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We are seeking a Product Owner to join our IT team in Milton Keynes. The role involves defining and prioritizing the product roadmap to improve our surveying strategies and tools. You will bridge the surveying businesses and engineering teams, ensuring products meet user needs and align with business objectives. Responsibilities include collaborating with stakeholders, gathering requirements, and managing the product lifecycle from conception to launch.
Our Technology Team manages all technology and systems across the group, including internally developed applications and third-party solutions.
We offer a hybrid working model, with 1-2 days per week in our Milton Keynes office.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Collaborate with surveying teams to understand challenges and objectives.
2. Define and maintain a product strategy and roadmap aligned with business goals and customer needs.
3. Gather, document epics and features, create user stories, and prioritize the backlog.
4. Communicate clearly with technical and non-technical audiences.
5. Work with cross-functional teams including engineers, delivery managers, project managers, and vendors.
6. Ensure products meet user experience standards and strategic goals.
7. Measure success and adjust priorities accordingly.
8. Conduct user and market research, and competitive analysis.
9. Analyze product performance metrics and user feedback for continuous improvement.
10. Facilitate product demos and user acceptance testing.
11. Support agile ceremonies like backlog refinement, sprint planning, and retrospectives.
12. Act as a liaison between stakeholders and technical teams.
Experience and Qualifications:
1. Preferably a graduate with a degree in business, computer science, or related fields.
2. Proven experience as a product owner or similar role.
3. Experience within the surveying industry.
4. Strong knowledge of agile methodologies and product management practices.
5. Familiarity with agile tools like JIRA and Confluence.
Connells Group is a leading estate agency and property services provider in the UK, established in 1936, with over 1,200 branches nationwide. Our services include residential sales, lettings, mortgage services, conveyancing, surveying, and more.
Connells Group UK is an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from qualified candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, marital status, or pregnancy.
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