Product Owner/Manager (Recommendation)

Data is at the very heart of n11 and as such Data-related positions play key roles in our strategic initiatives. n11 Data & Insights team is looking for Product Owner which is a hands-on data leadership position focused on leading n11’s Recommendation's initiatives to excel new user experiences. You will be responsible for defining the mid to long term strategic vision for the creation of brand-new personalized recommendation experiences. You will build and execute a roadmap with state-of-the-art solutions to generate n11’s next generation of personalized shopping and recommendations.

What we offer

• The opportunity to have impact. Currently, recommendation engine contributes to significant portion of overall revenues, so improvements on this part has important opportunities. We’re looking for experienced product leaders who are strategic and also loves hands-on work.
• Responsibility. n11.com offers transparency and autonomy. Being a member of Data & Insights team, you’ll have access to data and chance to reinforce your ideas with data to be prioritized and implemented with your dedicated team.
• Learning. You will be creating customer experiences and business models that have never been done before. You will have the opportunity to work with stunning colleagues who value collaboration and from whom you can learn, such as data scientists in your team to focus your learnings on AI and machine learning.
• A work environment where you can grow your career. Working in this role will provide you to work closely with marketing, strategy and data teams which will make you to be stronger on business decisions and data driven skills.

What you will be doing

• Be the person who is responsible for defining the why, when and what of the products that the engineering & data science team is building and be responsible for building a product and strategy
• Define vision, develop roadmap and drive execution to make new personalized customer experiences
• Analyzing technical needs and tracing all development processes, achieve time-to-market and quality
• Partner with business stakeholders, data teams and engineering teams to understand business and technical requirements
• Planning, execute projects and communicate status, risks and issues
• Conducting UAT, product acceptance tests and verify required functionality was developed and implemented as per business requirements
• Writing the user stories, translate requirements into detailed product specifications and keeping the backlog groomed
• Managing the sprint cycles

What you will bring along

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, a related field or equivalent practical experience
• Master’s degree in an applied quantitative field such as Machine Learning preferred
• Experience in project management methodologies, business analysis, and/or process improvement
• Preferably, experience managing consumer products leveraging machine learning (e.g. recommendation systems) with a proven record of prioritizing and successfully launching impactful products or platforms
• Proven ability to map algorithmic solutions to product problems with demonstrated impact on business metrics through AB testing
• At least 5 years of experience in technology management (product owner, product manager, technical IT manager with portfolio management responsibilities, etc.)
• Excellent English verbal and written communication skills and ability to present technical content to non-technical audiences
• Being able to write and execute SQL Queries in order to analyze data if needed
• Data-driven and strong analytical skills
• Experience in maximizing product value with ROI
• Effective time management skills and the ability to prioritize work based on project timelines and sprint arrangements
• Experience of defining and delivering MVP
• A self-driven organized entrepreneurial spirit
• Ability to make research activities such as customer analysis and competitor analysis
• Effective organizer of tasks with a self-starter mindset, assertiveness, accountability, helpfulness, and a high level of positive energy and drive
• A self-driven organized entrepreneurial spirit who is also comfortable dealing with ambiguity

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