Senior business-focused Product Ownership lead who can help establish and embed a Product Ownership capability across the Command & Control Transformation Programme and provide strategic leadership on the future product model. The emphasis is on strategic business design, product leadership, user-centric service design and establishing a sustainable product organisation, rather than running or managing IT services. This role needs to shape what the service needs to become and how the organisation governs and evolves it, rather than focusing on ITSM processes and operational service support.
Product Leadership & Governance
Own and manage the Product Vision and Product Goals for all C&C platforms/services.
Ensure product vision, goals and roadmap decisions are informed by clear user needs, user-centred design principles, operational feedback, frontline insight and evidence from live service performance.
Create, order, and refine the Product Backlog, ensuring transparency,driving value based prioritisation, operational alignment, and safe deployment considerations.
Lead benefits-led investment prioritisation, ensuring backlog, roadmap and funding decisions are clearly linked to operational value, business case benefits, risk reduction, service performance and affordability.
Own product lifecycle management for C&C platforms and services, including the definition and monitoring of product KPIs, service performance measures, user adoption indicators and continuous improvement priorities
Lead multi-team coordination within enterprise-scale Agile (SAFe) delivery structures.
Chair the Programme Design Authority (PDA), governing design integrity, change requests, defects, workarounds, and traceability to operational risk.
Oversee service transition, acceptance criteria, and deployment readiness, ensuring safe adoption into live operational environments.
Operational Engagement & Team Leadership
Representing the MPS driving accountability in supplier forums, technical decision boards, operational governance groups, and readiness assessments. Working in lockstep with the superintendent acting as the voice of operations ensuring tight engagement into OCUs/BCUs ensuring the programme delivers on the overall business case benefits and supporting product roadmap.
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Product owner (NPPV3 + SC) in East Kilbride employer: Sanderson Government and Defence
As a Lead Network Engineer in Salisbury, you will join a dynamic team dedicated to maintaining and enhancing a critical network capability within a secure environment. Our company fosters a culture of collaboration and innovation, offering extensive opportunities for professional growth and development while prioritising diversity and inclusion. With a commitment to employee well-being and a supportive work atmosphere, we ensure that our team members thrive both personally and professionally.
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