Ld Product Owner

CMETS CME Technology and Support Services Ltd.; Belfast City District; Híbrido; GBP 70.000 - 95.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Hybrid Working

Private Medical

Dental coverage

Group Pension Plan

Life Assurance

Cycle To Work

EV Car Benefit Scheme

Gym Membership

Education Assistance

Descripción de la vacante

CME Group in the United Kingdom is seeking a Lead Product Owner to act as the primary business representative to the Insights & Enterprise Reporting development team (POD). You will own the backlog, define acceptance criteria, and collaborate with Product Managers to align strategy and roadmap.

Hybrid working arrangement, guiding the prioritization of user stories, enablers, and technical debt while addressing non-functional requirements and architectural considerations.

Formación

• Clear backlog ownership and definition of done.
• Ability to translate business needs into user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Experience with cross-functional stakeholder management.
• Strong analytical mindset and data-driven decision making.

Responsabilidades

• Define and maintain the Pod Backlog with priority for sprint items.
• Articulate acceptance criteria and drive documentation.
• Coordinate urgent requests with Product Manager and Delivery Team.
• Represent business context to Pod and ensure alignment with customer needs.
• Participate in demos and retrospectives to drive improvement.
• Coordinate dependencies with other Product Owners and stakeholders.

Conocimientos

backlog management

stakeholder communication

JIRA/Confluence

SAFe/Scrum

business analysis

data-driven decisions

Herramientas

JIRA

Confluence

Descripción del empleo

Ld Product Owner

The Product Owner serves as the primary business representative to the Insights & Enterprise Reporting development team (POD), ensuring clarity on the "what" and "why" of all backlog items and their relative priority. This role maximizes value delivery by defining, maintaining, and prioritizing the POD's backlog, which includes user stories, enablers, and technical debt. The Product Owner also articulates the "definition of done," drives documentation, and works closely with product managers and other Product Owners to align on strategy, vision, and roadmap.

Principal Accountabilities

• Defines and maintains the Pod Backlog, in close collaboration with the Product Manager, and Delivery Team
• Responsible for defining and prioritizing User Stories, Enablers, and Technical Debt items in scope for a Sprint; articulates Acceptance Criteria and drives documentation
• Scopes, refines, and prioritizes Urgent Requests (e.g., production issues) coming in as part of existing Sprint, along with the Product Manager
• Acts as the primary business representative to the Pod and helps them understand business context and customer requirements
• Participates in Sprint and System Demos to share early feedback, and PI Retrospectives to reflect on progress, improvement opportunities, and outcomes
• Coordinates dependency resolution with other Product Owners and other stakeholders
• Support Domain/Solution architects define and deliver Non-Functional Requirements
• Support Product Manager to define cost associated with Product-specific demand

Skills & Software Requirements

• Ability to influence cross-functional teams and build effective working relationships.
• Capable of explaining technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Good business analysis skills, including the ability to clearly articulate customer requirements.
• Competent in quantitative and qualitative analysis, with a preference for data-driven decision making.
• Good understanding of and ability to articulate technical/non-functional product requirements.
• Experience with JIRA, Confluence, and/or other ALM tools.
• Good knowledge of SDLC, preferably with certifications in SCRUM and/or SAFe.

Company Benefits

• Bonus Programme
• Equity Programme
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Private Medical and Dental coverage
• Mental Health Benefit Programme
• Group Pension Plan
• Income Protection
• Life Assurance
• Cycle To Work
• EV Car Benefit Scheme
• Gym Membership
• Family Leave
• Education Assistance - MBA/Advanced Degree/Bachelor Degree
• Ongoing Employee Development Training/Certification
• Hybrid Working

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