Mainpurposeoftherole&responsibilitiesinthebusiness:
At Kainos, we provide innovative and creative products designed to help Workday customers reduce risk and maximize their Workday investment. Our solutions include Workday testing, compliance, data masking, and document management. As a business with a proven record of year-on-year growth and over 500 customers we have multiple exciting opportunities for Product Owners across each of our growth products.
As a Product Owner at Kainos, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our market leading Workday solutions. You'll own the product backlog across one or more functional areas, ensuring we stay at the forefront of the industry. This means you'll gather and prioritize product and customer requirements, and work closely with our top-notch development, sales, pre-sales, marketing, and professional services teams to surpass customer satisfaction goals and maintain our leading market position.
Your passion for product management will shine through in everything you do. You will relish the challenge of solving complex problems and experience the thrill of seeing your products flourish and make a real difference.This is your chance to make a significant impact and leave your mark on our products and services during this exciting growth phase.As aresultyouwillhaveample opportunitiesto advance into senior roles within the Kainos Smart business or the wider Kainosorganisation.Join us at Kainos and be part of a dynamic team that is shaping the future with innovative and impactful products.
Youwillberesponsiblefor:
Understanding customer needs,personas and why they engage with your product.
Becomingan expert in the problems we solve forand“why”they matter.
Running structured workshops withcustomers and internalstakeholders.
Defining and building solutions to address customer needs.
Definingthebenefitsyoursolutions deliver and how tomeasuresuccess.
Know your competition and how to stay ahead of them.
Launching products and features includingorganisingand enabling internal teams such as delivery,pre-sales, onboarding tomaximiseimpact etc.
Managing RoadmapDeliveryand managingthe productbacklog;
Creating actionable user stories for development teams.
Managingandprioritisingthebacklogtoensuregoalsaremet.
Identifyingandmeasuringthesuccesscriteriaforeachdeliveredfeature.
Defining and communicatingreleaseacceptancecriteriafor each product feature, including the criteria forMVP.
Measuring,trackingandimprovingnon-functionalaspectsoftheproduct.
Contribute to marketing campaigns and external positingwhen needed. ,
Asrequired,steppingintosupportsaleseffortswithproductdemosandcustomer discussions on moretechnicalaspects of the product.
Minimum(essential)requirements :
A minimum of 2-3 years’ experience working as a Product Owner in a SaaS environmentonmanagingbacklog,workingwithdevelopmentteamsandbuilding Product Roadmapsor experience in leading Workday implementation projects.
Demonstrableexperienceandcapabilitytosuccessfullycarryoutthekeyelements of the Product Owner role above.
Excellentcommunicationskillsarevital.You’llneedtobeapersuasiveandeffective communicator with strong negotiating skills.It’snot only about talking,you’llneed to be able to listen, understand, and build on other’s viewpoints.
You willhaveanenthusiasmfornewtechnologiesandinnovationandbepreparedto take advantage of the flexibility provided to challenge and be proactive in bringingnew ideasto how we work and to the product roadmap.
Youwillneedaneyefordetail,particularlytointerpretsuppliedinformationand understand sources and challenge where necessary.
Comfortandabilitytoengagewithcustomerstounderstandrequirements,andsupport functional or technical product discussions.
Relevantcommercialexperienceandawarenesstohelpsetpriorities ofproduct investments and drive commercial product success.
Agoodunderstandingoftechnology,digitalservicesandtrends.
Theabilitytocommunicateeffectivelywiththeteamandexternalstakeholders.
Being flexible to travel if required to customer and partner locations worldwide.
Desirable:
Experience with Automated Testing Frameworks, Data Privacy or Compliance Products.
Prior experienceintegrating AI into commercial products to solvereal businessproblems.
About Our Products:
The role holder will join the Product Team and contribute to one of the products:
Smart Test – cloud-based Test Automation product that allows Workday customers to create and execute high volume of test scripts by simply supplying the test data needed.
Smart Audit - specifically designed for business users. This powerful and easy-to-use product allows users to perform periodic, regular, and real time audit checks on Workday tenants.
Smart Shield - our novel SaaS security product. It acts as a secure layer between your most sensitive data and the teams who support and maintain Workday in your organisation.
EDM – intelligent document management meets seamless compliance and efficiency, all within Workday.
So what are you waiting for? Let’s write the next incredible chapter of our story together.
Embracing our differences
At Kainos, we believe in the power of diversity, equity and inclusion. We are committed to building a team that is as diverse as the world we live in, where everyone is valued, respected, and given an equal chance to thrive. We actively seek out talented people from all backgrounds, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other characteristic that makes them who they are. We also believe every candidate deserves a level playing field. Our friendly talent acquisition team is here to support you every step of the way, so if you require any accommodations or adjustments, we encourage you to reach out. We understand that everyone's journey is different, and by having a private conversation we can ensure that our recruitment process is tailored to your needs.
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