Gauteng: 1609 Sub-Product Owner (Senior) posted by Imizizi

About the Role

The Senior Sub-Product Owner role at Imizizi is a critical position that requires strong leadership, technical expertise, and collaboration skills to drive the delivery of high-quality software products. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the product backlog, defining acceptance criteria, and ensuring timely delivery of features and maintenance work.

Key Responsibilities

• Reporting structure: Contractually reports to IT Delivery Manager, ZA IT Hub.
• Dotted line operational report to and close collaboration with Product Owner, Germany.
• Own and continuously prioritize the product backlog for the defined sub-product scope.
• Define clear backlog items with acceptance criteria and ensure a shared definition of done.
• Collaborate with Feature Teams to ensure timely delivery of features and maintenance work.
• Coordinate development, operation, and maintenance activities for the Sub-Product.
• Make release decisions or recommend rework based on product quality and acceptance criteria.
• Allocate available resources (budget, capacity) across teams to maximize customer benefit.
• Support continuous improvement of agile working models and DevOps practices within the teams.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and act as the bridge between product vision and delivery teams.
• Mentor team members, identify skill gaps, and recommend training or resource adjustments.
• Maintain up-to-date product and operations documentation and ensure CMDB configuration accuracy.
• Oversee incident, problem, and change processes for the assigned IT service and coordinate external contractors when required.
• Ensure security vulnerabilities are tracked and remediated in line with organizational standards.
• Willing and able to travel to international stakeholders multiple times per year, as per business requirements.
• Any additional responsibilities assigned as per the BMW Agile Working Model Team Charter.

Requirements

• Relevant IT degree or certification and proven experience in managing enterprise software products.
• 5+ years’ combined experience in Agile product ownership, software development, or operations.
• Proxy or Sub-Product ownership experience.
• Strong Java development background and demonstrable experience working in Microsoft Azure environments.

Qualifications

• Formal education/certifications not explicitly mentioned in the original job description.