Bede, managing engineering teams and ensuring product value delivery through Agile methodologies. Collaborating with stakeholders and driving continuous improvements in product area.

Responsibilities

• Own, maintain, and prioritise the Tribe and Team backlogs in line with the strategic direction set by Tribe Leaders.
• Contribute to the Bede Product Roadmap for your product area.
• Play a key role throughout the Bede Software Development Life Cycle within your Tribe.
• Work closely with Product Managers to understand customer needs and business strategy.
• Engage with stakeholders to identify and capture problem statements and objectives.
• Represent the voice of the stakeholder (whether a client or Bede sponsor).
• Translate high-level objectives into clear, detailed user stories with acceptance criteria and see them through to execution.
• Take full accountability for product quality and sign off features at the end of each sprint.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to produce sprint reports and project delivery dates for small to mid-scale projects (large-scale projects will have a dedicated Project Manager).
• Support defect triage for internal and external issues.
• Be the subject matter expert for your Tribe’s product area.
• Own and maintain product documentation, ensuring gaps are filled and kept up to date.
• Create and contribute to platform release notes and feature documentation.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with clients and internal stakeholders.
• Support continuous improvement practices within your Tribe.
• Gather feedback from customers and stakeholders to inform future iterations and drive continuous product improvements.
• Bring curiosity and drive to become an expert in your product area.

Requirements

• Experience working in a technology environment, with hands-on professional experience as a Product Owner or a similar role.
• Strong experience in Agile development (Scrum, SAFe, or other Agile framework qualifications would be a bonus).
• Excellent communication skills, with confident use of English (both written and verbal) to engage effectively with technical teams, stakeholders, and clients.
• A proven track record in software development with full end-to-end project lifecycle experience.
• Solid understanding of web-based systems development.
• Customer-focused, with the ability to identify and clearly articulate product requirements.
• Strong analytical, planning, problem-solving, and organisational skills.

Benefits

• A friendly, flexible and trust-based approach to working
• 25 days annual leave and additional paid ‘Bede’ holidays throughout the year and at Christmas
• Premium Private Healthcare and Dental care with Uniqa, from day 1!
• Innovation time – Engineers have regular opportunities to spend time developing skills and innovating.
• Flexi-Funds – A monthly bonus of 115 BGN to support bills and essential expenses your way!
• Food vouchers – 120 BGN per month
• Lots of social events – inside and outside of the working day
• A great office life! Free snacks and refreshments in the office every day
• Bede swag – from Zoodies to t-shirts and even socks!
• Access to Calm app – the #1 app for meditation and sleep
• Referral Programme – help us grow our team with like-minded individuals and be rewarded the equivalent of £3000 in BG Lev (pre-tax)