Product Owner - Consultant/Senior Consultant - Digital Excellence
At Capgemini Invent, we believe difference drives change. As inventive transformation consultants, we blend our strategic, creative and scientific capabilities, collaborating closely with clients to deliver cutting‑edge solutions. Join us to drive transformation tailored to our client’s challenges of today and tomorrow. Informed and validated by science and data. Superpowered by creativity and design. All underpinned by technology created with purpose.
Your Role
This dynamic role requires product ownership expertise and a consultancy mindset. You will balance business knowledge and stakeholder management with an understanding of products and how they operate.
As a Product Owner You Will
* Be trusted to own the vision and influence the team to ensure the client receives high‑impact value from each iteration.
* Understand business needs, IT constraints and priorities, and be able to make decisions – the backlog is owned by you, and you play a crucial role with your BA to ensure it is correct.
* Have client‑facing presence, with the ability to communicate clearly at sprint reviews.
* Work as a member of a cross‑functional agile squad, while also having the skills required to step‑in and support Business Analysts or Service Designers.
Role Growth Opportunities
* Business Development – Leading/contributing to proposals, RFPs, bids, proposition development, client pitch contribution, client hosting at events.
* Internal contribution – Campaign development, internal think‑tanks, whitepapers, practice development (operations, recruitment, team events & activities), offering development.
* Learning & Development – Training to support your career development and the skills demand within the company, certifications etc.
Your Profile
* Experience in a user‑centred product or service development project.
* Ideally, experience working with Government Digital Service (GDS) service standards, using GDS design principles.
* Vast knowledge and understanding of agile delivery.
* A passion for working with cross‑functional business and IT teams to deliver business outcomes.
* The ability to make decisions on business priority, working with business analysts to ensure your requirements are known, defined and able to be built and delivered.
* Willingness to help the scrum team, often playing a role as a business analyst, scrum master or service designer if circumstances dictate it – we believe strongly in a balanced squad model, where our agile delivery team members are multi‑skilled.
* Influence and leadership to steer our digital delivery projects, working with our leaders in Capgemini and our clients.
* Commitment to professional development, with relevant agile certifications such as PSPO and / or PSM.
What You’ll Love About Working Here
* You’ll gain exposure to high‑profile transformations and hands‑on exposure to leading technologies.
* Our consultants receive formal training from industry experts in consulting and client delivery, and have access to a wide array of training and certifications in cloud, programming, DevOps, cybersecurity and agile delivery.
* Les Fontaines: a unique training environment outside Paris for immersive thought‑leadership, knowledge sharing and capability building.
* Monthly showcases of our digital transformation initiatives to share knowledge and impact.
* Monthly team drinks, breakfasts and away days to connect and learn.
Need to Know
Capgemini promotes inclusion, positive work‑life balance, hybrid working, flexible arrangements for all UK employees, wellbeing support and mental health champions. We are committed to sustainability, and were named among the world’s most ethical companies by the Ethisphere Institute for the 10th year.
Location options include London, Manchester, Newcastle or Glasgow. Flexibility for assignment location is required; roles may involve periods away from home at short notice.
Remuneration includes flexible benefits and variable elements dependent on grade and performance.
To commence a role, you will be required to provide documentary proof of your right to live and work in the UK.
About Capgemini
Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organisations to accelerate the dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It employs over 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries, delivering end‑to‑end services and solutions from strategy and design to engineering, in AI, cloud and data, with deep industry expertise.
Additional Details
Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level
Employment type: Full‑time
Job function: Product Management and Marketing
Industries: Business Consulting and Services
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