Product Owner - Birmingham, United Kingdom - YourPrime Recruitment

YourPrime Recruitment

Verified Company

Birmingham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Market-leading payment solutions vendor

Responsible for the development & Go-TO-Market of a new product

Package:
£40,000 - £50,000 + Benefits

Location:
UK Remote

Our client is driving new standards in the innovation and design of software solutions across the Education Cashless Catering and Online Payments Sector.

As Product Owner, you will be responsible for delivering value to our customers with both existing and new products.

Working as part of a team and reporting to the Head of Sales this pivotal role will ensure the delivery of high-quality software solutions that meet the expectations of customers and enable the business to achieve its growth potential.

You must be able to understand customer requirements, commercial demands and business processes in their widest context, allowing you to recommend solutions to issues that others may not be aware of.

JOB PURPOSE:

Ensure the delivery of highquality software solutions that meets customer expectations and enables the business to achieve its growth potential
Manage all aspects of the prioritisation and design of allocated products to ensure development efforts meet the commercial demands of the business
Coordinate the release of allocated products through a robust quality and learning program including internal testing, documentation, training, installation, customer testing and release to market through the appropriate service and sales teams.

In addition to creative flair, this post requires you to have solid communication and articulation skills as well as the ability to multi-task.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provide the link between all internal and external customers, including any third party regarding business requirements and software functionality, throughout the release lifecycle, from inception to General Release
Management of the Product Backlog, ensuring visibility to all relevant parties
Gather and prioritise requirements from all stakeholders including customers and internal teams
Working closely and in regular communication (daily) with the developers and testers to provide input on any requirement queries and to review progress
Participate in all aspects of the agile development process including daily scrum standups, retrospectives, product demonstrations, management/prioritisation of the product backlog as well as producing the end of sprint demos
Determine and assess feasibility and risk of requirements and be able to produce business case justifications to backup recommendations
Translate requirements into user stories via regular refinement sessions
Facilitate workshops, interviews and product walkthroughs with customers, prospects and stakeholders
Be well informed with respect to the competition
Manage and support Early Adopter customers, all stakeholders and thirdparty partners regarding business requirements and software functionality
Handle customer and staff productrelated enquiries that come into the R&D department
Assist in the creation of product documentation for successful release including but not limited to; releases notices, enduser documentation, training and support materials
Ensure the sales and marketing teams have collateral for a successful product launch
Attend industry conferences and visit customers as and when needed.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience in a similar product owner role using agile working methodologies
Commercially aware with the ability to articulate return on investment for projects undertaken.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

Experience of the software development environment such as interfacing with developers and testers
Proven ability to multitask, and manage conflicting priorities in a pressurised environment.
Demonstrable evidence of analysing and documenting complex business processes.
Resultsorientated with excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
Experience of writing user stories
Experience of building product roadmaps
Experience of release planning
Experience of payment processing systems
Desirable.

Your Personal Characteristics will include:

Quality conscious in all aspects of their work
A 'finisher' and have the drive to push projects and work through to completion
Commercially aware and to be able to make development decisions based on commercial viability and risk
Able to work and thrive in a highpressure environment working with diverse individuals and opinions
Selfmotivated and need mínimal guidance on a given task
An organised approach to work and have good time management skills
Able to take both praise and criticism and to react positively to differing opinions or suggestions
Solid communication and articulation skills as well as the ability to multitask.

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