Product Owner

**This role can be based in either our Palma, Spain offices or Iasi, Romania** * Who are WebBeds?* WebBeds is the fastest growing and most significant accommodation supplier to the travel industry. We are a global company offering ground services (hotels, transfers, tours, activities) to travel professionals. Our products help our partners and customers to create amazing Travel experiences. Our Products range from a Retail Online platform, Integration Connectivity hub and distribution APIs to name but a few and our systems are 100% cloud hosted processing up to 5.0bn search requests daily. We deliver amazing outcomes using leading edge technology through innovative and creative thinking. WebBeds is a subsidiary of Webjet Limited (ASX: WEB) - an ASX 200 listed company operating a global digital travel business. **What makes us stand out?** - We are a wholesale global travel organisation - We have 1500+ people speaking 50+ languages in 120+ cites across 50+ countries - We partner with over 430,000 properties in more than 15,000 destinations - We work with more than 44,000 travel companies in 139 source markets - We have an amazing Technology team focused on delivering valuable outcomes using innovative tech and creative & lateral thinking **What will you do on your journey with WebBeds?** WebBeds is the world’s fastest growing provider of accommodation distribution services to the travel industry. Our products incorporate distribution APIs, payment integrations, ERP integration, Data Lakes, User Interfaces, and others. Our search API reach peaks of more than 50.000 requests per second, each one consisting of tens or hundreds of hotels, with continued expansion. "We design, deliver and support innovative solutions through engagement, collaboration and a fearsome passion for creating customer value" is our mission as an IT organization. With this in mind, we strive to be at the leading edge of technology when it comes to build the platform that meets the needs of our Supply partners and customers. This translates to the use of latest technology including.NET Core versions, K8S, microservices architecture, clouds hosting and orchestration, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, Proactive monitoring, and alerting systems, to name a few. Our delivery teams have the creativity and freedom to express themselves by building innovative solutions to often complex problems and are challenged to reach higher levels daily. Our teams consist of product owners, QA engineers, Software Engineers, and people from across the business all working collectively and collaboratively. We have a very strong technical team from which you will be able to learn, but are encouraged by new ideas and fresh thinking that you will bring with you. * How you will make an impact* We’re looking for a talented Product Owner to help drive the strategy, planning, delivery, marketing and in-life optimisation of the products within their portfolio. The Product Owner is responsible for understanding the needs of the customer - what are the biggest problems/opportunities and the outcomes required to deliver value - providing leadership and shaping the product vision to ensure the products supports WebBeds’ strategy and goals. The Product Owner works closely across the Product Team to help make key decisions on priorities and works to align users, stakeholders and delivery teams at each stage of the product life cycle. This role will work closely with Product Leadership, Senior Product Managers and other Product Owners to align product strategy around organizational goals and strategic intents. You will be able to competently challenge stakeholder objectives in search of higher-level goals/hidden motivation, distinguishing between ‘wants’ and ‘needs’ and establishing the business value, understanding and maximising the value of products delivered. Our Product Owners represent the "voice of the customer" in collaboration with the delivery team and ensure everyone is aware of what we need and why. You can actively participate in team's meetings and ceremonies to follow the progress and ensure what is delivered meets the business needs, helping to define what success looks like in terms of measurable outcomes. With research at the heart of your work you will help to own the product lifecycle, converting customer feedback into requirements, driving prioritisation and execution pre - and post-launch to foster strong adoption of products, defining and measuring progress and value towards our goals. * The skills we would love to see in your suitcase* - 2+ years’ experience working as a Product Owner within the travel industry. - Proven ability to help define and shape product vision and strategy. - Experience working in an Agile environment. - Excellent stakeholder management skills. - Strong data analytic skills and ability to use data to support and drive decisions. - Experience in an Agile environment. - Excellent communication skill