Problem Solving (regular)
product owner (regular)
API (regular)
We are on a mission to make science open so everyone can live healthy lives on a healthy planet
Who we are
Frontiers is an award-winning open science platform and leading open access scholarly publisher.
We are one of the largest and most cited publishers globally. To date, our 200,000 freely available research articles have received more than 1 billion views and downloads and 2 million citations.
Our journals span science, health, humanities and social sciences, engineering, and sustainability. And we continue to expand into new academic disciplines so more researchers can publish open access.
Be part of the publishing revolution and help us transform the way research is published, evaluated, and communicated to the world.
The Role
We are looking for a passionate and experienced Product Owner to join our teams. We seek for a team player with great initiative and get-it-done attitude.
Together with a Product Manager, you will be collaborating with a cross-functional team including engineering, design, data science and publishing to build a compelling product roadmap, facilitate the execution, and ship impactful product features that delight our customers.
Key responsibilities
Help create and iterate on the vision of your product
Create and manage the backlog for the sprint delivery team
Communicate with all stakeholders in the appropriate language and abstraction level, engaging in priority negotiations and ensuring the most valuable features find their way in the product backlog
Translate product management features to user stories and tasks for development / engineering
Define and agree on acceptance criteria
Act as a voice of the user with the development teams
Run daily / weekly ceremonies with the team and provide support on the current tasks
Refine Business Process Model Notations (BPMN) and translate into team deliverables
Monitor and continuously improve your product; all decisions need to be data-driven
Run and support activities in collaboration with IT Services
Requirements
At least 3 years of working experience as a Product Owner in a global fast pace environment
Solid experience with software development processes, databases, analytics, event-driven platforms, and APIs
You have a creative and entrepreneurial spirit, are a self-starter and an analytical problem solver.
Solid communication skills in English, both written and verbal are an absolute must
Benefits
With more than 50 nationalities represented in our global team, you will work regularly with teammates in other countries, and with our community of researchers, editors, and authors from around the globe.
Our mission to create solutions for healthy lives also extends to the working environment we provide for our employees.
This includes :
100% remote working
Employees now have the flexibility to choose where they want to work, with remote working available on a part- or full-time basis (not applicable to some Business Support jobs due to nature of role).
Learning and development
All employees have access to LinkedIn Learning (and Pluralsight for our technology team), an annual personal learning budget, and dedicated L&D time.
Wellbeing
We offer free online yoga classes, an employee assistance plan, access to the Headspace app, and four wellbeing days on top of your annual leave allowance.
Volunteering opportunities
Employees can dedicate three days each year to volunteer for a personal cause or through our volunteering partner platform, Alaya. 
