Junior Technical Product Owner

Overview Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. Company Overview At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people. We’re a global close-knit community, united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. Our critical communications, video security and command center technologies support public safety agencies and enterprises alike, enabling the coordination that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals and safer businesses. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future. Department Overview On any given day, every moment matters to someone, somewhere. Motorola Solutions’ innovations, products and services play essential roles in people’s lives. We help firefighters see around buildings and police officers see around street corners. We keep utility workers connected and visible to each other with real-time voice and data communication across the smart grid. We provide the situational awareness first responders need when a moment brings catastrophe. We help people be their best in their moments that matter. Our UK Deployment team provides mission critical software to UK emergency service agencies, with our primary focus being the Pronto Digital Policing app. Pronto is the most popular mobile policing application in the UK, trusted by over half of the UK’s 45 police forces – and used by around 60,000 police officers on a daily basis. Pronto has been designed with and for front line operational users. As a result, it is an intuitive solution, with positive adoption, excellent user compliance and consistently positive feedback. Based in the West End of Glasgow, we currently have around 100 employees. Our team started as Kelvin Connect in 2002, a spin-out company from the University of Glasgow. Now, as part of Motorola Solutions, we continue to expand with future opportunities in the UK and beyond. We have a relaxed but hard working environment where jeans and t-shirts are the norm and good ideas and debate are encouraged. You’ll work as part of an agile team, taking part in sprint planning sessions, daily scrums and sprint reviews and retrospectives. You’ll have the opportunity to join us at social events like go-karting, clay pigeon shooting or come along for a drink with us after work on a Friday. Job Description This role is primarily working out of our Glasgow office. Some flexibility may be offered for hybrid working. The role of the Technical Product Owner is to oversee all aspects of the delivery of Motorola Solutions software solutions to one or more customers. The Technical Product Owner will be the primary point of contact with the customer in relation to all delivery and technical issues, and manage any backup resources required in support of these activities. A Technical Product Owner is a subject-matter expert who uses their software engineering background to bridge the gap between the product and technical side of product development. They breathe life into a product by enacting the vision and direction defined in the product roadmap. Additionally, they have an exhaustive understanding of the company’s technology, understanding both the experience of the end user and the development which is required. This allows them to guide the product strategy and communicate it to the development team. It’s safe to say that Technical Product Owners hold together the technical and business sides of an organisation. Responsibilities For the delivery of a Motorola Solutions software solution, the Technical Product Owner is responsible for typical activities including: Capturing and documenting customer requirements, including business process analysis, technical analysis, etc. Producing a solution specification / design and agreeing this with the customer Producing a project plan and agreeing this with the customer Managing the development and testing of the solution in alignment with the agreed project plan Deployment and customer sign-off of the solution Operational leadership and coordination of a Motorola Solutions agile Delivery Team Guiding the team of developers and quality assurance engineers Reporting to a Programme Manager Typical Career Progression As a Junior Technical Product Owner you will first become a subject-matter expert in our software applications through our Development Programme, which includes training in technical and soft skills delivered in-house and externally. You will start as a Developer and write Java, XSLT and use our in-house tools to produce Android applications, gradually shifting towards the Technical Product Owner role as you gain technical expertise. Key responsibilities