Reporting and Analytics Product Owner - Belfast, United Kingdom - IQ-EQ

IQ-EQ

Verified Company

Belfast, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Company Description
IQ-EQ is a leading Investor Services group which combines global expertise with an unwavering focus on client service delivery. We support fund managers, global companies, family offices and private clients operating worldwide.

Job Description Responsibilities**Provide Product Ownership for the Data Reporting and Analytics, Management Information / Business Information capabilities across the IQEQ Group. Work with Executive sponsors, platform and product owners, suppliers and internal user groups on every aspect of business data management.

Manage the strategy to store, enable and present relevant data to key stakeholders, whether internal or external.
Working with a dedicated team of technical experts to maintain comprehensive backlogs and delivery roadmaps.
Work with the Group's senior business stakeholders as primary customers.
Leading / guiding / advising new products / services from demand to purchase and/or liaising with other functions in Technology
Collaborate with the operations staff to define, design, accept, adapt and implement features for their benefit and other business areas. Ensure new requirements are managed in a controlled fashion.
Manage competing (and potentially contradictory) demand requests from across the user community; act as arbiter where needed with senior service stakeholders.
Act as the technology point of contact for the business and act as a conduit as required through support.
Build a Service framework to ensure full visibility of service performance through published KPI's and service reviews.
Define the strategy and the roadmap toolsets and products, alongside the operational team and business stakeholders.
Maximise the use of product capabilities and minimise duplicate functional overlap within the service estate.
Manage the offerings across multijurisdictional and multiregulatory domains with minimum customization.
Work with vendors and internal technology teams for upgrades, issues and feature requests.
Drive data consistency across the integrated corporate product / service ecosystem.
Develop and maintain strategic relationships with external parties, e.g. software vendors and research companies, to promote technology innovation and ensure the Group is aligned with industry bestpractice and market trends. Study and analyze other solutions from the market to propose benchmarks and possible optimization for existing products.
Collaborates with the appropriate technology teams to ensure a timely implementation of the business requirements, according with the priorities defined by the stakeholders.
Interface with Group Architecture as required including maintenance of relevant product data in the IQ-EQ Application Catalogue and ad hoc attendance at the Group Architecture Committee (GAC)
Be a thought leader for compliancecentric data and solutions.
Collaborate with the Group Analytics function to ensure consistency and solution alignment.
Collaborate with the Head of Information Security and CISO ensuring full compliance with all security policy and processes.

Tasks (what does the role do on a day-to-day basis)

Managing business stakeholders; eliciting and suggesting requirements / improvements.
Maintaining constant communication with all stakeholders across the group.
Balancing product value against cost; understanding and delivering / improving on ROI.
Participating in the change process and technical release planning.
Maintaining product backlog.
Maintaining product data in the Application Catalogue and view on roadmap for the Group Target Architecture.
Aligning to strategic objectives.
Provide technical authority and governance across the Product Group.
Present at all levels (inc C-Level and to Segment Leads) to win over key stakeholders in respect of solutions / change required.
Clearly report progress against plans and escalate as needed.

Key competencies for position and level

Customer Focus
Gaining insight into customer needs & identifying opportunities that benefit the customer. Designing solutions that meet customer needs.

Communicates Effectively

Adjusting communication style to fit the audience & message. Providing timely information to help others across the organisation. Encourages the open expression of diverse ideas and opinions.

Action Orientated

Readily taking action on challenges without unnecessary planning and identifies new opportunities, taking ownership of them.

Interpersonal Savy

Relating comfortably with people across all levels, functions, cultures & geographies. Builds rapport in an open, friendly & accepting way.

Commercial awareness

Knowledge of what is happening in the external market and how to make Technology a differentiator.

Key behaviours we expect to see
In addition to demonstrating our Group Values (Authentic, Bold, and Collaborative), the role holder will be expected to demonstrate the following: