Product Owner and Experienced Tester with 9 years of expertise in the IT industry, specializing in functional testing and product management. Demonstrated ability to manage product development cycles, define product requirements, and ensure high-quality software delivery. Skilled at gathering stakeholder feedback, defining product backlogs, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure product quality. Strong communicator with a focus on building products that meet customer needs and drive business value. Expertise in functional testing, test case creation, and defect management. Proficient in Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and product backlog management. Proven ability to lead product releases, prioritize features, and ensure high-quality delivery while balancing business goals and technical constraints. Domain Knowledge on Banking, Insurance, Health Care and Wellness (Vitality). Experience in working at Client location (Johannesburg, South Africa) Actively involved in planning timelines and strategy for testing. Capable of working at great pressure and tight deadlines. Involved in the entire release process, right from testing to release. Exposure of working in all SDLC phases i.e., Requirement analysis, Design, Development and Testing. Well versed in analysis of requirements, requirement gathering and impact analysis. Experience in tracking performance metrics like Test case execution productivity and test case creation productivity. Having strong knowledge of Testing Life Cycle & Defect Life Cycle processes. Exposure to root cause analysis of defects and failed test scripts Exposure to writing, reviewing, and executing test scenarios and test cases. Self-starter and team player with excellent communication, problem solving skills and interpersonal skills Experience in testing Web based and Client/Server applications on different environments.
User story creation
Story planning
Product planning
Product backlog management
Stakeholder relationship management
Product lifecycle management
Feature prioritization
Release planning
User acceptance testing
Teamwork and collaboration
Multitasking