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Important: this position is open only to candidates who are legally residing in Poland and can work with us through a registered business entity in Poland (e.g., sole proprietorship/JDG or limited liability company/sp. z o.o.). As part of onboarding, we kindly ask new joiners to visit our Warsaw office on the first day for a short introduction, identity verification, and equipment pick-up. Please note that we are unable to consider applications from candidates residing outside Poland. Sanoma Learning is the leading European learning company, serving over 20 million students in 11 countries. We offer printed and digital learning materials as well as digital learning and teaching platforms for primary, secondary, and vocational education. The development of our methodologies is based on deep teacher and student insight and really understanding their needs. By combining our educational technologies and pedagogical expertise, we create learning products and services with the highest learning impact. In our Technology organization, you will join the largest cross-cultural community of Sanoma Learning and contribute to the digital transformation and future of education in Europe.

Project Description

MyPortal is a customer-facing application that supports teachers in their daily workflow by acting as a seamless digital companion to physical educational materials. It serves as the central access point for all digital products a school has licensed, creating an integrated and intuitive experience across different learning methods. Focused on usability, clarity, and time-saving functionality, MyPortal helps teachers access lesson resources, manage digital tasks, and discover new products in one streamlined environment. We aim to become the trusted digital gateway for all educational tools across our ecosystem—harmonising access and ensuring a consistent, efficient, and personalised experience for every teacher. The Junior Product Owner will join one of four international development teams, working in a scaled agile environment.

Role Responsibilities

• Own and manage your team’s backlog ensuring clarity, prioritisation, and alignment with business goals.
• Investigate and analyse business and user needs, translating them into structured requirements.
• Collaborate with the Team lead, UX Designers, Developers and stakeholders to ensure solutions address user needs and educational workflows.
• Create and maintain clear documentation (requirements, flows, diagrams) to support shared understanding across teams.
• Facilitate option analysis with engineers, clarifying trade-offs, dependencies, and risks.
• Lead backlog refinement and sprint planning sessions.
• Ensure scalability and alignment of solutions across multiple markets.
• Embed accessibility standards and inclusive design into product requirements.
• Define and validate analytics tracking requirements with data teams.
• Support the identification, assessment, and prioritisation of production issues and technical debt to maintain product stability and long-term quality.
• Propose and implement improvements to product workflows and delivery processes.

Must-have Requirements

• Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset.
• Ability to investigate and clarify business/user needs and impacts.
• Excellent communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Skilled in stakeholder alignment and facilitation.
• Experience working in Agile environments (Scrum/SAFe).
• Proficiency with Jira and Confluence.
• Ability to write clear user stories and acceptance criteria (e.g., INVEST).
• Highly organized with strong prioritization and multitasking abilities.
• Fluent in English (spoken and written).

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Familiarity with UML/BPMN and interpreting diagrams (e.g., sequence, activity).
• Understanding of system architecture, APIs, and integration patterns.
• Experience managing dependencies across teams.
• Experience in the education or edtech sector, or a willingness to quickly build domain knowledge.
• Familiarity with microservice architecture and multi-market SaaS products.
• Awareness of accessibility principles and inclusive design practices.
• Experience with data-driven decision-making and defining tracking requirements.
• Exposure to UX research outputs (e.g., personas, journey maps).

Location

100% remote work

What We Offer

B2B contract for an indefinite period; Work-life balance and great atmosphere; Opportunities for professional development through interesting tasks. As an employer, Sanoma offers a working environment where you are able and encouraged to show your best self. The working environment is result‑oriented as well as flexible with a focus on collaboration. We offer you a key position with interesting and challenging tasks and excellent opportunities for professional growth. You will be part of a highly professional and experienced international team in an open and informal setting, where initiative is expected and rewarded.