Product Owner jobs in United Kingdom

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Here at Optum, we have a truly exciting opportunity for a Product Owner to join our highly capable and talented Primary & Community Care product team on a permanent basis.

This is an exciting time to join us as a business as we continue to grow. Responsible for providing essential technology to 10,000 healthcare organisations across all major UK health sectors, you will play a significant part in driving the success of modernising our flagship primary care product, EMIS Web.

We are looking for a Product Owner with previous experience working with development teams to maintain and deliver the product backlog.

If you want to be part of a company where you are valued and a role that allows you to see your contribution come to life improving current and future health outcomes through product ownership, then apply today!

This Product Owner position is remote working, however our product team meet on an ad hoc basis in our office for collaborative sessions.

What you’ll do:

As a Product Owner you will be responsible for owning and maintaining a technology focused product backlog comprising of enhancement and optimisation features. You will be aligned to our market leading electronic patient record solutions, EMIS Web, and EMIS-X that support the day-to-day needs of healthcare teams, from appointment booking to referrals.

You will work proactively with internal stakeholders including product managers and engineering teams to gather requirements and create user stories that align with the product vision.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Clearly define acceptance criteria for user stories and tasks, providing the platform teams with a comprehensive understanding of success criteria
• Participate in sprint planning meetings with the teams, driving the prioritisation of user stories and technical tasks. Collaborate to ensure a shared understanding of all requirements
• Effectively communicate with stakeholders, product managers, and the engineering teams, providing updates on the status of the data backlog and ensuring alignment on priorities
• Using agile development principles, work collaboratively to define features, sequenced and delivered in a way that will deliver optimal customer and business value

Who You’ll Be:

We need you to be an experienced Product Owner with a proven record of strategic backlog planning and management of technology-related products. You will be inquisitive, understanding the needs of our customers and internal stakeholders to deliver the product roadmap to the market and the wider business.

Collaboration is essential; you will be able to demonstrate previous experience of engaging with technologists and breaking down complex development tasks into manageable deliverables to meet sprint targets.

You will be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role, as well as providing development for other roles you may be interested in.

Other useful skills and experience include:

• Experience and passion for software-related product delivery
• Proven knowledge and experience of Agile
• Proven solid collaborator with engineering stakeholders
• Proven excellent technical problem-solving skills
• Experience within health care is desirable but not essential to your success

Please note you must currently be eligible to work and remain indefinitely without any restrictions in the country to which you are making an application. Proof will be required to support your application.

*All telecommuters will be required to adhere to the UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

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