Product Owner

vConstruct, a Pune based Construction Technology company seeks a Product Owner who will own the development cycle of the product/suite of products. The successful candidate will be part of a cross-functional team that will be responsible for the full software development lifecycle – from Product discovery until Launch.

Responsibilities:

Discovery, Analysis and Documentation:

• Work with Business stakeholders and Product Manager to capture and analyze the requirements
• Work with Product Manager to define product vision, roadmap
• Understand the application data and data flows and connect the dots between data flow and the application behavior.
• Translating the Business Requirements into Functional Requirements (PRD)
• Create User flows/journey, create low-fidelity mockups
• Work with UI-UX developer to create high fidelity mockups
• Work with Tech lead to create Project Plan (Schedule)
• Breakdown PRD into Detailed User Stories with acceptance criteria
• Lead Sprint Ceremonies: Sprint Planning & Grooming, Standups, Retrospectives, Demos
• Provide requirement clarity to dev team
• Review Test Plan and help QA team in testing
• Ensure no critical business facing issues
• Continuously assess progress, identify blockers, and proactively manage risks.
• Communicate delivery timelines, release notes and biweekly updates
• Maintain and prioritize the product backlog
• Analyze product performance and customer feedback to inform future development.
• Build domain expertise for processes/workflows related to Product

Collaboration:

• Work closely with the Product Manager and Solution Architect to propose the Release Plan.
• Work closely with the Technical Lead to come up with Sprint Plan.
• Work closely with the UI/UX Designers and ensure the mocks, PRD, and user stories have covered all the scenarios, assumptions, and exclusions.
• Work closely with the development team to help them understand the business details, deliverables and remove their roadblocks.
• Work closely with QA team to ensure there are no business facing bugs

Agile and Scrum:

• Plan and prioritize the user stories based on the Release Plan and Milestone Demos.
• Conduct Agile Scrum meetings like Sprint Grooming, Sprint Planning, Daily Scrums, Sprint Demo and Retrospectives

Project Management:

• Project scheduling, Resource Planning, Billing activities
• Manage and own QA plan
• Ensuring timely deliveries
• Own delivery quality and ensure no business facing issues
• Coordinate cross-functional efforts between Development, QA, and business teams to ensure smooth releases.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Overall 5+ years of experience being a Product Owner or Business Analyst.
• Excellent at written as well as verbal communication.
• 3+ years of experience with agile methodology for project management.
• Problem Solver and Solution-oriented approach.
• 3+ years of experience with Data-driven analysis.
• Ability to effectively manage conflicting needs of stakeholders.
• Knowledge of Graph QL and SQL will be a plus.

Education:

Bachelor's or master's Degree with specialization in Computer Science/Civil/Construction or related field

About vConstruct: vConstruct specializes in providing high-quality Building Information Modeling, Lean Construction, Integrated Project Delivery, and Software Solutions for global construction projects. vConstruct is a wholly owned subsidiary of DPR Construction, USA. The Software Unit for vConstruct works on many interesting problems in Construction Technology. It works across different sets of software technologies such as Web Applications, Workflow Management, Analytics, Machine Learning, and IoT. For more information, please visit www.vconstruct.com

About DPR Construction: DPR is a commercial general contractor and construction manager in USA specializing in technically challenging and sustainable projects for the advanced technology, biopharmaceutical, corporate office, and higher education and healthcare markets. With the purpose of building great things—great teams, great buildings, great relationships—DPR is a truly great company. For more information, please visit www.dpr.com.