Product Owner - Sénior

The main responsibilities of a Senior Product Owner at Alter Solutions include defining the product vision, managing the product backlog, collaborating with development teams, validating deliverables, and facilitating communication between technical teams and stakeholders to ensure the final product meets user needs. You'll play a crucial role in overseeing applications that gather IT resource data and ensuring they comply with quality criteria.

Candidates for the Senior Product Owner position at Alter Solutions should hold a Bac+5 qualification in computer science or a related field, alongside at least 10 years of relevant experience as a Product Owner in a large organizational IT environment. Strong communication skills, analytical capabilities, and familiarity with Agile methodologies and ITIL principles are also essential.

A Senior Product Owner at Alter Solutions should have a solid understanding of databases like PostgreSQL and Oracle, as well as knowledge of development constraints, DevOps, and CI/CD processes. Proficiency in Agile at scale, ITIL framework, and general IT infrastructure knowledge, including cloud services and server architecture, is also important for this role.

Alter Solutions is committed to the continuous development of its employees. Senior Product Owners can benefit from annual training and certification opportunities, involvement in research and development projects, and the ability to participate in internal training sessions. This dedication to growth ensures that you remain at the forefront of your field.

The recruitment process for the Senior Product Owner position at Alter Solutions involves several steps, starting with a remote interview, followed by a technical test, and a meeting with an Operations Director and a Senior Consultant. If everything goes well, you'll move on to the HR contract signing stage. This process is designed to ensure the best fit for both the candidate and the company.

When addressing your experience as a Product Owner in complex IT environments, focus on specific projects where you successfully managed the product backlog, collaborated with cross-functional teams, and delivered high-quality solutions. Highlight your role in defining product visions and how you navigated challenges in communication among tech and non-tech stakeholders.

To answer this, describe the criteria you use to prioritize features in the backlog, such as user feedback, business value, and technical feasibility. Emphasize your ability to balance short-term deliverables with long-term strategic goals, and discuss methods like MoSCoW or value vs. complexity matrices that you’ve successfully implemented.

Share a specific example of a challenging situation you encountered, such as missed deadlines or resource constraints. Explain the steps you took to address the issue, the stakeholder communication you facilitated, and the final outcome. This demonstrates your problem-solving skills and resilience.

Discuss various techniques you utilize to gather requirements, including interviews, surveys, and workshops. Emphasize how you ensure that stakeholder needs are aligned with product goals and how you continuously refine those requirements throughout the product lifecycle, improving adaptability and responsiveness.

When discussing conflict resolution, give examples of conflicts you've faced, whether due to differing opinions or project pressures. Describe your approach in facilitating communication, fostering collaboration, and reaching consensus while keeping the project moving forward.

Share your understanding of Agile principles, emphasizing their focus on flexibility and customer collaboration. Discuss how you facilitate Agile ceremonies, empower teams, and adapt to change while ensuring the product aligns with the vision created. Your experience with Scrum or Kanban should also be highlighted.

Discuss your approach to user testing and feedback collection, perhaps through usability studies, beta testing, or direct surveys. Highlight your commitment to iterating on the product based on user feedback and how you involve stakeholders throughout the testing process to gather valuable insights.

Address how you establish acceptance criteria aligned with user requirements and how you work closely with QA teams to verify that deliverables meet those expectations. Discuss your role in reviews and how you ensure continuous quality checks throughout the development process.

Highlight your specific knowledge of databases like PostgreSQL and Oracle, and how this expertise helps you make informed product decisions. Discuss how understanding database architecture influences both feature development and performance optimization in the products you manage.

Discuss the importance of transparency and clarity in communication with senior management. Describe how you prepare status reports, dashboards, or presentations to showcase progress, challenges, and solutions, ensuring that key stakeholders are kept informed in a comprehensive yet succinct manner.