Product Owner

Join UsAt Vodafone, we’re not just shaping the future of connectivity for our customers – we’re shaping the future for everyone who joins our team. When you work with us, you’re part of a global mission to connect people, solve complex challenges, and create a sustainable and more inclusive world. If you want to grow your career whilst finding the perfect balance between work and life, Vodafone offers the opportunities to help you belong and make a real impact.What You’ll DoJob PurposeThe Product Owner is accountable for effective backlog management for products in Product Solutions domain developing and communicating the product goal, creating, developing and ordering the PBIs, and ensuring a transparent and well-understood product backlog. Prioritise the product backlog and accept deliverables at the end of each sprint. This role responsible for delivering end-to-end technical solutions across cross-functional, multi-platform systems and ensures alignment with business requirements, IT strategy, and architectural standards, while balancing speed, quality, and cost. The role also oversees the lifecycle of Product Domain products and solutions, driving innovation and continuous improvement.. Lead Product Solutions domain products/solutions’ lifecycle, determine future opportunities for innovations/change/improvements with close collaboration with the domain chapter lead and architects; create communication channels in order to track customer experience proactively.Accountable for the value delivered by the Scrum teams in Product Solutions domainRepresent business stakeholders and be the voice of the customer to guide the team for a particular business purpose.Define the product vision and coordinate with other Department Leads, Tribes Leads and Product Owners;Keep focus of the team on delivering business value in regular increments;Define the MVP, taking into account the constraints and the life cycle of the client;Responsible for defining and tracking Objective Key Results (OKRs) and KPIs as part of the quarterly business reviews (QBR) process; Uses data to develop and define user stories / items and acceptance criteria from the feature and capability roadmap;Contributes to the squad with relevant product knowledge in the development of tasks;Prioritizes initiatives to achieve business objectives and continuously refines the backlog to keep it up to date;Participates in the sprint planning to reaffirm priorities and clarify requirements;Approves the final release plan and accepts all deliverables against defined user stories and acceptance criteria;Engages stakeholders and senior leaders regularly on all aspect of the product; As a member of the squad, supporting the team in achieving sprint goals and KPIs.Ensure that to provide technical and financial input (CAPEX), including effort estimation, constraints, and dependencies. Contribute to Group Business and Technology plans.Who You AreBachelor's degree from Computer Engineering, Information Systems Engineering, Mathematics Engineering and other related departments. 7+ years of software analysis/design/development/engineering experience Broad knowledge of software technology and development processes, particularly Scrum, Kanban, TDD or BDD , disciplined agile delivery and lean development Technical SkillsStrong knowledge and experience of software architecture, design, and development technologies, including:Algorithms, object-oriented programming, multithreading, concurrency, and high-performance systems.Java, Spring Boot, XML, SOAP, REST, Web Services, Apache Camel.Containerization and orchestration tools: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform, Kubernetes, Docker.CI/CD and DevOps tools: Jenkins, Nexus, API Gateway.Messaging and caching technologies: Kafka, RabbitMQ, Redis.Databases: Oracle, PostgreSQL, MongoDB.Unit testing tools: JUnit or equivalent.Experience with Agentic AI, MCP and LLMs is a plus.Soft SkillsStrong facilitation and collaboration skills with diverse stakeholders.Systematic, disciplined, and analytical approach to problem solving.Growth mindset with a passion for quality and continuous improvement.Comfortable working in international and cross-cultural environments.Strong presentation and communication skills.Very good command of English.Not a perfect fit?Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about empowering people and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to still apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another opportunity.What's In It For YouWe like to keep them flexible: Vflexy: Flexible Benefits Program Hybrid working kit Ergonomic kit allowance Digital meal voucher Flexible transportation allowance Employee assistance hotline & counselling Comprehensive and flexible private health insurance Discounted price deals for wide range of products & servicesPlus, plenty more to enjoy!If you want to know more about us and what we do, then visit our website: www.vodafone.com.trhttps://www.vodafone.com.tr/insan-kaynaklariInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/vodafonekariyer/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/VFTurkiyeData PrivacyBy applying for this job, you accept the Vodafone Privacy Policy. 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