SC and NPPV Cleared Product Owner

Summary: The role of Product Owner involves working closely with infrastructure users to define and validate their technical requirements, ensuring effective delivery through Agile methodologies. The position requires managing a product backlog, coordinating discovery activities, and fostering relationships with stakeholders while driving continuous improvement based on user feedback. The role is primarily remote with occasional travel for workshops. Clearance requirements include SC and NPPV3, and candidates must be single nationals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Working directly with infrastructure users to understand their technical needs - scoping, refining and validating their requirements ahead of iterative delivery.
• Co-ordination of Discovery activities to establish solutions to user requirements, seeing through Alpha, Beta phases, into Live service.
• Ownership of your team's product backlog, in alignment with wider program plan, monthly objectives, platform workstreams, priorities and managed user expectations.
• Build strong relationships with user stakeholders and team members, including senior leadership, policy teams, and external partners.
• Managing user expectations and coaching them on best product practice.
• Collaborative leadership within a cross-functional team, including Delivery Managers, Tech Leads, Business Analysts and Engineers, delivering functionality iteratively using Agile methodologies.
• Drive continuous improvement by supporting the release of functionality, analysing user feedback, overseeing quality assurance practices for the tribe.
• Conduct or support user research and analysis to identify pain points and implementing data-driven optimisations at suitable opportunities.
• Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) and track product performance to measure success and identify areas for improvement.

Key Skills:

• Proven experience as a Product Owner in a complex, regulated environment, preferably within the public sector.
• Experience working with Platform Infrastructure (AWS) components as product propositions and solutions.
• Proven experience managing user stakeholders in a milestone driven environment.
• Deep understanding of software product methodologies such as agile, DevOps, kanban, as well as design approaches such as user-centered design and GDS framework.
• Ability to influence and coach at all levels.
• Confidence in managing expectations and decision-making on prioritization.
• Competency with Atlassian Jira and Confluence toolsets.
• Familiarity with addressing complex challenges and business needs through tailored approaches.
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Knowledge of government policies, regulations, and digital standards.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.

Salary (Rate): £760/day

City: undetermined

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Product Owner

Clearance required: SC + NPPV3

Nationality requirement: Single National

Location: Remote with some occasional travel to workshops but every few months

Key Responsibilities:

• Working directly with infrastructure users to understand their technical needs - scoping, refining and validating their requirements ahead of iterative delivery.
• Co-ordination of Discovery activities to establish solutions to user requirements, seeing through Alpha, Beta phases, into Live service.
• Ownership of your team's product backlog, in alignment with wider program plan, monthly objectives, platform workstreams, priorities and managed user expectations.
• Build strong relationships with user stakeholders and team members, including senior leadership, policy teams, and external partners.
• Managing user expectations and coaching them on best product practice
• Collaborative leadership within a cross-functional team, including Delivery Managers, Tech Leads, Business Analysts and Engineers, delivering functionality iteratively using Agile methodologies.
• Drive continuous improvement by supporting the release of functionality, analysing user feedback, overseeing quality assurance practices for the tribe.
• Conduct or support user research and analysis to identify pain points and implementing data-driven optimisations at suitable opportunities.
• Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) and track product performance to measure success and identify areas for improvement.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Proven experience as a Product Owner in a complex, regulated environment, preferably within the public sector.
• Experience working with Platform Infrastructure (AWS) components as product propositions and solutions.
• Proven experience managing user stakeholders in a milestone driven environment.
• Deep understanding of software product methodologies such as agile, DevOps, kanban, as well as design approaches such as user-centered design and GDS framework.
• Ability to influence and coach at all levels.
• Confidence in managing expectations and decision-making on prioritization.
• Competency with Atlassian Jira and Confluence toolsets.
• Familiarity with addressing complex challenges and business needs through tailored approaches.
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Knowledge of government policies, regulations, and digital standards.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.