Job Description
This position in EUT offers the selected candidate a chance to use and grow their product ownership skillset by joining an existing global team of colleagues servicing our global company employee base.
As Product Owner, this role sits within a Squad delivering Microsoft SharePoint and OneDrive related collaboration and productivity experiences. Stakeholders will include Application Development and front office Business lines across the firm. The role will also liaise with supporting vendors, which can include coordinating contractual requirements and vendor SLAs. A successful candidate will be able to demonstrate understanding of agile principles, experience with enterprise level software deployments and an aptitude to engage executive level stakeholders.
Responsibilities Include:
- Establish and maintain regular engagements with multiple stakeholder groups to manage business requirements, define product roadmaps and new demand.
-Present business cases to executives and committees to secure funding, seek agreement on product direction, gain acceptance around risks and issues.
- Ensure development and delivery teams are aligned with product strategy and client expectations of features and timelines.
- Manage technology vendor relationships past, current and potential.
- Partner with Sourcing and Business Management to drive supplier contracts, cancellations, renewals and related spending.- Manage to acceptable total cost of ownership (TCO) for stakeholders- Stay abreast of industry trends and aware of the competitor landscape.
Required Skills:
- 7+ years of relevant experience in Technology, with Financial Services exposure as a plus
- High emotional intelligence with ability to influence customer outcomes
- Competence in modern work styles (Agile, Scrum/Kanban) and tools (Jira, Roadmunk, ServiceNow etc.)
- Experience with Stakeholders engagement focused on documenting user stories and driving prioritization of the book of work
- Practical experience with Microsoft 365 (cloud offerings) with emphasis on SharePoint and OneDrive technologies
-Experience with large scale Microsoft based deployments- Polished verbal and written communication abilities
- Familiarity with navigating enterprise scale environments
- Comfortable taking ownership, risks and accountability for decisions
- Bachelor's degree or higher