Product Owner
Remote based contract - Client based in SW1 - London
Job Number
41494
Posted
17th Jun 2021 : 3:45 pm
Job Status
Live
Job Type
Temporary
Duration
6 Months
Pay Type
Inside IR35
Pay Rate
Between £500.00-£600.00
Payment Method
Daily
Contact
Surita Dadral
Contact details
0203 356 4949, admin@121.uk.com
Job Description
The public sector client is looking to recruit a Product Owner for a 6 month temporary contract, which enables the successful candidate to work remotely during the assignment, however, you may be required in occasion to travel to the Head Office in London.
About the Rates of Pay: Please note: The higher pay rate advertised in our job advert/s will always be the highest Ltd or Umbrella Company pay rate that the client is willing to pay up to and the lower pay rate advertised in our job advert/s will always be the highest PAYE pay rate, that the client is willing to pay up to, unless otherwise specified. If the PAYE rate is not indicated in the job advert then please contact us for confirmation of the PAYE daily pay rate.
Essential Skills & Experience
Experience of Product Management – owning the product roadmap
You will asses value, develop cases, and prioritise stories, epics and themes to ensure work focuses on those with a maximum value that are aligned with product strategy.
You will have experience in using analysis tools & techniques including wireframes and business process modelling
You will have a good understanding of software development practices
You will be able to produce high quality supporting artefacts to assist the team in development of the feature
Demonstrable ability to take ownership and make decisions in a fast paced environment
You will be proactive in problem solving and ensuring the right people are involved
Able to facilitate meetings (e.g. lead virtual workshops to elicit requirements) within business and technical teams
You will have the ability and confidence to act as a liaison between the business stakeholders and technical delivery teams translating concepts into language that is easily understood by both parties
You will have a strong communication skills with business and technical stakeholders
You will have experience managing delivery through with supplier development teams
Ability to work with cross-functional teams to deliver on a common goal
Demonstrable experience working in environments with technical debt/refactoring and designing tactical to strategic roadmaps and aligning requirements to this
Key Tasks & Deliverables
• Balance of both technical awareness and business acumen.
• Ability to manage in an ambiguous environment, clarifying strategies and plans, giving a sense of direction and purpose for self and team.
• Ability to drive change and overcome obstacles and resistance.
• Constructive and collaborative but with the ability to step in and take decisions in a timely manner to move the team forward.
• Excellent people management skills, able to engage and lead, with a passion for stretching and improving both teams and processes.
Qualifications, Training & Certificates
You will have excellent knowledge of agile scrum/kanban methodology and practices
You will be able to apply agile analysis techniques specifically for defining scope and backlog items (epic/feature/user stories), and acceptance criteria