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About the role
As a Technical Product Owner at SSTL, you will serve as the bridge between our business stakeholders and the technical (in‑house/3rd‑party) development teams. You will be responsible for defining and prioritising technical requirements, ensuring alignment with business objectives, and driving the successful delivery of technical products and solutions.
Key Responsibilities
* Product Vision: Define and communicate the technical product vision and strategy in alignment with the overall business goals.
* Requirements Gathering: Collaborate closely with business stakeholders to gather and document technical requirements, ensuring a deep understanding of their needs and priorities.
* Technical Roadmap: Develop and maintain a technical roadmap, prioritising features, enhancements, and technical debt based on business value and technical feasibility.
* Feature Prioritisation: Make informed decisions about feature prioritisation, balancing business needs, technical complexity, and resource constraints.
* Cross‑Functional Collaboration: Work closely with cross‑functional teams, including software developers, architects, quality assurance, and DevOps, to ensure effective and efficient product development.
* Release Planning: Plan and coordinate technical product releases, defining release goals, feature scope, and timelines.
* Quality Assurance: Define and validate technical acceptance criteria to ensure the delivery of high‑quality, reliable, and scalable solutions.
* Technical Documentation: Create and maintain technical documentation, including user stories, feature specifications, and technical diagrams.
* Feedback Loop: Establish a feedback loop with business stakeholders to gather feedback on technical solutions and use it to drive improvements.
* Technical Expertise: Stay up‑to‑date with emerging technologies and industry best practices to identify opportunities for innovation and optimisation.
* Risk Management: Identify and mitigate technical risks that may impact the successful delivery of the product.
Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree in a related Computing field (Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Systems, Applied Computing, or similar).
* Experience as a Product Owner or similar role in technical product development.
* Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies.
* Deep technical knowledge and experience in software development, architecture, or related areas.
* Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non‑technical stakeholders.
* Analytical mindset with a data‑driven approach to decision‑making.
* Experience with product management and project management tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence).
* A passion for technology and a keen interest in staying updated on emerging tech trends.
Key Skills
* Exposure to modern OS (e.g., Windows & Linux)
* Developing and supporting IT tools in a business environment.
* Understanding of Software Development processes (Agile, Waterfall, RUP) and associated lifecycle challenges.
* User engagement – translating business needs into viable solution design.
* Experience leading ERP implementations (SAP4/HANA).
Additional Beneficial Experience
* Web Application development (e.g., HTML5, JavaScript, ASP.NET MVC, Entity Framework/ORM)
* SaaS/Cloud based technologies
* General scripting/programming resources for IT (C#, Python, SQL, PowerShell, XML, Tcl/Tk)
Key Stakeholders
* SSTL IT Leadership team
* IT Security
* IT Infrastructure
* IT Helpdesk
* IT Service Delivery
* Finance
* Project Controls
* Manufacturing & Operations
* Other Functional areas of the SSTL business
Location
The role is based in Guildford.
Department: Information Technology
Employment type: Contract
Job Reference: 355
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