Product Owner - Consultant - Digital Excellence

Capgemini Invent; Camden Town; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology transformation consultancy is looking for a Product Owner who will manage the vision and backlog while ensuring impactful client interactions. Candidates should have experience in user-centered development and agile methodologies. The role offers flexible working options and opportunities for personal growth through various development activities.

Benefits

Flexible benefits options

Positive work-life balance

Hybrid working opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in a user-centred product or service development project.
• Commitment to professional development with agile certifications such as PSPO and/or PSM.

Responsibilities

• Own the vision and influence the team for client impact.
• Manage backlog and collaborate with Business Analysts.
• Contribute to business development and proposals.
• Support cross-functional agile squad as needed.

Skills

User-centred product development

Experience with Government Digital Service (GDS) standards

Agile delivery knowledge

Cross-functional team collaboration

Decision-making on business priority

Multi-skilled team member willingness

Influence and leadership in digital projects

Professional development commitment

Job description

At Capgemini Invent, we believe difference drives change. As inventive transformation consultants, we blend our strategic, creative and scientific capabilities, collaborating closely with clients to deliver cutting-edge solutions. Join us to drive transformation tailored to our client's challenges of today and tomorrow. Informed and validated by science and data. Superpowered by creativity and design. All underpinned by technology created with purpose.

As a Product Owner you will:

• Be trusted to own the vision and influence the team to ensure that the client receives high-impact and value from each iteration.
• Understand business needs, IT constraints and priorities and be able to make decisions - the backlog is owned by you, and you play a crucial role with your BA to ensure it is correct.
• Have client-facing presence, with the ability to communicate clearly at sprint reviews.
• Work as a member of cross-functional agile squad, while also having skills required to step-in and support Business Analysts or Service Designers.

As part of your role you will also have the opportunity to contribute to the business and your own personal growth, through activities that form part of the following categories:

• Business Development - Leading/contributing to proposals, RFPs, bids, proposition development, client pitch contribution, client hosting at events.
• Internal contribution - Campaign development, internal think-tanks, whitepapers, practice development (operations, recruitment, team events & activities), offering development.
• Learning & development - Training to support your career development and the skills demand within the company, certifications etc.

Experience and skills required:

• Experience in a user-centred product or service development project
• Ideally - Experience working with Government Digital Service (GDS) service standards, using GDS design principles
• Vast knowledge and understanding of agile delivery
• A passion for working with cross-functional business and IT teams to deliver business outcomes
• The ability to make decisions on business priority, working with business analysts to ensure your requirements are known, defined and able to be built and delivered
• Willingness to help the scrum team, often playing a role as a business analyst, scrum master or service designer if the circumstances dictate it - we believe strongly in a balanced squad model, where our agile delivery team members are multi-skilled
• Influence and leadership to steer our digital delivery projects, working with our leaders in Capgemini and our clients
• Commitment to professional development, with relevant agile certifications such as PSPO and / or PSM

Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. We aim to build an environment where employees can enjoy a positive work-life balance and embed hybrid working in all that we do.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community. When you join Capgemini, you'll join a team that does the right thing. Whilst you will have London, Manchester Newcastle or Glasgow as an office base location, you must be fully flexible in terms of assignment location. We offer a remuneration package which includes flexible benefits options for you to choose to suit your own personal circumstances and a variable element dependent grade and on company and personal performance.