Technical Product Owner - VP

The Markets Client Portal Team is seeking a candidate who will be part of the core Product delivery team that is currently going through an exciting digital transformation program. The Product Owner is responsible for providing the vision for the team, translating business priorities, owning the technical backlog and setting the acceptance criteria. Ensures that everyone is heading in the right direction and optimizing delivery value. The Product Owner takes Product Vision into the Teams backlog.

Responsibilities:

• Works very closely with Product Management understanding vision and strategy for next quarter.
• Works closely with Engineering Lead to define the engineering roadmap.
• Ensure business value is clear and agree measures of success.
• Defines and agrees deliverables with Product Manager, this is not just functional requirements, but also how the product will be tested, measured, monitored and supported.
• Engages with business partners to agree scope and success criteria.
• Owns the ‘Definition of Done’ needs to evaluate if we can deliver sufficient additional value, compared to other items on the backlog and ultimately accepts completed user stories.
• Sets priorities/goals for the iteration
• Owns resolution of daily scope/product requirements blockers for the delivery team
• Regular Demo’s to users to ensure Product is understood and meets initial/ongoing objectives
• In partnership with the Product Managers ensure that sufficient training and/or training materials are available for a successful Product launch
• Obsess over metrics, are we meeting the success criteria, if not, understand why and ascertain a path to success

Required Experience

• Excellent written/verbal communication and presentations skills targeting various stakeholders and senior management
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills, detail-oriented, and strong interpersonal and influencing skills
• Proven track record of Coaching teams through agile practices and new ways of working. 
• Experience working on deeply technical projects and with engineering teams.
• Proven experience and understanding of the software delivery life cycle.
• Experience working with geographically distributed and culturally diverse work-groups
• Ability to develop strong partnerships across lines of business to achieve goals
• Proven ability to achieve quality results in a high-pressure, rapidly changing environment requiring flexibility / adaptability to changeable directives.