Product Owner

As we continue to realise our growth plans, we are looking for a dedicated and detail-oriented Product Owner to join the team. You'll be responsible for defining and prioritising product features, ensuring the development team delivers high-quality products that meet customer needs and business goals.
To be successful, you'll be a highly effective communicator and collaborator, a believer in servant leadership who seeks to empower and give voice to all team members across all disciplines, product, tech and change, working with tech and change peers as part of a collaborative leadership approach.
The successful candidate will be passionate about the user (client, adviser and colleague) and show deep empathy with their needs, whether that be clients, advisers or colleagues and believe in the value of advice to clients and be able to inspire teams as to the “why” of The Openwork Partnership. The benefits:

• Salary – £55,000
  
• Bonus scheme - on target bonus – 10%
  
• Pension scheme - contribute up to 5% of your salary and Openwork will match you and put in an extra 5%
  
• Critical illness cover
  
• Income protection - 1 x salary
  
• Death in service - 4 x salary
  
• 27 days holiday + bank holidays, with the opportunity to buy up to an additional 10 days
  
• A range of other flexible benefits to include private medical insurance, dental insurance and much more.

Key Accountabilities:

• Product Backlog Management: Create, prioritise, and maintain the product backlog.
  
• Requirements Ownership: Collaborate with Business Analysts from the Business Change Function to define the requirements for any product development incorporating the needs of business stakeholders, advisers and end-clients.
  
• User Stories: Write clear and concise user stories and acceptance criteria to guide the development team.
  
• Sprint Planning: Participate in sprint planning meetings to help the team understand the backlog items and set sprint goals
  
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with stakeholders, including customers, management, and the development team, to gather and prioritise requirements
  
• Decision Making: Make informed decisions regarding the product's features, release schedule, and overall direction.
  
• Customer Feedback: Gather and analyse customer feedback to inform product improvements and validate that the product meets user needs.
  
• Release Management: Plan and manage product releases, ensuring the delivery of valuable and usable increments.
  
• Continuous Improvement: Continuously refine and improve the product backlog based on feedback, market changes, and new opportunities.
  
• Business Case Creation: In collaboration with Propositions, support business case development within Domain scope for new vendor integrations or in-house builds.