Technical Product Owner (Banking and Safe experience)
Posted 1 week ago by eTeam Workforce Limited
Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
Manchester, UK
Summary: The Technical Product Owner will operate within the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) to manage the development team's backlog, engage stakeholders, and translate requirements into actionable features and user stories. This role requires strong leadership and stakeholder management skills to ensure alignment with business strategy and to drive solution improvements. The position is based in Manchester, requiring 2-3 days onsite per week, and is offered on a 6-month contract. The maximum rate for this role is £402 per day, classified as inside IR35.
Key Responsibilities:
- Fulfil the SAFe Product Owner role within the development team.
- Engage stakeholders to elicit, elaborate, and document requirements.
- Translate requirements into Features and User Stories with clear acceptance criteria.
- Own, maintain, refine, and prioritise the team backlog.
- Review and accept completed work on behalf of stakeholders.
- Align backlog to business strategy and agree on solution scope with Product Managers.
- Monitor solution performance and drive improvements.
- Create or contribute to business process models and workflows.
- Organise and support key SAFe and Product Management processes.
- Work with diverse stakeholders to elicit requirements and demonstrate solutions.
- Provide direction and leadership to Scrum and delivery teams.
- Manage stakeholder expectations internally and externally.
- Collaborate with Product Managers on scope and priorities.
- Offer consultancy and subject matter expertise as needed.
Key Skills:
- Experience in the role of Product Owner within a SAFe environment.
- Strong stakeholder management and leadership skills.
- Ability to translate complex requirements into clear user stories.
- Experience with backlog management and prioritisation.
- Knowledge of business process modeling and workflows.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Salary (Rate): £402 daily
City: Manchester
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: IT
We are a Global Recruitment specialist that provides support to the clients across EMEA, APAC, US and Canada
Job Title: Technical Product Owner
Contract: 06 Months
Location: Manchester (2-3 Days onsite/week)
Max Rate: 402 Pounds/day on Umbrella
Key Accountabilities
Working within the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), the Technical Product Owner will:
- Fulfil the SAFe Product Owner role within the development team.
- Engage stakeholders to elicit, elaborate, and document requirementsTe.
- Translate requirements into Features and User Stories with clear acceptance criteria.
- Own, maintain, refine, and prioritise the team backlog.
- Review and accept completed work on behalf of stakeholders.
- Align backlog to business strategy and agree on solution scope with Product Managers.
- Monitor solution performance and drive improvements.
- Create or contribute to business process models and workflows.
- Organise and support key SAFe and Product Management processes.
Stakeholder Management and Leadership
- Work with diverse stakeholders to elicit requirements and demonstrate solutions.
- Provide direction and leadership to Scrum and delivery teams.
- Manage stakeholder expectations internally and externally.
- Collaborate with Product Managers on scope and priorities.
- Offer consultancy and subject matter expertise as needed.
If you are interested in this position and would like to learn more, please send through your CV and we will get in touch with you as soon as possible. Please note, candidates are often Shortlisted within 48 hours.