Product Owner - Forecasting & Stress Testing

We have an exciting 12-month secondment opportunity for a Product Owner to work on Forecasting and Stress Testing Group Capabilities Work Stream (FAST). This role involves driving the delivery and execution of forecasting and stress testing capabilities of the group.

The Product Owner will collaborate closely with Product Manager, stakeholders, development teams, and business leaders to ensure the delivery of high-value solutions that meet regulatory requirements and business objectives.

Key responsibilities include:

• Delivering and communicating the progress of the solution
• Managing the product backlog
• Facilitating agile practices
• Ensuring quality assurance and monitoring product performance
• Managing aspects of the product lifecycle
• Facilitating product adoption and business readiness

This role is pivotal in ensuring that the organisation’s forecasting and stress testing capabilities are robust, compliant, and aligned with strategic goals.

About you

To be successful in this role it’s essential that you will:

• Have knowledge of Finance and Treasury Functions
• Have knowledge of Forecasting and Stress Testing
• Have strong stakeholder management skills, particularly when negotiating with stakeholders to manage competing priorities and conflict
• Be experienced in cross-functional collaboration, including workshop facilitation with the ability to communicate clearly and concisely
• Be experienced at presenting progress and updating senior stakeholders aligning to project timelines, with the ability to highlight and resolve issues and blockers
• Have the ability to maintain and update project artefacts such as roadmaps and value cases

Desirable experience needed will be:

• Knowledge of SAFe or Agile delivery methodologies and experience of working within Agile project environments
• Experience within the financial services sector
• Experience of project management software such as Jira

We’re one of the largest building societies in the UK and we share a mutual goal across our branches and our offices to improve the lives of others. We’re officially recognised as a ‘Great Place to Work’ and our benefits go beyond basic pay, with a discretionary bonus scheme, a culture of reward and recognition and comprehensive support for wellbeing.

At the beginning of the year, The Co-operative Bank officially became part of our Group. Together, we have shared values and an ethical approach towards our members, customers and colleagues. We’re serious about equality, of race, age, faith, disability, and sexual orientation and we celebrate diversity. By working together, we know you’ll build more than just a career with us. All together, better.

Flexibility and why it matters

We understand the need for flexibility, so wherever possible, we’ll consider alternative working patterns. Have a chat with us before you apply to see what the possibilities are for this role.

Proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer

We’re proud to offer an interview or assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for our vacancies. As part of the application process, disabled applicants can opt in for the Disability Confident Interview Scheme. If there are ever occasions where it is not practicable to interview all candidates that meet the essential criteria, such as when we receive a high number of applications, we commit to interviewing disabled candidates who best meet the minimum essential and desirable criteria.

If you would like to opt in to the scheme please contact our recruitment team when you apply.