ETRM Product Owner

CFP Energy (UK) Ltd; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Product Owner to lead the vision and roadmap for innovative trading solutions. In this pivotal role, you will oversee the development and delivery of products within the Trading Services capability, ensuring alignment with business strategies and market needs. Your expertise in ETRM software and energy trading will be crucial as you manage product backlogs, drive technical teams, and enhance product performance through key performance indicators. Join this dynamic team and make a significant impact in a sustainable energy landscape.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience in ETRM software delivery.
• Deep understanding of energy markets and trading lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Guide teams through product delivery processes.
• Manage product roadmaps and stakeholder feedback.

Skills

ETRM software implementation

Energy trading deal lifecycle

Product leadership

Critical thinking

Agile methodology

Stakeholder communication

Business strategy translation

Job description

Job summary:

CFP Energy is a vibrant, award-winning, commodity trading and supply group comprised of several high-growth businesses. We provide innovative energy solutions that empower businesses to prosper in a sustainable world.

The Product Owner will develop and deliver a vision and roadmap for all products within their business area based on input from internal stakeholders, customers (where applicable), market research, analytics and their own insight and experience.

The jobholder:

You will be responsible for the planning, delivery and ongoing iteration of the products within the Trading Services capability, specifically the ETRM & Risk systems. You will drive the analysis, architecture & development as well as alignment with business stakeholders to ensure the products meet the business and market needs.

As part of the Product team, you will work to ensure that the trading products and capabilities align with the vision and strategy of the CFP Energy Group.

Essential functions of the job:

Product Ownership:

1. Guide technical and business teams through the processes related to delivery and ownership of product software.
2. Act as the advocate for your products and stakeholders in cross functional change.

Roadmaps:

1. Translate business strategy into a product strategy and roadmap.
2. Develop key relationships with business stakeholders and create forums for regular feedback, idea generation, prioritisation and support.
3. Collect, manage and maintain all requirements and feedback from internal and external stakeholders.
4. Be the recognised expert in the business on the products, markets, relevant technologies and the competition.
5. Represent the voice of the customer in senior level management meetings.

Delivery:

1. Manage all products from ideation, through to delivery and ongoing iteration.
2. Evaluate the urgency and importance of upcoming requests, adjusting the roadmap if needed.
3. Oversee the production of change requirements driven from business or market requirements.
4. Master agile methodology of product/feature lifecycle.
5. Manage, maintain, and control product backlogs.
6. Understand the performance of the delivery teams supporting the product for throughput, quality and standards.
7. Drive the technical teams to deliver the agreed features and objectives.

Performance:

1. Develop Key Performance Indicators capable of quantifying contribution/correlation between product use and client satisfaction and matter profitability.
2. Monitor, report and improve product performance monthly.

Skills and experience required:

1. Essential: 5-10yrs+ working directly in the implementation and delivery of ETRM software.
2. Deep understanding of the energy trading deal lifecycle and energy markets.
3. Able to demonstrate product leadership, critical thinking and the ability to take the initiative.
4. Able to translate business strategy into product strategy.
5. Prioritised and owned a product roadmap and delivery pipeline.
6. Able to make decisions and delegate work and responsibility quickly and effectively.
7. Highly skilled at influencing and communicating with senior business stakeholders.
8. Comfortable writing and owning high-level business and technical requirements.
9. Experience of Agile and waterfall delivery.
10. Experience managing a complex and multi-product / market portfolio.
11. Creating, tracking and meeting product KPIs.
12. Analysis on workloads and trends with a focus on performance, data quality and potential areas for improvement via both training and application improvements.

The CF Group is committed to ensuring equal opportunities, fairness of treatment, dignity and respect, and the elimination of all forms of discrimination in the workplace for all employees/contractors and job applicants.