Product Owner

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Join Our Team as a Product Owner!

Are you ready to power up your career? Join an innovative organisation dedicated to connecting people to the energy they use safely, reliably, and efficiently. We're on the lookout for a dynamic Product Owner to join our team for a 6-month temporary contract, reporting directly to the Head of Product Management.

Role: Product Owner

Duration: 6 Months (extension options)

Location: Plymouth (Remote 1 day a month on-site)

Rate: 500 per day (umbrella)

About the Role:

As a Product Owner, you will report to the Head of Product Management and play a pivotal role in shaping and executing our digital product strategy. You'll drive innovation and ensure the successful delivery of digital solutions that meet both customer needs and business objectives. With your expertise, you'll foster collaboration, continuous improvement, and a culture that embraces Agile principles throughout the organisation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Vision & Strategy: Develop, maintain, and communicate a clear and compelling product vision and strategy aligned with our business goals.
• Roadmap Management: Create and maintain a roadmap that outlines prioritised features, enhancements, and deliverables, owning the success of your assigned digital products.
• Backlog prioritisation: Manage and prioritise the product backlog to balance customer-facing features with technical improvements and debt, all aligned with commercial KPIs.
• User-Centric Design: Champion user-centric design principles in collaboration with UX/UI designers to ensure exceptional user experiences.
• Quality Assurance: Define acceptable levels of quality for product development, promoting iterative and incremental delivery.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Motivate and collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, designers, and QA engineers, to deliver high-quality digital products.

What You Bring:

• Strategic Thinking: You have strong strategic thinking skills and can define a clear product vision and roadmap.
• User-Centric Mindset: Your passion for creating outstanding user experiences is backed by a deep understanding of user needs.
• Technical Knowledge: Familiarity with digital technologies, agile methodologies, and project management tools is essential.
• Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills enable you to convey ideas effectively to diverse stakeholders.
• Leadership Qualities: You can motivate and inspire cross-functional teams, providing coaching, training, and collaboration.
• Problem-Solving Abilities: Exceptional problem-solving skills with a focus on data-driven solutions are a must.
• Adaptability: You thrive in a rapidly changing environment, adept at navigating new challenges and keeping stakeholders informed.
• Influencing Skills: Your ability to communicate technical information clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences sets you apart.
• Commercial Awareness: Strong commercial awareness and prioritisation skills will drive our projects forward.

Why Join Us?

This is not just a job; it's an opportunity to make a real impact in the utilities industry! If you are ready to take on this exciting challenge and contribute to the success of our organisation, we want to hear from you.

Apply now and be part of a team that is at the forefront of ensuring energy security for Great Britain!

Candidates will ideally show evidence of the above in their CV to be considered.

Please be advised if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion, we may however keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you accordingly.