Product Owner - Bristol, United Kingdom - Pontoon

Pontoon

Verified Company

Bristol, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

Product Owner

6 Month Contract (Initially)

Bristol (Edinburgh, London, W. Yorkshire)

Hybrid working

Putting people first, pioneering with a collective spirit and always advancing with a growth mindset - that's what we stand for at Pontoon Solutions.

We care about making the future work for everyone. And that starts with our own people.

Our culture is entrepreneurialand inclusive, and we are united by our passion for making a difference in the world of work.

We are happy to be recruiting for one of our high-profile banking clients.

They are currently looking for a Product Owner to join them for an initial 6 month contract, however, with the possibility for extension.

About the role:

This role is primarily aligned to supporting the Finance Valuation Control team to manage and process loan data by implementing changes that support the clients new business strategy and implementing enhancements that improve the level of control and efficiencyin the loan management area.

You will be collaborating with internal customer teams to ensure that change requirements are well understood and, subsequently, that changes have been tested and integrated successfully into the system and business processes.

Accountabilities:

Oversight of all development activity in LMS
Collaboration with a variety of customers to build your understanding of the end to end business processes
Proactive, regular engagement with customers to maintain a shared understanding of the highest priority change requests and ensure alignment of development activity with stakeholder priorities
Understanding the purpose of the loan management system and associated business processes, how they interact and the customers that use them
Regular liaison with model development teams to ensure smooth model deployments and alignment between model and data activity
Liaison with Risk and Audit to manage risk actions and audit queries
Regular liaison with Risk for upcoming developments and maintenance of logs for deployed code
Completion of monthly release notes / change documentation
Management of all team ceremonies
Ensure compatibility with wider DS&C protocols
Updates to HoDs in relation to priorities, resources and costs
Ensuring change controls are operated effectively

Key Skills:

Life insurance and/or pensions experience
Business analysis, coding or Actuarial experience would be advantageous, though not essential, to understand the functionality of the system, the downstream reporting context and an understanding of the risk management framework
Proficient at producing detailed delivery plans and updating these quickly when needed
Confident and proactive when communicating with others
Curious in nature by asking questions to deepen understanding
Continuous drive for the improvement of processes
Experience of managing a team of developers would be useful
Experience of overseeing frequent deployments would be useful
Experience of working in Agile delivery teams would be useful

Client Statement:

We're a founder member of the Agile Future Forum, a group of leading UK employers supporting flexible working. While the role is Bristol based, we're happy to consider options other than 9-to-5 office-based work.

To us "Agile working" is more than workingflexibly - it's about entrusting colleagues to think creatively about how, when and where they work, to deliver their very best.

We're committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Join us and be part of an inclusive, values-based culture passionate about making a difference

Location:

This is a hybrid working role, with a requirement to go into either the Bristol, Edinburgh, London or West Yorkshire offices 2 days a week.

Working hours:

Standard working hours with some flex where required.

Pontoon Solutions are an equal opportunities company