Technical Product Owner

Barclays UK; Knutsford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Product Owner in Knutsford, where you will use your technological expertise to drive innovative solutions. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align product development with strategic objectives, ensuring high standards of quality and performance throughout the development process.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing product development teams.
• A strong grasp of technical feasibility and requirements.
• Ability to engage with stakeholders effectively.

Responsibilities

• Support product strategy and communicate with stakeholders.
• Monitor product performance for optimization opportunities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for product development.

Skills

Understanding of technology

Critical thinking

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Conflict resolution

Adaptability

Job description

Join us at Barclays as a Product Owner, where you’ll collaborate closely with fellow product owners and cross-functional technical teams to bring our product vision to life. You’ll leverage your deep understanding of the bank’s technologies to drive the delivery of innovative solutions aligned with our strategic roadmap.

To be successful as a Product Owner, you should have experience with:

• Understanding of technology: Product owners need a solid understanding of the technologies involved in their product, allowing them to effectively communicate with developers and make informed decisions about technical feasibility and requirements.
• Critical thinking & Problem-solving: Product owners should be adept at identifying and resolving issues that arise during the development process.
• Communication skills: Strong communication skills are essential for effectively conveying the product vision, gathering feedback from stakeholders, and collaborating with the development team.

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Stakeholder management: Ability to manage relationships with various stakeholders, including clients, customers, and internal teams, ensuring everyone is aligned and engaged.
• Conflict resolution: Ability to handle disagreements and conflicts that may arise during the development process.
• Adaptability and flexibility: Must be able to adapt to changing priorities and requirements, and be flexible in their approach to product development.

You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in the role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, and digital and technology skills, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role is based in Knutsford.

Purpose of the role

To collaborate with product owners and other technical teams involved in the product development process and utilise their knowledge of the bank’s technologies to enact the vision defined in the product roadmap.

Accountabilities

• Provision of subject matter expertise to support the collaboration between the product owner and the technical side of product development.
• Support the development and implementation of the product strategy and vision defined in the product roadmap and communicate them with relevant stakeholders and the development team.
• Collaboration with internal stakeholders to gather and prioritise product requirements and features based on business value and feasibility that are well defined, measurable, and secure.
• Development and implementation of assessments to ensure continuous testing and improvement of product quality and performance.
• Monitoring of product performance to identify opportunities for optimisation that meet the bank's performance standards.
• Stay abreast of the latest industry technology trends and technologies, to evaluate and adopt new approaches to improve product development and delivery.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development, and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well-developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, with performance appraisals and reward outcomes.
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, demonstrate leadership behaviors to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver excellence, including the LEAD behaviors: Listen and be authentic, Energise and inspire, Align across the enterprise, Develop others.
• For individual contributors, lead collaborative assignments, guide team members, and identify new directions for assignments or projects, including cross-functional methodologies.
• Consult on complex issues, providing advice to support resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and develop new policies/procedures to support governance and control.
• Manage risk and strengthen controls related to the work.
• Perform work related to other areas, understanding how they coordinate to achieve organizational objectives.
• Collaborate with other work areas to stay informed of business activity and strategy.
• Engage in complex data analysis to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex or sensitive information clearly.
• Influence stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues are expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship, and embody the Barclays Mindset of Empower, Challenge, and Drive.