- Company Name
- IKA
- Job Title
- Product Owner - Senior (H/F)
- Job Description
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**Job Title**
Senior Product Owner
**Role Summary**
Lead functional design and delivery of a next‑generation ERP platform for public administrations and financial services. Act as the product expert for complex domains, drive client workshops, produce detailed functional specifications, configure business rules, validate technical implementations, and disseminate knowledge across teams.
**Expectations**
- Quickly master the core product to allocate time for new, complex initiatives.
- Become the internal and client‑facing reference for one or more business domains.
- Lead client design workshops and present solutions to senior stakeholders (directors, ministers, etc.).
- Mentor junior team members and, in the medium term, assume management responsibilities.
**Key Responsibilities**
- Analyze and internalize the product suite to support functional design.
- Conduct and facilitate detailed client workshops on specialized topics.
- Write comprehensive functional specifications (UI screens, business rules, PDF outputs, scripts, interfaces).
- Configure business workflows, navigation, permissions, and translations.
- Perform functional testing and validate technical deliverables.
- Create and maintain clear, aesthetic diagrams and presentations (e.g., PowerPoint).
- Document processes, produce training materials, and deliver demonstrations to clients and internal teams.
- Propose and implement tools, ideas, and methods to improve team efficiency.
- Collaborate with development teams, reviewing code repositories, logs, and assisting with issue resolution.
**Required Skills**
- Strong analytical ability; comfortable with technical environments (SQL, Excel, GitLab, PHP logs).
- Excellent written communication; able to produce clear, precise, voluminous documentation.
- Outstanding oral presentation skills; experience interacting with senior public‑sector executives.
- Proven experience handling complex business processes in large information systems.
- Proficiency in creating clear, visually appealing diagrams and adapting them in real‑time.
- Ability to understand development concerns to facilitate smooth hand‑offs with engineers.
- Broad knowledge of public administration, public finance, user services, and emerging market economics (especially African contexts).
**Required Education & Certifications**
- Master’s‑level degree (Bac+5) in Business, Engineering, or equivalent.
- No specific certifications required, but demonstrated expertise in ERP/ERP‑like systems and functional analysis is essential.