Rainforest Alliance Senior Product Owner Jobs in Kenya
Responsibilities:
The Rainforest Alliance’s Core Values are Impact, Change, Collaboration, Openness and Trust and as such they form the basis of the behaviours we demonstrate;
Ensure digitally enabled business services of the Rainforest Alliance are relevant, user-friendly and deliver value to our customers, members and staff;
Rainforest Alliance is currently replacing its Certification and Assurance software with third party software solutions in combination with mobile applications. As a
Product Owner, you are responsible for setting, prioritizing, and evaluating the work to replace the current software and manage the Certification Technology Eco system
Lead the product roadmap providing for a set of products, indicating when new product features are planned for delivery
Work with the portfolio director on defining the product roadmap and share results with the stakeholders;
Develop with the Product manager an engagement plan
Manage expectations of and maintain good relationships with all the stakeholders involved in creating and delivering the services (technology, external service providers), as well as organisational architectural experts (e.g. process, solutions and data architects);
Work with the release manager and stakeholders around the product implementation schedule and set priorities within the different product streams
Assess impact of dashboard and communicate progress with senior stakeholders
Promote design thinking, lean and agile ways of working
Provide direction setting for a software development teams and / or configuration management teams
Manage and develop staff
Qualifications:
Master’s degree, preferably in supply chain management, business administration or a technical field.
At least 10 years’ work experience and 5+ years experience as a Product Owner
Knowledge of MS Office and proficient in Excel;
Deep understanding of Lean principles, thinking and methods; Scrum way of working, Design thinking;
Experience with Certification management systems and / or processes, preferably in an agricultural settings. Activities include member registration, certification against global standards and Certification body management.
Experience working in a global, culturally diverse team is essential;
Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to interact culturally, linguistically, and diplomatically with diverse internal and external individuals;
Results-driven, accurate, structured and good analytical and communication skills;
Team & Relationship Building: Building and maintaining (internal and external) contacts that are useful. Builds trust, rapport and cooperation with persons inside and outside RA; Works in partnership with other colleagues, responds to request for assistance respectfully and helpfully, contributes to team environment and supportive workplace and;
Fluency in English, both verbal and written. French and/or Spanish is a plus.
Experience with managing staff
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