Junior Product Owner

Mobysoft Ltd; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology solution provider in Manchester is seeking a Junior Product Owner to define product vision and work closely with cross-functional teams. The role requires critical thinking and a degree in a related field. Candidates should possess excellent communication skills and a desire to improve product delivery in the social housing sector. This position offers a competitive salary and diverse benefits.

Benefits

Private Health care

25 days annual leave increasing to 28

4 x salary life cover

Qualifications

• 1+ years post graduate experience in a tech-related field is preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Define product vision and strategy for core platforms.
• Work with engineering and design teams to deliver product features.
• Coordinate with sales and marketing for successful product launches.

Skills

Critical thinking

Agile methodologies

Collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Maths or a business related field

Job description

Job Description

Junior Product Owner (3 month contract - this may extend)

Location: Manchester /Remote

Who we are:

Founded in 2003, Mobysoft provides data-based insight solutions to a wide range of social housing clients, supplying technology to help landlords to improve their income-collection processes for the good of all involved. Mobysoft delivers two market-leading products, which help keep tenants housed in a home they can enjoy and simultaneously improves rent collection for the long term good of the organisation.

Our vision is working towards a world in which intelligent technology significantly improves the quality of life for people who live in social housing and our mission is delivering accurate actionable data insights that help social housing providers to deliver a more consistent and equitable service

What are we looking for?

As a Junior Product Owner you will work closely with cross functional teams, including software engineering, design, sales, and customer success, to define product vision, strategy, and roadmap for our core platforms. Your role will involve understanding market trends, gathering and prioritising customer requirements, and ensuring the successful delivery of high-quality products that address the challenges faced by the social housing sector. You will maintain a product roadmap that delivers customer satisfaction, achieves operational goals, meets revenue targets and aligns with Mobysoft’s longer term business objectives for growth.

Key Responsibilities

Working within the Product Team feeding into and executing on:

· Existing product strategy and product strategy execution

· Go to market initiatives

· Engineering liaison

· Product backlog maintenance

· Research:

· Partnering with UX in conducting and synthesising user research.

· Defining requirements and acceptance criteria.

· Cross-functional Collaboration:

· Work closely with engineering and design teams to ensure the timely and high-quality delivery of product features.

· Coordinate with sales, marketing, and customer success teams to ensure successful product launches and customer adoption.

· Act as the primary point of contact for internal and external stakeholders regarding product-related inquiries.

· Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and prioritize product requirements.

Qualifications and skills

Required

· Demonstrable skills and experience exercising critical thinking.

· Preferably 1+ years post graduate experience, ideally within a technology related field.

· Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Maths or a business related field

· Understanding of product management principles and methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum).

· Customer, user and market focused; willingness to get out of the office with travel in the UK to client sites

· Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills

· A strong collaborator with experience leading cross-functional teams

· Demonstrates passion and enthusiasm for all things product and crucially, delivering success.

The Person

You are someone who:

• Takes ownership and thrives on improving how things are done

• Is proactive, self-motivated, and solutions-focused

• Can work well on their own as well as part of a team

• Is action-orientated and focused on getting the job done

• Is excited to help scale a values-led SaaS company making a real difference

MobyIdeals:

You will behave in accordance with the MobyIdeals:

Customer-focused: We drive outcomes that create value for the customer. We continually challenge ourselves on ‘what’s in it for the customer’. We drive win/win/win solutions.

Collaborative: We operate as one, fostering open communication, diverse contribution, cooperation and trust. We inspire teams towards a common goal for success.

Outcome-orientated; We are driven by the end goal, rather than the process or steps to get there.

Accountable: We own decisions, are transparent, set clear expectations and consistently deliver on commitments

Courageous: We actively contribute and constructively challenge with positive intent. We think big and move at pace.

Innovative: We own and proactively search for solutions. We positively embrace problems and lead change.

Benefits

Competitive salary and rewards package including: - Private Health care , 4 x salary Life cover, 25 days annual leave, increasing to 28 after 3 year’s service,salary sacrifice pension scheme and much more ..

Inclusion

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process-please contact us to request accommodation.

If you are interested and would like to know more then please apply to [e-mail] or via our careers page. Please note that we are not working with any external Agencies for this position.