Technical Lead/ Manager

Digital Product Owner

Key responsibilities include:

  • Act as the voice of the customer during internal discussions
  • Provide a vision and ultimate goal for the product
  • Create and maintain the product backlog
  • Groom and prioritise the product backlog whilst considering business value, development constraints and project risks
  • Manage product requirements from definition to delivery
  • Assist in definition and implementation of product management processes.
  • Refine and approve User Stories and acceptance criteria with the Business Analyst team
  • Define and communicate the business goal of each sprint
  • Carry out UAT on completed development work
  • Ensure overall quality of the product
  • Attend relevant scrum ceremonies
  • Business travel will be required

Behaviour/Values Required:

  • Strong Communication (verbal & written) and Interpersonal Skills
  • Ability to work effectively within a team environment
  • Work effectively with stakeholders located both locally and remotely
  • Strong project management with an ability to understand dependencies within a project or wider programme of work. Knowing when and how to push back (to business users, or senior stakeholders).
  • A strong and motivational leader
  • Demonstrable ability to think "outside of the box" and innovate
  • Proven ability to drive and manage change
  • Comfortable challenging the ideas of others
  • Strong influencing skills, particularly with senior executives
  • Capable of working across borders and cross organizational boundaries
  • Commercial acumen

Experience Required

  • Educated to degree level
  • 5-8 years of experience working in IT related projects in agile, specifically scrum
  • 3+ years in a product owner role
  • Experienced Jira user
  • Top-Tier Consulting experience a distinct advantage
  • Knowledge of Financial Services/ Insurance Industry Sector useful but not essential