At Jamf, we believe in an open, flexible culture based on respect and trust. Our track record and thriving work environment all stem from the freedom we grant ourselves to get the job done right. We unite around common goals while respecting personal approaches, believing that fulfilled individuals create a thriving, vibrant workplace. We take pride in helping tens of thousands of customers around the globe succeed with Apple.
Jamf offers remote, in-office, and hybrid roles. Work-life balance remains our priority while feeling connected is important to maintain our strong culture, achieve our goals, and thrive as #OneJamf.
This role is based in Brno, Czechia. We are only able to accept applications for those based in Czechia or have sponsorship to live and work in Czechia.
What you'll do at Jamf:
At Jamf, we empower people to be their best selves and do their best work.
The Senior Product Owner facilitates the development of valuable products that meet the needs of Jamf customers and deliver toward the company strategy. They play a pivotal role in bridging the gap between our business objectives and product development. They work closely with product managers (PMs) and engineering teams to turn roadmap initiatives into backlog items, prioritize the backlog based on business and customer needs, and deliver new product features to the market. They help coach and mentor Product Owners, and drive process improvement and operational excellence across the Product team. This role requires a deep understanding of both technical and business aspects, as well as excellent communication and leadership skills. The Product Owner reports directly to the Product Manager.
What you can expect to do in this role:
- Drives and facilitates relationships with engineering teams and stakeholders to create and maintain the Product Backlog by continuously defining user stories, prioritizing backlog items, and evaluating scope
- Maintains and synthesizes cross functional team’s records of development status and backlog priorities in project tracking software (e.g. Jira)
- Directs and inspires multiple engineering teams to build the most valuable product, in the smallest shippable increments, with measurable high quality, to fulfill Jamf’s vision
- Defines acceptance criteria for each assigned product increment and validates outcomes during and after delivery
- Works with Product Managers and Engineering team(s) to break down work into increments small enough to plan and estimate with high confidence
- Defines Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and suggests metrics for monitoring and usage
- Deep understanding of the technology stack, architecture, and technical constraints of the technical product to make informed decisions and guide development efforts.
- Documents and Guides technical integrations and dependencies
- Acts as the final decision maker to define what is in and out of scope for a product sprint
- Identifies, communicates, and mitigates when possible the risks to their product development plans
- Participates in Scrum ceremonies and events
- Subject Matter Expert (SME) in assigned areas of responsibility by frequently communicating with customers and stakeholders in order to serve as the voice of customer for engineering teams
- Mentors and coaches other Product Owners on the core product owner responsibilities and about Jamf customers, products, and operations
- Leads efforts to improve Product operations, collaborating with Product Managers and Product Leadership
- Lead cross portfolio collaboration to develop, deliver and maintain software in working with senior stakeholders in both product and engineering.
- May perform individual duties of a product manager to bridge the gap between business objectives and product development.
- Performs other duties as required and completes all job functions as per departmental policies and procedures
- #LI-Hybrid
What we are looking for:
Required skills and knowledge:
- Minimum of 5 years working with, leading, and motivating teams
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant Product Owner experience, with a demonstrated track record of delivering quality products
- Bachelor's Degree
Preferred skills and knowledge:
- Experience as a member of a complex team, such as distributed/remote or international
- Minimum of 5 years delivering product in an Agile development environment
- Minimum of 5 years working with the Atlassian software suite
- Bachelor's degree in a technical field (e.g., Computer Science, Engineering)
How we help you reach your best potential:
- Named a 2023 Best Workplaces for Women™ by Great Place to Work and Fortune Magazine
- Named a 2024 Best Companies to Work For by U.S. News
- You will have the opportunity to make a real and meaningful impact for more than 70,000 global customers with the best Apple device management solution in the world.
- We constantly push the boundaries of technology, our developers support new innovations and OS releases the moment they are made available by Apple.
- Several Jamf engineers are named in patents and with team names like CatDog, ThunderSnow and Dalek you can expect to have some fun while building cutting-edge software.
- You will have the opportunity to work with a small and empowered team where the culture is based on trust, ownership, and respect.
- We offer a clear career path that enables you to grow under supportive leadership and management
- Visit our Jamf Engineering blog to learn more about the innovative projects our team is working on and what we learn from each challenge we solve. A blog written by engineers, for engineers at medium.com/jamf-engineering
What is a Jamf?
You go above and beyond for others, are willing to help, and support the team around you. You value and learn from different perspectives. You are curious and resourceful, a problem-solver, self-driven and constantly improving. You are excited to try new things, explore new ideas, and seek new opportunities. You care about inclusion and diversity, social responsibility, and are someone who just wants to do the right thing.
What does Jamf do?
Jamf extends the legendary Apple experience people enjoy in their personal lives to the workplace. We believe the experience of using a device at work or school should feel the same, and be as secure as, using a personal device. With Jamf, IT and security teams are able to confidently manage and protect Mac, iPad, iPhone and Apple TV devices, easing the burden of updating, deploying and securing the data used by their end-users. Jamf’s purpose is to simplify work by helping organizations manage and secure an Apple experience that end-users love and organizations trust.
We are free-thinkers, can-doers and problem crushers with a passion for helping customers empower their workforce to focus on their jobs, not the hassles of managing technology – freeing nurses to care, teachers to teach and businesses to thrive. We have over 2,500 employees worldwide who are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work each and every day.
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Jamf is committed to creating an inclusive & supportive work environment for all candidates and employees. Candidates with disabilities or religious beliefs are encouraged to reach out if they need additional support or alternative options to our recruiting processes to accommodate their disability or religious belief. If you need an accommodation, please contact your Recruiter or Recruiting Coordinator directly. Requests for accommodation will be handled confidentially by Recruiting and will not be shared with the hiring manager. Jamf is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against individuals who request reasonable accommodation for disability or religious beliefs. To request accommodations please email us at [email protected]
What We Do
Jamf, the standard in managing and securing Apple at work, extends the legendary Apple experience people love to businesses, schools and government organizations through its software and the 100,000 members of Jamf Nation, the largest community of Apple IT admins in the world. Today, 75,300 global customers entrust Jamf with more than 32.3 million devices as of 12/31/23.
