Technical Product Owner - 9 Month Contract at AND Digital

Bristol, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

03 Feb, 26

Salary

500.0

Posted On

05 Nov, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Product Ownership, Agile Methodology, Customer Centricity, Technical Awareness, Financial Analysis, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Team Leadership, User Story Definition, Product Backlog Management, Integration Management, OKR Development, Digital Channels Development, Mentoring, Change Governance, Cross-Functional Collaboration

Industry

IT Services and IT Consulting

Description

Job Title: Technical Product Owner Location: Bristol/Hybrid (On-site 2 days per week) Contract Length: 9 months (Starting November) Day Rate: £425 - £500 AND Digital are a tech company focused on accelerating digital delivery and dedicated to closing the digital skills gap. We’ve been helping organisations build better digital products and stronger digital teams since 2014. We believe our work should always make a remarkable impact for our clients. We do this through our regional offices (or ‘Clubs’) building strong relationships with our partners, so that they are always prioritised by a team within close proximity. This unique model has driven success for our clients and ourselves, evidenced by our remarkable organic growth since 2014. Today we number more than 1,300 people with Clubs all over the UK, Europe and the USA with plans for global expansion in the next couple of years. Role: The Product Owner is the overall ownership for a single product backlog which contains 2-3 features, journeys or technology components. They will also act as the Team Lead. This role is responsible for overseeing the release of incremental value within an overall product, with the primary aim of delivering value to customers and stakeholders by ensuring the team focuses on the right priorities. You will need a strong technical awareness in complex domains, ideally in the payments and financial services domain. This role will be working within the Commercial Cards division of a tier 1 bank and is critical in developing the digital channels, integrations, payment schemes, along with managing key 3rd party relationships. Supports development of OKRs and provides product performance and benefits realisation data Defines user-stories at Team level to meet customer needs Works with Customer Journey Manager to analyse user stories for customer journey improvements Shapes Product vision and roadmap at Lab or Team level Prioritises, refines and manages Lab or Team Product backlog Accountable for Product change governance (e.g., CMIA / SPFIA) and Business Readiness activities (e.g., training and comms, testing and readiness for implementation) for their respective features, journeys or technology components. Plays a role in developing capabilities within their functional area and invests in personal and team growth through mentoring and other informal methods Works with Integrators when change is particularly large Owns and manages the product backlog for a Group-wide technology asset Supports to develop technical design for the product Delivers against a product budget, performing financial and data analysis Manages product risk Manages complex and technical high-risk implementations requiring integration between multiple parties (internal/external). Environment planning (where required) Product Delivery - Leads product delivery and continuous improvement using Agile methodology, techniques, tools, etc. Shapes the direction for cross-functional teams to deliver products in Agile environment using banks change framework. Customer Centricity - Promotes value of customer outcomes with team and peers and ensures work efforts achieve these. Anticipates customer’s needs and uses customer input and steer to present targeted, integrated, and outcome-focused solutions and opportunities. Product Ownership - Takes ownership of a backlog supported by multiple teams. Delivers simple and complex tech changes to a product and is responsible for its success/failure. Leads work across the relevant teams and ensures the right tools and processes implemented. Uses experience to prioritise work and manage backlog efficiently and demonstrates a good level of domain knowledge. Equal Opportunities Statement We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. We actively encourage applications from women, ethnic minorities, and individuals with disabilities. We consider all flexible working arrangements, subject to the requirements of the role. Where reasonable adjustments are needed, we will strive to make changes to accommodate them. AND Digital collects and processes personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws. If you are a European Job Applicant see the privacy notice for further details.

Responsibilities

The Technical Product Owner is responsible for managing a product backlog and overseeing the release of incremental value to customers and stakeholders. This role involves leading a team, defining user stories, and ensuring alignment with product vision and roadmap.