Product Owner / Team Leader - military training simulations

We are a growing team based in Prague (Czech Republic), developing world leading game-based military simulations for major NATO powers and their allies. We are constantly looking for ways to advance the whole industry, using the latest technologies and trends (such as whole world simulation, virtual reality and motion tracking).

Our Product Owner / Team Leads fill a critical leadership role in development of VBS3 and related products. Responsible for both people- and project-management, they directly lead a small, cross-functional team of experienced professionals (including programmers, designers, and testers). They act as an Agile Product Owner for all projects assigned to that team, given wide freedom and responsibility to work with customers and stakeholders to create a vision and plan for the features the team is developing. They coordinate with other dev teams who are also working on the same product, to ensure all the work of all teams comes together for each major release.

REQUIREMENTS

This job is extremely challenging. We are looking for someone who has lead before.

You will have to balance people-management with project-management for a team of approximately 6 staff including programmers, designers and QA. You will need proven leadership experience, as well as high levels of self-motivation and determination to get the job done. You will also need experience in Agile development practices, and the ability to manage projects for on-time, on-budget and on-quality delivery. High levels of emotional intelligence will be required to lead your team to higher levels of performance while managing stakeholder and customer expectations.

Do you have what it takes?

• 4+ years experience in software development (any role; QA, programming, design, etc)
• 1+ years experience in a leadership role (eg PO, team lead, producer, PM, etc)
• Professional experience in at least one of these contexts:
  • Fixed price, fixed scope and fixed deadline contracts
  • Government contracts
  • Simulations development
  • Video game development
  • Business analysis / requirements analysis
• Clear understanding of Agile development (especially Scrum and Kanban)

Extra credit if you have experience in any of the following:

• Military knowledge, experience or interest
• Experience with the ArmA game series (especially modding)
• First person shooter (FPS) development
• Artificial Intelligence (especially game AI)
• Formal project management (Agile or waterfall)
• Formal product management

BENEFITS

• More than just salary:
  • Annual performance bonus (up to 1 month's salary)
  • Full health coverage
  • "Stravenky" meal benefit program
  • "Multisport" health benefit program
• Plenty of time off:
  • 5 weeks paid vacation
  • 10 paid national holidays
  • 3 paid sick days
• Casual, flexible work environment:
  • Choose your own start and end times around our core hours
  • No dress code
• Grow your skills and career:
  • Opportunities for paid training and conferences
  • Coaching & mentorship from industry veterans
• Expat friendly:
  • Visa & relocation assistance
  • Czech language not required
    • All company business conducted in English
    • Prague has many foreigners; it is easy to live here if you speak English
    • Many fellow employees from around the world will help you adapt