The Product Owner (Cloud Hosting) is responsible for defining and managing the Cloud Hosting Product vision, strategy, and end-to-end delivery across the full Product lifecycle in partnership with relevant business and technical stakeholders. This role is focused on maximising value of cloud hosting platform technologies. The Product Owner (Cloud Hosting) leads the Product team to fulfil business and technical needs by delivering new Product increments. This role reports to the Head of Secure Digital Platform.
Key Capability Accountabilities and Objectives
- Partners with key business and technical stakeholders to shape Cloud Hosting platform requirements, compiling these needs into an overall Cloud Hosting Product strategy aligned with wider business and Digital Information goals and priorities.
- Manages the Cloud Hosting Product team to deliver the agreed Product roadmap, delivering valuable, robust, and secure cloud hosting solutions for the business and D&I function.
- Acts as the key interlock to the business and wider D&I function, partnering with key business stakeholders to translate their needs into Product requirements (e.g., Epics, Features).
- Elicits detailed Product requirements (e.g., User Stories) as required.
- Prioritises and manages the Cloud Hosting Product backlog based on value, dependencies, and Product team capacity.
- Responsible for security, compliance, and risk management for the Cloud Hosting Product.
- Accountable for overall Cloud Hosting Product performance, including delivery velocity, escalated incident resolution, and Product roadmap realisation.
- Provides functional and non-functional test support to Platform Engineers as required, ensuring developed solutions are aligned to agreed specifications.
- Acts as the 'Voice of the Customer' in the Cloud Hosting Product team, advocating for a positive user experience at all stages of the Product lifecycle.
- Acts as a key escalation point for the Digital Information function and business where it relates to cloud and integration platform matters.
- Partners with the Technology Delivery Senior Manager to align Cloud Hosting Product capacity with relevant Digital Information Portfolio items.
- Supports Solution Architects in shaping Cloud Hosting platform solutions, ensuring inter-Product dependencies are appropriately managed to deliver larger, integrated solutions.
- Advises business and Digital Information stakeholders on the latest technological developments, informing new functional and non-functional opportunities.
Objectives
- Establish the Cloud Hosting Product team, including a clear vision, strategy, and prioritised backlog for development.
- Lead ongoing delivery activities for the Cloud Hosting Product team, ensuring the periodic release of valuable Product increments.
- Ensure all Cloud Hosting Product increments and delivery activities are aligned with Digital Information policies and processes, as well as regulatory and organisational standards.
This is an urgent position - please apply if interested!
