Product Consultant (Defence)

Kainos; Belfast; Sur place; GBP 40 000 - 55 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Jentic Technology Limited is seeking a Product Consultant in Belfast, Northern Ireland. This role involves managing the team's backlog and delivering software features while working directly with clients in the defence sector.

The ideal candidate has experience in bespoke software environments and holds active SC clearance. Responsibilities include coaching team members and facilitating workshops to ensure stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• Experience in bespoke software delivery in a client-facing role.
• Defence sector experience and active SC clearance.
• Proven ability to manage scope to meet required MVP.

Responsabilités

• Manage team’s backlog and oversee feature delivery.
• Communicate MVP value and lead agile ceremonies.
• Coach and develop junior team members.

Connaissances

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder management

User story writing

Workshop facilitation

Technical explanation

Description du poste

Responsibilities

As a Product Consultant in Kainos you will be responsible for your team's backlog maturity, taking ownership of features from inception through to delivery. You will drive MVP thinking and communicate the value of it with those in your team, the wider project team and relevant stakeholders. You will be a leader in your team, comfortable running agile ceremonies, encouraging engagement and discussion. You will plan and run workshops, engaging with a variety of stakeholders to facilitate consensus in areas of uncertainty. You will actively participate within the Product capability, supporting the delivery of initiatives. You will also manage, coach and develop a small number of staff, with a focus on managing employee performance.

Minimum (Essential) Requirements

• Experience in bespoke software delivery, operating as a part of an agile team working for an external customer (experience in a client-facing role in a consulting environment is a must-have).
• Defence sector experience.
• Active SC clereance.
• Experience of the software development lifecycle, involved from analysis through to acceptance, launch and live operations.
• Excellent facilitator of workshops, able to lead stakeholder groups to achieve focused outcomes.
• Accomplished at modelling As-is and To-be business processes, able to present these to stakeholders and the team to ensure understanding and to achieve buy-in.
• Experience in stakeholder management, comfortable challenging decisions when appropriate and tailoring collaboration and communication styles where necessary.
• Responsible for the breakdown of an area of work from inception through to delivery, managing the team's backlog ensuring quality and maturity.
• Responsible for the elicitation of functional, technical and non-functional requirements, translating these into user stories so they are easily understood across the whole team.
• Ability to use prioritisation techniques to refine the backlog and manage dependencies.
• Proven ability to manage scope to meet the required MVP, ensuring value is delivered.
• Ability to work within commercial constraints for example cost restrictions and project deadlines.
• Excellent user story writing skills, ensuring quality and consistency of stories across the project.
• Proven ability to build trusted relationships both inside and outside of the delivery team, comfortable collaborating on the breakdown of an area into deliverable pieces of work.
• Experience working in a client/supplier relationship, sensitive to their needs.
• Experience contributing to sales activities (e.g. working on bids, writing sales proposals etc.).
• Experienced in Agile methodologies and able to mentor those in your team as well as coaching our clients.
• We are passionate about developing people – a demonstrated ability in managing, coaching and developing junior members of your team and wider community.
• Experience of explaining technical jargon to non-technical/commercial teams.

Desirable

Ability to participate in technical discussions with a broad understanding of technical terms.

• Experience working closely with clients on site day-to-day.
• Active participation in communities of interest, for example online groups, meetups and speaking at conferences.

Diversity and Inclusion

At Kainos, we believe in the power of diversity, equity and inclusion. We are committed to building a team that is as diverse as the world we live in, where everyone is valued, respected, and given an equal chance to thrive. We actively seek out talented people from all backgrounds, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other characteristic that makes them who they are. We also believe every candidate deserves a level playing field.