Planeta Sport is a leading retail chain of multi-brand sports equipment and lifestyle products, with more than 100 specialized stores and more than 1000 employees throughout Serbia. Our mission is simple: the strength of our brand is people. We believe that it is crucial for continuous success to work on nurturing relationships with consumers, employees and partners, and we are guided by the principles of mutual trust and outstanding quality in all business operations. Technology is of core importance to us - Planeta Sport is oriented towards technological innovations and advancements, having achieving a higher level of process automation and digital transformation.

Product Owner

We are looking for a proactive Product Owner to manage our growing products. As a Product Owner, you will be responsible for defining the product vision and strategy that meets the business needs. You are a business-focused, highly-organized and communicative individual who is able to work with cross-functional teams. You are passionate about technology and product growth, and have a deep understanding of the market and business needs, and meeting the needs of business stakeholders, customers and users.

Responsibilities

• Create roadmaps in alignment with the overall strategy and customer needs
• Manage and prioritize the backlog to ensure goal alignment
• Collaborate with stakeholders and customers to create the product vision for the development team
• Work in an agile environment that nurtures continuous development and delivery
• Enable the scrum team to deliver high business value through software
• Collaborate with other teams (Operations, Internet Sales, Marketing, Procurement, Finance, HR) to understand their needs and to increase business value and ROI
• Lead external development teams in implementing digital solutions for the retail industry
• Plan product releases and upgrades
• Write user stories and define the acceptance criteria
• Produce and maintain product documentation for product features and functionalities
• Identify risks during product development and resolve issues
• Identify business needs and propose new initiatives to enable further growth
• Share knowledge with other Product Owners regarding best practices

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science / economics (or equivalent)
• 3+ years of experience as a Product Owner or Project Manager (PM) / Business Analyst (BA)
• Experience with using tools such as Jira and Confluence
• Understanding agile methodologies
• Experience in working with Scrum
• Ability to work individually and as part of distributed and cross-functional teams
• Drive to maximize product value with a customer-first mindset
• Creative, strategic and detail-oriented
• Ability to balance product, resource and time constraints
• Strong communication skills
• Organizational, problem-solving, time-management and analytical skills
• High-level understanding of the software development process
• Good written English skillset

 Bonus

• 3+ years of experience within the retail industry
• 3+ years of experience within the e-commerce industry
• 3+ years of experience in business process automation products

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Opportunity to work on challenging projects
• Culture that promotes teamwork and excellence
• Professional and friendly work environment
• Opportunities for advancement and growth

Next Steps

If you’re excited about innovative product growth and being part of a dynamic and collaborative culture, we’d like to hear from you!