Description
Role overview:
The role of Product Owner consists of being the main interaction point between Product & Technology teams. You will bridge technical and business worlds as you continually deliver improvements and innovative features across a range of products.
You will have a bias for action and can break down problems into steps that drive the product experience.
Your communication skills will be key, adapting to a high paced environment and constant interactions with a diverse group of stakeholder.
Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities:
- Understand product/commercial needs and how these are translated into functional and technical requirements.
- Elicit requirements from a broad range of stakeholders, refining them into user stories for tech teams.
- Understand and balance commercial needs against technical requirements and capabilities.
- Identify dependencies between requirements and product areas, while ensuring transparency for all parties.
- Identify risks and raise concerns in due time where applicable; ensuring mitigation options are clearly articulated.
- Maintain a groomed and prioritized backlog of user stories for projects with multiple dependencies, retaining focus on the agreed scope of the iteration
- Work with the squad leadership to remove blockers for the squad.
- Understand the dependencies between technology components and how they combine to deliver solutions to the end consumer and to the business.
- Work closely with Product Managers to ensure initiatives continue to align with the overall product strategy in the area they own.
- Contribute to operational readiness processes for new releases and provide product training to stakeholders.
- Ensure that all solutions meet company-wide standards in terms of non-functional performance, security, compliance, social responsibility.
- Contribute to clear stakeholder communication and management.
- Understand and question how the squad’s work supports the long-term vision and priorities for your Data Product area.
- Understand the importance of measurable Data Product objectives and success metrics to achieve the Product strategy.
Skills, Capabilities & Experience Required:
- Strong written & verbal communication skills.
- Knowledge in defining business requirements.
- Knowledge in influencing working practice changes across analysis and development department.
- Ability to relate to both business, design & technical specialists.
- Can build strong working relationships.
- Understanding of Agile methodologies.
- Resilience and confidence under pressure, maintaining a positive attitude despite adversity.
- Customer obsessed - You are passionate about designing and building market leading user experiences driven by data.
- Problem solver - You have strong business, analytical, and troubleshooting skills. You creatively solve problems by understanding the customer, identifying obstacles and proposing viable solutions.;
What you can expect:
An open and collaborative team who value and respect each other and that delivers quality products;
An autonomous environment where you are empowered to make decisions;
25 days of annual leave
Share save scheme
”Flexible Benefits” of your choice
Private health insurance (includes dental insurance and health assessments)
Thousands of courses online through ‘Udemy'
Ways of working:
Flexible working is our way of working! We're a diverse workforce and therefore a 'one size fits all' approach isn't necessarily best. Whatever your personal needs may be, let's have a chat and see how we can accommodate them.
We thank all applicants for their interest, however only the suitable candidates will be contacted for an interview.
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