Cumbernauld, Glasgow
Hybrid working - 3 days per week on site.
Nine Twenty Technology & Digital are delighted to be partnering with a prestigious global FMCG company in the recruitment of a Product Owner.
The Role:
A new opportunity has arisen for a Product Owner within the General Technology Services (GTS) department based in Cumbernauld. This is a hybrid working role with three days on site.
The Product Owner will help shape system direction within the business and be responsible for day-to-day team leadership. The role is partnering with finance teams, so knowledge of financial or commercial systems is essential.
Responsibilities:
- Leadership responsibilities.
- Drive core business engagement within the core finance function.
- Act as a single point of contact between business stakeholders and your team to ensure business satisfaction
- Building successful stakeholder and customer relationships.
- Ensure detailed understanding of business requirements and priorities for the product ensuring systems are customer centric and meet business requirements.
- Ensure realisation, operation and maintenance of the product according to defined service level agreements, requirements, timeline, value/ ROI, cost and quality and ways of working.
- Provide direction, coordinate and manage (agile) product team to optimise its value (speed & quality) and cost effectiveness.
- Report product status and (agile) Product team progress to stakeholders using agreed governance.
- Review and approve documentation of functional and non-functional product requirements utilising appropriate (agile) methodology.
- Define, monitor and control product service level requirements ensuring targets are met.
- Support portfolio management by forecasting demand, capacity and budget requirements to meet product needs across the function feeding into wider business objectives.
- Define and prioritise product user stories together with the business in accordance with business value and return on investment.
- Define the impact of change to current processes, master data, business model and technology architecture when assessing requests or delivering change to the business.
Requirements:
- Team leadership experience.
- Several years of experience as an IT Business Partner (Product Owner) or equivalent in a commercial Finance environment.
- Finance or commercial systems experience i.e., IFS, SAP etc.
- Experience of stakeholder management, defining and delivering business led priorities and improvement.
- Outstanding communication, presentation and leadership skills.
- Sharp analytical and problem-solving skills with a strong attention to detail while also demonstrating creative thinking.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills, both for themselves and for the rest of the team.
- In depth experience in delivery, with appropriate delivery methods - waterfall and agile development.
- Practical knowledge of using Service Management systems.
- Has some knowledge for the market, being aware of trends and competitor activity.
Package on offer:
- Bonus
- Private health
- Life assurance
- Product allowance
- Cycle to work
- Child care vouchers
To be considered for this opportunity, please apply today, or contact Pamela Connor
E: pconnor@weareninetwenty.com
T: 07917 901299