Product Owner

8 months ago
Full time role
Hybrid · Remote... more

About Us

DeepSea was founded to bring the latest AI technology to the shipping industry, to make it leaner, greener, and better connected. Our cloud platforms harness deep learning models trained on real-time data to enable our customers to optimise the routes, speeds, operation, and maintenance of their vessels, saving fuel, money, time and reducing environmental impact. DeepSea talent is spread across Greece, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Romania, Thailand and Japan, and we are growing quickly.

We are a scale-up company - meaning you will be bringing us to the next level and deliver a tangible contribution to a more sustainable shipping world. There is no complex hierarchy nor long approval processes. We just deliver. You will be joining a company with highly skilled and smart people who love solving complex problems.


About the position

We are looking for a capable Product Owner to join our innovative Product Department. The Product Department is responsible for ensuring that our products have the necessary functionality to be adopted by our target customers and used by them effectively to make their vessels more efficient. They ensure our products provide our users with tangible value and an enjoyable experience. They act as a bridge between the Revenue and Engineering sides of the company. They analyse user, product, and business requirements, write specifications for necessary improvements, and collaborate closely with our engineering teams to ensure they get implemented. They coordinate deliverables and their dependencies using task management tools. They create and maintain the product roadmap and comprehensive product documentation for internal and external users.


In this role, you will play a pivotal role in gathering feature requests, identifying user needs, incorporating them into the product roadmap, and working with cross-functional teams for the creation of new features that meet users’ expectations. The ideal candidate should have proven experience as a Product Owner or a similar role in product management.


What will you do:

  • Plan and prioritise the implementation of new feature requests and set specific timelines

  • Develop user stories and define acceptance criteria

  • Evaluate feedback, iterate, and suggest product enhancements to improve existing features and provide delightful user experiences

  • Plan releases and upgrades

  • Collaborate closely with product management, Software and ML engineering, designers, and QAs to define, implement and deliver functional solutions, new features, and improvements

  • Keep track of industry trends

  • Coordinate deliverables and their dependencies with task management tools

  • Create and maintain comprehensive product documentation for internal and external users

  • Handle the product communication to all internal and external stakeholders


The ideal candidate will have:

  • At least 2 years of hands-on experience managing all stages of the product life cycle

  • Technical background with knowledge of machine learning or data analysis is highly desired

  • BSc in Applied Math, Physics, Engineering or a similar field

  • Team spirit and good communication abilities

  • Good organisational skills

  • Familiarity with Agile is a plus

  • Fluency in the English language, both written and verbal

  • Familiarity with project management tools, such as Jira and Confluence.



Benefits


What we offer

You will be part of a dynamic team focused on delivering results and continuous improvement while disrupting the industry, and will also receive:

  • Competitive remuneration package: Skill & experience-based salary and eligibility for additional employee benefits.

  • Health Package: Private health insurance coverage and mental health - therapist benefit

  • Tech Equipment Package: Laptop and other policy-based equipment

  • Paid leaves: Paid study, emergency, and medical leaves.

  • Learning and Development Package: Access to courses platform and eligibility for seminars, conferences and workshops

  • Team Building: Team outings and events. Paid trips to our offices to meet the team physically, if not based in Athens

  • Remote Flexibility: Great office space in the heart of Athens and remote option. Fully remote option for the non-Athens-based


At DeepSea, we are looking for people who share our values and are aligned with our mission. It is important to us to ensure that no-one who is eager and capable of contributing constructively to our team is excluded because of ethnic or social origin, gender or sexuality, age or family status, disability or medical conditions etc. Diversity is well-proven to be a vital characteristic of teams that succeed, so we do everything we can to make our environment welcoming and safe for everyone.