Digital Product Owner

This role combines business engagement, product prioritisation, and agile delivery ownership, where the candidate will act as a bridge between business stakeholders, product teams, and implementation partners, ensuring value-driven delivery aligned with the enterprise roadmap and digital strategy.

The candidate will have responsibilities across the following functions:

Product Ownership and Strategy:

• Own the end-to-end product lifecycle for D365 F& O-based solutions.
• Define and maintain product vision, roadmap, and value realisation goals.
• Prioritise features and backlog based on business value, ROI, and strategic alignment.
• Act as the voice of the customer/business stakeholders.

Business Engagement and Stakeholder Management:

• Partner with business leaders (Finance, Retail, Supply Chain) to identify opportunities.
• Drive workshops, requirement discussions, and solution validation sessions.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and ensure alignment on priorities and delivery timelines.

Agile Delivery and Sprint Management:

• Own and manage product backlog, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Lead sprint planning, backlog grooming, and review sessions.
• Ensure timely delivery of sprints with focus on quality, velocity, and business value.
• Work closely with Scrum Masters, developers, and QA teams.

Retail Accounting Expertise:

• Provide subject matter expertise on:
• Retail financial flows (invoices, ledgers, sales, returns, discounts, promotions)
• Revenue recognition and reconciliation
• Inventory and cost accounting
• Store-level financial operations
• Ensure D365 solutions align with retail accounting standards and compliance

Responsibilities and Competencies Required:

Product and Agile Skills:

• Product ownership/product management roles.
• Backlog management and prioritisation.
• User story definition and acceptance criteria.
• Roadmap planning and release management.
• Agile delivery frameworks (Scrum, SAFe).
• Ability to translate business requirements for technology teams and stay involved in every phase of delivery.

The core requirements for the job include the following:

Functional Skills:

• Finance and Accounting processes.
• Retail Accounting and POS integration flows.
• Supply Chain and Order-to-Cash processes.

Soft Skills:

• Executive stakeholder communication.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset.
• Ability to operate in global, cross-functional teams.

Nice to Have:

• Certifications in Microsoft Dynamics 365 (Finance / Supply Chain / Solution Architect).
• Experience in Retail industry transformation programs specialising in accounting.
• Exposure to AI-driven insights/analytics within ERP.
• Experience in multi-country / global rollouts.