Product Owner - GIB/GIS Evolve

ABOUT THE COMPANY Turnkey Africa Limited is a leading Pan-African insurance technology and services provider.

We develop, supply and manage end-to-end insurance software solutions and services for the insurance industry. JOB SUMMARY The Product Owner (PO) owns and manages the product backlog, refining requirements, and ensuring product development efforts deliver maximum value to the business and end-users. The role bridges the gap between business needs and the development team, contributing to clear prioritization, stakeholder collaboration, and successful product delivery throughout the agile lifecycle.Behavioral CompetenciesTeamwork & Communication: Values collaboration and promotes transparency across teams.Curiosity & Passion: Seeks continuous improvement in self and team performance.Accountability & Professionalism: Takes ownership of tasks and outcomes.Customer Focus: Always considers business and end-user impact in decision-making. RESPONSIBILITIES Backlog & Requirements ManagementMaintain a transparent, prioritized, and continuously refined product backlog.Collaborate with stakeholders and users to gather requirements, translating them into actionable user stories with acceptance criteria.Ensure backlog items meet the principles: Independent, Negotiable, Valuable, Estimable, Small, and Testable.Prioritization & PlanningAssist in prioritizing user stories based on business value, customer needs, and technical constraints.Participate in backlog refinement sessions and sprint planning to ensure alignment with release goals and capacity.Agile Delivery SupportActively engage in agile ceremonies — stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.Provide clarity to the development team on requirements and priorities.Monitor sprint progress and help resolve blockers related to requirements or priorities.Acceptance Criteria & ValidationCollaborate with the development team to define acceptance criteria for all user stories.Participate in sprint reviews to validate completed stories against agreed criteria.Release & Documentation SupportAssist in release planning by documenting confirmed features, known issues, and upcoming priorities.Ensure release documentation is accurate and available for stakeholders.Understand CI/CD principles to support efficient deployment cycles.Stakeholder EngagementAct as a liaison between business stakeholders and the development team to gather feedback and clarify requirements.Support product demos and provide updates on product progress.Continuous Learning & ImprovementProactively develop skills in agile product management practices, tools, and domain knowledge.Seek opportunities to optimize processes for better delivery outcomes. REQUIRED SKILLS Business strategy, Software architecture, Product management, Market research, intelligence, Agile and Lean methodologies REQUIRED EDUCATION Diploma, Associate's degree