Job Overview
To facilitate our aggressive growth ambitions and development of our next generation of products we are seeking an IT Product owner /portfolio delivery manager to join our IT Team. The candidate will work across the business partner and IT team environment and have overall responsibility for the design and delivery of our business capability roadmap.
The IT portfolio has a strong emphasis on data and technology backed product development and includes the evolution of our big data and AI platform to facilitate, forecasting, optimisation, and trading solutions.
Main Responsibilities:
The overall role objective is development and delivery of the technology roadmap which is an integral component of our overall product roadmap and business strategy.
Here are some of the main responsibilities of the role:
Required Experience and Skills:
This is a broad and varied role, and the right candidate will have excellent planning an organisational skill, strong analytical and communication skills along with technical acumen and above all a strong team player. He/she will take a structured approach to project delivery and work to clear timelines ensuring that both stakeholder expectations and IT standards are met.
You must be able to effectively communicate complex concepts with suppliers, co-workers and management, both verbally and in writing. You must have experience in managing supplier accountability and performance as well as integrating systems which may involve multiple systems and suppliers. You must balance a self-motivated, independent work ethic with the desire to train and assist others. Organisation, prioritisation, attention to detail and the ability to work under pressure are all crucial.
A minimum of 5 years in a technology leadership role is required and some of the specific skills we're looking for are as follows: