Senior Product Owner in Wotton-Under-Edge

Salary:Up to £46,000 depending on experience
Location:New Mills, GL12 8JR (Global HQ)
Hybrid working: 2 days onsite per week (4.5 day working week, half day Fridays)

An opportunity has arisen in our Cross-Divisional Software (CDS) group for a Senior Product Owner. Reporting to the Product Manager, as part of a team of product owners, youll join a team responsible for the product management of Renishaws metrology software for existing and new hardware platforms, as well as other related software applications. Youll also have exposure to Renishaws advanced probing systems and new developments, including REVO and Equator.

As a Software Product Owner, youll be responsible for the entire life cycle management of software products. Working very closely with support, subsidiary and sales and marketing teams to convert market opportunities and demands into detailed software definitions, designs, plans, development, prototyping and testing. Youll be working with and influencing cross-functional teams of Developers, QA\’s and UX Designers to apply design thinking techniques (e.g. user stories, wireframing, prototyping) to define product features, develop roadmaps and manage product backlogs.

Responsibilities

Performing the Product Owner role in development teams:

• Capturing requirements

• Creating user stories

• Assisting with development planning / managing a prioritised backlog

• Reviewing requirements with development team

• Communicating detailed functionality roadmap

Key requirements

• Experience in product development life cycle, from discovery to delivery

• Ability to communicate and present to a range of audiences at a technical and non-technical level.

• Able to balance multiple projects and competing priorities within your project timeframes

• Demonstrates a passion for creating solutions with a positive attitude to change, whilst showing an understanding of information technology

Desirable requirements

• Knowledge of manufacturing and quality processes

• Previous experience of managing and influencing teams without direct line management of individuals

• Experience of working within agile development processes such as Scrum/Kanban

• Experience of leading software development projects in a customer-facing capacity

Location & hybrid working

We operate a hybrid policy which allows most employees to work from home for part of the week. Typically, the expectation is that this role would be based on site 2 days per week.

Person specification

As a Senior Product Owner, youll be well organised and self-motivated with the ability to work independently. Youll be an effective decision maker, showing your analytical skills to drive software development projects forward and considering the division\’s priorities. Youll be comfortable communicating with stakeholder of all levels, showing the ability to build relationships both internally and externally to the organisation.

Benefits

When you join Renishaw, we\’re committing to your future career. That\’s because we believe in developing our people\’s skills and promoting them internally. We also offer a benefits package that\’s highly desirable; including a 9% non-contributory pension, discretionary annual bonus, subsidised onsite restaurants and coffee shops, free parking, car sharing scheme and 24 hour fitness centres.

We also want to promote a healthy work-life balance as much as possible, so we have introduced a hybrid working policy which allows for a combination of home and office based working depending on the nature of your role. We also offer a variable working programme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, Life Assurance policy of 12 times annual salary, Cycle to Work scheme, enhanced maternity pay subject to qualifying criteria, Health Cash Plan, the option to join BUPA Renishaw Health Trust and an Employee Assistance Programme for employees and family.

At Renishaw we believe that our success is powered by welcoming a workforce of diverse and talented people. Through encouraging an inclusive culture, where all our employees are free to be themselves, we can achieve our core values: Innovation, Inspiration, Integrity, and Involvement.

If you are excited about the role but feel as though you dont meet all the requirements, we would encourage you still to apply. You might just be the right person for this role or another opportunity at Renishaw.

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