Product Owner

Product Owner (Project-Based)

Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Work Mode: Onsite

Employment type: Contract

Our client is a leading IT & Cloud Solutions provider in Southeast Asia, empowering businesses with cloud, data, security and AI services as part of the Telecommunication group. They support organizations across Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Australia with cloud, infrastructure, security, data, and AI solutions.

We are seeking an experienced Product Owner (Project-Based) to drive platform delivery, ensuring clear requirements, smooth development cycles, and successful testing and deployment for large-scale projects.

Responsibilities

• Assess, validate, and accept or reject project requirements, addressing any gaps or clarifications.
• Support testing, dry runs, mock runs, and UAT activities, including test case preparation and execution.
• Collaborate with Tech Leads to address solution gaps and support technical grooming.
• Manage change requests (CRs), including reviews and approvals as needed.
• Gather, groom, and manage requirements for approved CRs and new platform developments.
• Break down development tasks with Tech Leads and manage development cycles and timelines.
• Ensure development and testing activities align with project schedules.
• Oversee final UI testing and ensure seamless execution of dry runs and mock runs.
• Support deployment planning and environment coordination across multiple platforms.
• Participate in workshops, war rooms, and project briefings, providing insights on platform behaviour.

Requirements

Must-have

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Business, or a related field
• Malaysian Citizen, PR, or RP holder with a valid work visa (visa sponsorship not available)
• 3–5 years of experience as a Product Owner, Business Analyst, or similar role
• Strong experience in requirements assessment, validation, and backlog management
• Hands-on experience supporting testing, UAT, dry runs, and test case execution
• Solid understanding of SDLC, Agile and Waterfall methodologies, and CR management
• Experience managing development cycles, timelines, and parallel workstreams
• Strong knowledge of deployment planning and environment coordination
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to work effectively in a fully on-site, fast-paced project environment

Nice-to-have

• Experience working with Microsoft, Java, SAP, or Oracle platforms
• Exposure to large-scale digital transformation or enterprise application projects
• Experience in DevOps or IT Managed Services environments

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Business, or a related field

Why Join Us

• Be involved in high-impact, large-scale platform projects
• Work closely with technical and business stakeholders
• Gain exposure to complex environments and parallel delivery streams
• Collaborative, delivery-driven project culture