PRODUCT OWNER (HYBRID LISBON)

PRODUCT OWNER (HYBRID LISBON)

Portuguese company hires for hybrid position

Location: Lisbon, Portugal

• ️ Only candidates already based in Portugal will be considered

Work Model: Hybrid

️ Language Requirements: English B2 or higher

Seniority: Senior (5+ years) (3+ years as a Product Owner or Project Manager)

Rate Between €2600 - 3000 RV

• ️ Instructions: Please send your CV in English and make sure to include all skills and experience that match the requirements of the opportunity. This will significantly increase your chances of success

About the Opportunity

We are looking for a Senior Product Owner to lead the functional evolution and delivery of solutions within a Data and Analytics environment.

You will act as the link between business and IT, transforming complex stakeholder needs into clear requirements, actionable user stories, acceptance criteria, and a well-prioritized product backlog.

This opportunity is ideal for a Product Owner who combines strong Agile product-management capabilities with practical knowledge of data, analytics, data warehouses, Power BI, and data modeling.

Key Responsibilities

• Gather, analyze, and clarify requirements with multiple business and technical stakeholders;
• Translate business needs into clear and actionable user stories;
• Define detailed and testable acceptance criteria;
• Create, maintain, and prioritize the product backlog;
• Lead functional backlog refinement sessions;
• Support sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives, and other Agile ceremonies;
• Align priorities with business value, technical dependencies, risks, and delivery capacity;
• Collaborate closely with data, analytics, engineering, BI, QA, and business teams;
• Provide functional support throughout the delivery lifecycle;
• Monitor requirements through development, testing, and acceptance;
• Coordinate or support User Acceptance Testing;
• Validate completed deliverables against business requirements and acceptance criteria;
• Organize and maintain functional and product documentation;
• Communicate product objectives, priorities, decisions, and progress to stakeholders;
• Identify requirement gaps, dependencies, and potential delivery risks;
• Promote continuous improvement in product and Agile practices.

Essential Requirements

• At least 3 years of professional experience as a Product Owner, Project Manager, or in a closely related product-delivery role;
• An advanced Product Owner certification:
• PSPO II – Professional Scrum Product Owner II; or
• A-CSPO – Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner;
• Proven experience gathering and clarifying requirements with multiple stakeholders;
• Strong experience writing user stories and acceptance criteria;
• Experience managing, prioritizing, and refining product backlogs;
• Practical experience supporting Agile ceremonies;
• Ability to follow requirements through development, testing, acceptance, and delivery;
• Experience validating completed solutions against functional and business expectations;
• Strong communication skills with business and IT stakeholders;
• Professional experience in Data, Analytics, Business Intelligence, or Data Warehouse environments;
• Understanding of data-modeling concepts, including tables, relationships, and data structures;
• Familiarity with Power BI or comparable BI and reporting platforms;
• English proficiency at B2 level or higher;
• Strong organizational, analytical, and decision-making skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Practical experience with Databricks;
• Experience working with data engineering or analytics teams;
• Understanding of dimensional modeling and relational data models;
• Familiarity with data pipelines, ETL/ELT, data lakes, or lakehouse architectures;
• Experience with Power BI dashboards, datasets, and semantic models;
• Experience coordinating User Acceptance Testing;
• Knowledge of Scrum, Kanban, or scaled Agile environments;
• Experience managing products with technical dependencies and multiple data sources;
• Familiarity with Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, or similar product-management tools;
• Experience working in international or multidisciplinary environments.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a confident Product Owner who can move comfortably between business objectives, functional requirements, and technical data concepts.

You are likely to succeed in this role if you:

• Can facilitate discussions with stakeholders who have different priorities;
• Translate complex business needs into clear user stories and acceptance criteria;
• Prioritize the backlog based on value, risk, dependencies, and delivery effort;
• Understand the fundamentals of data models, tables, and relationships;
• Have worked with analytics, data warehouse, Power BI, or Databricks solutions;
• Challenge unclear requirements and identify missing information early;
• Maintain clear and reliable functional documentation;
• Support delivery teams without micromanaging them;
• Make decisions and communicate priorities confidently;
• Follow deliverables through testing and business acceptance;
• Build effective relationships across business and IT teams;
• Communicate professionally in English.

Candidate Screening Questions

Please include answers to the following questions with your application:

• How many years of experience do you have as a Product Owner or Project Manager?
• Do you hold a PSPO II or A-CSPO certification?
• Which Agile product-management certifications do you currently hold?
• Can you describe a product backlog that you managed and prioritized?
• How do you gather and clarify requirements from multiple stakeholders?
• What approach do you use to write user stories and acceptance criteria?
• Which Agile ceremonies have you facilitated or actively supported?
• How do you prioritize competing business requests and technical dependencies?
• What is your experience with Data, Analytics, or Data Warehouse projects?
• Have you worked with Power BI? Please describe your responsibilities.
• What is your understanding of data modeling, including tables and relationships?
• Do you have practical experience with Databricks?
• Have you worked with data pipelines, ETL/ELT, data lakes, or lakehouse platforms?
• What is your experience with functional validation and User Acceptance Testing?
• Which tools have you used for backlog and documentation management?
• What is your level of written and spoken English?
• Is the monthly B2B rate of €2,600–€3,000 RV aligned with your expectations?
• What is your availability to start?
• Are you flexible regarding the location and working model once confirmed?

CV Keywords

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