Product Owner

The team you''ll be part of

You will be part of CNCS RD team in the Product Engineering, IP Telephony (IPT)organization.The Cloud Native Communication Suite (CNCS) is the newest product in Nokias Core Networks portfolio. It provides a simplified IMS solution by consolidating multiple core network functions viz SBC, TAS, CSCF, MRF within a single CNF. This provides multiple optimizations over existing IMS core solutions.

• Defining and communicating the product vision, strategy, and roadmap to all stakeholders.
• Creating, maintaining, and prioritizing the Product Backlog, ensuring items are clearly expressed, ordered, and understood by the Development Team.
• Engaging with customers, sales, marketing, and development teams to gather requirements, define features, and ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Detailing product features and user stories, often with acceptance criteria, to guide development.
• Participating in release planning and ensuring the product delivers value incrementally.
  
• Continuously analyzing market trends, competitive landscape, and customer feedback to inform product decisions.
• Actively participating in Scrum events such as sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Tracking product performance, gathering user feedback, and iterating on the product based on data and insights.

• 12+ years of exp in RD on Telco-grade products.
• Ability to define and articulate a clear product vision, strategy, and roadmap aligned with business objectives and market needs.
• Strong understanding of product lifecycle management, from ideation and requirements gathering to launch and post-launch analysis.
• Proficient knowledge and practical experience with Agile frameworks, particularly Scrum, including backlog management, sprint planning, and release management.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively interact with diverse stakeholders (customers, engineering, sales, marketing, leadership) and manage expectations.
• Capability to analyze market trends, customer feedback, and data to identify opportunities, define features, and make informed product decisions.
• Sufficient understanding of the underlying technology and architecture relevant to Nokia CNS products to effectively communicate with development teams and make sound technical trade-off decisions.
• Skill in prioritizing product backlog items based on business value, technical feasibility, and strategic importance, and making decisive choices under uncertainty.
• A deep understanding of customer needs and pain points, with the ability to translate these into actionable product requirements.
• Ability to lead without direct authority, influencing cross-functional teams and stakeholders towards a common product goal.