Job Title: Digital Product Owner (Seamless & Smart Energy)
Location: Gaydon, Warwickshire
Rate: £33.88ph via an Umbrella Company (Inside IR35) or £25.26ph on a PAYE basis
Employment Type: Contract (Currently financed until March 2027)
Hours: Standard 40 Hours Per Week
Reference: J37124999
Position Description
Seamless & Smart Energy PMO – Digital (UX/I/architecture/VCDP/DCP) Seamless and Smart Energy (S&SE) is responsible for the customer experiences within this theme.
As the Digital Product Owner within the S&SE theme you will be responsible for co‑ordinating the release of Value from all supporting Portfolio Epics and their respective owners in line with an agreed quarterly ambition.
You will collaborate across domains and work on problem‑to‑solution engineering, ensuring that Technologies, Services and Features are aligned with Modern Luxury, House of Brands and the Theme. In addition, you will manage the interface with Portfolio Epic / Capability owners and their delivery teams, working collaboratively to define and deliver the key work packages each Quarter.
Main Responsibilities
* Own the product backlog, ensuring it is up to date, prioritised and reflects stakeholder needs. Escalation where required.
* Overall plan alignment with respect to timing and delivery. Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and development teams.
* Facilitate regular communication with internal and external stakeholders in order to align priorities and expectations.
* Manage competing priorities and negotiate with stakeholders to balance short‑term needs with long‑term goals.
* Responsible for the co‑ordination and governance cadence of the Theme including QBR/BRP ceremonies and Theme level sprint showcases as required. Collaborate across the Theme to ensure synergies are captured and dependencies are highlighted.
Essential Skills
* Competent in digital systems concepts - UX/I/architecture/VCDP/DCP
* Knowledge in all aspects of systems engineering: concept design, requirements authoring, logical and solution architecture, functional safety, cybersecurity and legal/regulatory compliance
* Wide, general understanding of automotive architecture, systems, software and features
* Knowledge of designing and architecting complex systems and architectures
* Proven knowledge of electrical/electronic automotive physical platform solutions
* Knowledge of HMI / app integration Understanding of closed loop control systems physical architectures including sensors, actuators
* Understanding of software architecture and operating systems (Autosar, QNX, Linux, Android)
* Knowledge of networking systems and protocols Project management, Leadership and planning skills are essential, along with good teamwork and excellent writing and verbal communication skills. Strategic thinking is also essential.
* Customer first mindset
* Good understanding of automotive industry, including competitor and market awareness Project management, Leadership and planning skills are essential, along with good teamwork and excellent writing and verbal communication skills. Strategic thinking is also essential.
* Able to combine a short term, pragmatic focus with longer term strategic view.
Desirable Skills
* Ability to rapidly understand the key concepts of the system of interest and to lead groups of subject matter experts to design and architect these systems
* Ability to resolve complex, cross functional and cross‑domain systems engineering problems
* Experience operating inside an Agile framework
* Knowledge of programme delivery systems and lifecycles
* Competence in all aspects of systems engineering: concept design, requirements authoring, logical and solution architecture, functional safety, cybersecurity and legal/regulatory compliance
Education
* Degree or relevant equivalent experience.
THIS POSITION IS CONFIRMED INSIDE IR35
Our Clients are unable to provide sponsorship for Visas; therefore, only candidates eligible to work in the UK need apply!
No terminology within this advert is intended to unlawfully discriminate on the grounds of age, sex, race or disability and we welcome all applications.
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