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Product Owner

Role Overview

A Product Owner - or Product Manager - takes charge of the vision of a physical or digital product and implements its launch strategy. This is a key role in the success of a product, as it is the Product Owner's job to ensure that the product perfectly meets the company's objectives and the customer's needs and requirements.

The Product Owner - also known as the Digital Project Manager - manages all the stages in a product's lifecycle: from overseeing its development through to its launch on the market via the web or in retail; from the ongoing maintenance of its evolution through to its demise. To be effective, they need a good understanding of the market and customers, as well as strong leadership, business and communication skills.

The Product Owner works in close collaboration with various departments within the company, such as engineering, marketing, sales and, above all, the research and development team. This cross-functional position ensures that the product is in line with the company's strategy and ambitions, and with the requirements of future users.

 

Alternative Job Titles

  • Product Manager
  • Digital Project Manager

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Main Responsibilities

The Product Owner identifies market needs and opportunities on the web in order to define new products for launch. This role requires a solid understanding of customer needs, market trends and company objectives, as well as the ability to work closely with other teams.

By gathering and analysing customer needs and market trends in their sector, Product Owners can define the product's vision and future launch plan, including key stages such as budgeting and back-planning. In this way, he or she draws up a roadmap for developing the product so that it is perfectly aligned with the organisation's overall objectives and is effectively positioned on the market.

Using the Scrum methodology, iteration after iteration, the Product Owner designs and develops the project. Working with the Research and Development team, he or she defines and prioritises the new functionalities to be designed and ensures, at each new development sprint, that the project evolves in line with the product backlog. Then, with the marketing team, he coordinates promotion by optimising the user experience on the brand's website, and updating, deleting or adding products.

Finally, the Product Owner gathers and analyses key indicators relating to product performance on the market and with customers. As part of an agile project, he or she passes on the data collected to the development department to identify opportunities for improving certain functionalities. Together with the marketing team, they assess how to reposition certain projects in the market. They may also carry out market research, create communication materials and work with the sales team to develop go-to-market strategies.

Competencies

 

  • Knowledge of the market: the Product Owner has a good knowledge of the challenges and needs of the market, the competition and the main players in his sector.
  • Knowledge of technological environments: the Product Owner understands the technologies used to develop and deploy the product, as well as their limitations.
  • Communication skills: as part of the agile method, the Product Owner has clear and effective communication techniques with several contacts with different skills: development, marketing, sales, etc.
  • Project management: the Product Owner plans and manages the progress of a project, prioritises objectives, and manages the budget and risks, while favouring agile methodology.
  • Analytical skills: the Product Owner gathers and analyses data to make relevant decisions on the strategy and deployment of a project.
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Education & Training

  • Higher Degree Commercial Management or International Trade
  • Business school
  • Engineering school product design course
  • University School of Management
  • MBA and Masters in Management, Distribution and Administration

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