Company Description
Shiji is a global technology company dedicated to providing innovative solutions for the hospitality industry, ensuring seamless operations for hoteliers day and night.
Built on the Shiji Platform—the only truly global hotel technology platform—Shiji’s cloud-based portfolio includes Property Management System, Point-of-Sale, guest engagement, distribution, payments, and data intelligence solutions for over 91,000 hotels worldwide, including the largest chains.
The best hotels run on Shiji—day and night.
We are looking for an experienced Product Owner to be the expert within the EMEA Market of our product Shiji Daylight PMS.
Job Description
- Act as a global specialist/lead for hotel business process definition, functional system design and requirements and user story preparation for a cloud based globally aware solution
- Oversee the regionally developed products and 3rd party integrations, relationships and programs and be responsible for product release launch and documentation
- Specify and prioritize requirements for new features
- Manage sprints, product planning backlog and scrum events
- Provide deep business research and solution guidance as required by the project development phases
- Provide "product expert" technical assistance to developer/ level 3 support, regional sales and the operational team
- Lead theoretical and conceptual presentations, discussions and dialogue; and to provide business and practical context that enables both decision and design conclusions
- This role includes some international travels to clients and our offices
Qualifications
- 3+ years of relevant experience including implementation/ development experience and project management leadership experience
- Experience working with Property Management Systems (PMS)
- Current knowledge of the hospitality market, competition, and environment. Expertise in hotel management systems products, technology, and industry solutions
- Experience with hospitality technology integration processes & solutions
- Technical knowledge and deep understanding of hospitality software and solutions
- Experience modeling financial investments focusing on ROI analysis
- Degree in a Technical, Hospitality, or Business field
- Previous experience with agile/scrum methodologies a plus
- Outstanding communication skills. Expresses and articulates key elements of ideas or concepts (both written and verbal) in a logical, descriptive, and comprehensible manner. Anticipate reactions and responds appropriately
- Display of strong tenacity and drive to see things through to successful conclusion. Demonstrate a sense of urgency, a propensity for action, and confidence in the likely success of plans and initiatives. Deliver results that meet or exceed expectations
Additional Information
- Challenging and creative technology environment with a great deal of freedom and responsibility
- Feedback and initiatives are always welcome, you’ll also get full ownership to help shape the company's future
- Opportunity to grow inside the global organization and develop yourself both professionally and personally
- Flexible working hours and a modern workplace in one of our multinational offices
- Regular company Events & Entertainments as well as access to various location-based benefits and Employee Assistance Programs