Product Owner

Heywood; Altrincham; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Job summary

Heywood is seeking a Product Owner to bridge customers, business needs and our Agile development team. You will work within the Product and UX function, shaping and delivering improvements to digital experiences for members and customers.

Join a growing team that embraces user-centred design, cloud-based platforms and modern engineering practices. This role supports hybrid working with opportunities to contribute to US market expansion and innovative products, including our AI Assistant.

Qualifications

• Experience working within an Agile development team.
• Strong communicator who shapes goals with customers and stakeholders.
• Experience analysing business processes to enable design and build of software solutions.

Responsibilities

• Own the product vision from customer perspective and translate it for the dev team.
• Act as conduit between customers, business and development teams.
• Collaborate with other Product Owners and cross-functional colleagues to deliver improved digital experiences.
• Contribute to new teams and initiatives as priorities are defined.
• Support Heywood's US market expansion and innovative AI Assistant initiatives.

Skills

Agile methods

Stakeholder communication

Product ownership

User-centred design

Job description

Are you highly motivated and have experience working within an Agile development team?

Are you a strong communicator who thrives on shaping goals, setting the direction with customers and stakeholders?

Does stepping into our customers’ shoes to understand their pains and opportunities they present comes as a second nature to you?

Do you have experience analysing business processes to enable the design and build of software solutions?

If so, you could be just what we are looking for…

The Role

Your success as a Product Owner is born from understanding the vision of our product from the point of view of the customer, company strategic direction and key stakeholders. You are the conduit between our customers, our business, and our development team.

We are committed to using Agile Development Methods (including Scrum and Lean) in order to deliver value rapidly and continuously.

You will join our Product and UX team as a Product Owner, taking responsibility for one of our development teams. Working closely with other Product Owners and cross-functional colleagues, you will help shape and deliver improvements to the digital experiences of our customers or their members.

You will be part of a growing product function, with opportunities to contribute to new teams and initiatives as priorities are defined. Our work is underpinned by user-centred design principles, modern cloud-based platforms, and contemporary engineering practices, enabling us to continuously improve how people access and manage their pensions.

You will also play a role in Heywood's US market expansion, working on established flagship products while helping bring exciting new innovations, including our AI Assistant, to market. Join an established in-house development team with successful ways of working and a flexible hybrid working environment.

About Us

Heywood combines a passion for software with Agile methodologies to create modern software and data solutions and services for businesses, pension providers and third parties that help transform how their members and customers manage their lifelong financial journeys.

Working for an expanding established market leader, you will have a real voice to influence our evolution. Continued learning and progression is ingrained in our daily life, encouraged through a variety of forums from e-learning subscriptions and a monthly down-tools day (“Hive Day”) and communities of practice for learning and experimentation. Our open culture encourages wide participation and innovation.

We also reward our hard work through regular socials, organised by our people. Socials events include fiercely competitive bake-offs, Pride month office parties, sporting events, games nights and much more!

We are committed to a hybrid working model, combining remote and office-based working.

Discover more at https://www.heywood.co.uk/careers

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EDI statement

As an equal opportunities’ employer, Heywood is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Heywood.