Software Product Manager

at  EON UK PLC

We are looking for a Software Product Manager to join our Digital Technology team based at Trinity House, Nottingham.
As a Product manager you will help to build and develop products and capabilities for our customers as we continue to grow our UK Solutions business.
We are building a flat and agile organisation and you can help shape the way that we work and operate. We are looking for a hands-on Product manager that can help build our capability across our business as we continue to grow.

WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU

• Experience of agile tools and techniques
• Experience of managing product backlog
• Strong financial and commercial awareness
• Ability to identify, communicate and solve complex problems
• Ability to establish, develop and maintain effective relationships with both technical and non technical stakeholders up to Senior Manager level
• Experience of having direct responsibility for all business analysis activities on large scale (£500k+) IT software development projects through the full life cycle
• Ability to translate technical details into language easily understood by the business
• Ability to plan and organise effectively and take the initiative within agreed parameters
• Experience of the production of requirements and functional specifications

HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Our market-leading benefits package includes 26 days holiday + bank holidays, a generous pension scheme, lifecover, bonus, and the chance to choose from 20 flexible benefits with tax and/or NI savings. In fact, our benefits package recently won the Personnel Today Reward, Recognition and Benefits Award 2022!
As the only energy company to feature in The Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers (our 2022/23 ranking is 15th)we’ve proven that we’re committed to equal opportunities and actively promote a diverse and inclusive working environment, and fairness for everyone.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we interview every disabled applicant who meet the minimum criteria for the role.
We’ve exciting opportunities for everyone to develop their talent at E.ON. Our open access, inclusive talent networks provide networking, learning and development for all, building your skills, qualifications, and capabilities throughout your career.

ABOUT US

E.ON is a privately owned international energy company. Our 75,000 colleagues in 15 countries work daily towards the improvement of technical innovations and user-friendly customer solutions for the new energy world. We are the first large energy company to focus more heavily upon the energy of the future through our three business areas of energy networks, renewable energies and customer solutions.

The Product Manager is responsible for solving complex customer and business problems and should look to find innovative new and exciting ways to leverage the latest technology to solve these complex customer problems.

The role will see you:

• Work closely with the respective business managers to define the product vision and strategy
• Responsible for “Change” and “Run” for a specific product and/or capability area
• Build, prioritise and refine the backlog aligned to the product vision
• Identify new ideas and technology to improve the product
• Responsible for ensuring that any solution aligns to the service delivery and performance requirements
• Define the MVP and test & learn approach for the chosen product
• Ensure that the commercial position for the product/capability is appropriate for the business
• Ensure technical debt is appropriately identified and managed for a product
• Have direct responsibility for creating, executing and prioritising the UK solution technology roadmap for a particular product/capability area. They need to work in partnership with the technology and operational teams at all times.
• Really understand how our systems work, identify problems and refine solutions in the best way to leverage existing and new capability.
• Bring technology, people and processes together across UK Solutions to innovate improvements throughout the product lifecycle.
• Have a firm understanding of the business and the varying needs of different types of customers and will be a critical role in bringing all the right people together to deliver the roadmap.