IT Software Development Product Owner

IT Software Development Product Owner:

We are recruiting for IT Software Development Product Owner to work for an international engineering consultancy business in South West London. The client adopts a hybrid working pattern of 3 days in the office and 2 days remote. It is expected that the role will fall outside IR35.

Job description:

This role acts as a liaison between IT development groups and business units for the development and implementation of new systems and enhancement of current systems. The main responsibilities include:

• Evaluates new applications system requirements developments in field of expertise and evolving business needs to recommend appropriate solutions and alternatives.
• Under general direction uses specialized knowledge or skills to solve complex and unique problems or direct the daily activities of a business technical support or functional support team.
• Establishes priorities for the completion of assigned tasks. Uses judgment to interpret internal and external issues and develop best practices.
• May direct resources prioritize tasks and provide guidance to less experienced team members. Relies upon experience interpersonal skills and broad knowledge of field to ensure task completion in compliance with policies procedures and business strategy.
• Serve as an agile product owner ensuring our software development projects align with customer needs and deliver maximum value while adhering to agile scrum methodologies
• Drive analysis validation and verification to determine what data is required to support business needs where it is created read updated and deleted and the quality criteria associated with it.
• Lead in the coordination of effort with staff vendors and customers to understand the business requirement to design the data architecture solutions and processes.
• Support the definition of road maps and portfolios of change that reflect business strategy and performance objectives.
• Lead on the development of processes including models (conceptual logical and physical).
• Delivery of customized reports and recommendations to support on-going business decisions and customer reporting requirements.
• Establish strong relationships with teams across the business.

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelors Degree in a relevant discipline or area with a relevant number of years work experience as a Business Analyst or Project Manager.
• Scrum Product Owner certified preferred
• Sound judgement attention to detail accuracy and follow-through on actions including the flexibility to perform in an ever-changing work environment.
• The ability to communicate complex ideas in a clear concise manner (verbal and written) across functional and technical departments.
• Possess the capacity to work on multiple tasks at any one time handling conflicting demands prioritize workload and effectively delegate while maintaining high quality standards. Ability to work across swim lanes and deliver results.
• Expertise in rapidly comprehending the functions and capabilities of new technologies.
• Stakeholder management skills to facilitate change delivery in a busy working environment with competing day-to-day priorities. High emotional intelligence and solid interpersonal and relationship building skills.