Product Owner

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SSE has big ambitions to be a leading energy company in a low carbon world. Following our commitment to invest £18 billion in low carbon projects to 2027, we have significant growth plans and are well on our way to achieving our ambition to build a world that’s more sustainable and inclusive for you, your family, the community you live in and for generations to come.Join us on our journey to net zero and help us power change.About The Role - Product OwnerBase Location: Flexible UKSalary: £51,600 - £77,400 + Performance-Related Bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options availableAbout The RoleSSE Business Energy is growing its IT team and now has vacancies for four IT Product Owners.As an experienced Technical Product Owner, you’ll join SSE’s IT team to work on and lead the product ownership in one stream of our IT investment programme to support the delivery of a portfolio of high-profile business enhancing and customer-facing initiatives to drive SSE’s large-scale transformation.We are embedding agility in our ways of working. The Technical Product Owner will be the outcome owner, focused on ensuring the IT platforms deliver both business and customer value. You will be accountable for the platform lifecycle, including design, delivery and operations. You will be empowered to make decisions and negotiate priority, scope and requirements with impacted stakeholders. Each product owner will be responsible for one of the following platform work streams;

• Web
• Call Centre as a Service
• Industry and Regulation
• Infrastructure and Integration

Key Responsibilities For This Role Will Include

• Defining the vision of the product & platform in collaboration with key stakeholders and socialise with the team.
• Evolving the platform roadmap based on customer, product team, IT and business feedback, linked to business outcomes, IT strategy, -and platform performance.
• Acting as primary liaison for business product managers and maintain business engagement to educate on the product’s growth, strategic value and investment case.
• Supports business leaders and stakeholders in preparation for implementation and change management in product rollout & enhancements.
• Determine developments to the strategic roadmap based on business strategy changes.
• Ensure that IT/business strategy, policy and standards are adhered to, thus achieving commonality and ease of maintenance.
• Actively partake in Scrum ceremonies and be the single point of communication between the team and the business, providing direction to the team and stakeholders.

To be successful in this role, we would love you to have:

• Proven experience of working as a Product Owner within IT/Technical role in a mature agile team.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills with demonstrated ability to build and manage stakeholder relationships.
• Demonstrated ability to develop technical product requirements / User Stories based on input gathered from a variety of sources.
• Ability to negotiate requirements, timelines and other delivery metrics across product lifecycle.
• Ability to translate business strategy and requirements in technology context.
• Analytical problem-solving skills with an understanding and working experience of agile process and principles.
• Previous experience in scaling knowledge, as well as a willingness to promote Agile delivery framework.

About Our BusinessSSE IT underpins the technology needs of all the different businesses that make up the SSE group. From emerging technologies to data and analytics to cyber security - we power SSE’s growth and enable it to generate value, while keeping it secure. As a trusted business partner that helps SSE lead in a low carbon world, we are proud of our service. Working for SSE IT is all about equipping SSE for now and the future.What’s in it for you?We offer an excellent package with 34 days annual leave entitlement. Enhanced maternity/paternity leave, discounted healthcare, salary sacrifice car leasing and much more, view our full benefits package on our careers site.As an equal opportunity employer we encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments you need during the application, assessment and upon joining SSE. Search for ’Inclusion & Diversity at SSE’ to find out more.Further actionsAll applications should be made online, and I’ll be back in touch after the vacancy closing date to let you know the outcome.If you would like to discuss any working flexibly requirements or adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment and selection process, please contact David.Brickell@sse.com / 01738 275846.Before commencing your role with SSE, you’ll need to complete our pre-employment screening process. This will consist of a criminality and credit check.