Product Owner Manchester, England
Lloyds Banking Group
Full Time
Manchester, England
62016 - 77520 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
End Date
Sunday 28 May 2023
Salary Range
£62,016 - £77,520Agile Working Options
Job Description Summary
Responsible for the release of incremental value contributing towards a holistic product, project or service with the main goal of realising value for customers and stakeholders by ensuring that the team are working on the right priorities. This is achieved by fostering collaborative, empowered teams, nurturing them to take ownership of the relevant outcomes. As well as stimulating innovation and mitigating risk by conducting data driven test and learn activities.
Job Description
Continuing our extensive £3bn transformation programme, Lloyds Banking Group is redefining what a bank is from the inside out. Our technology, our culture, and our mind-set is changing to craft a true technology-led organisation.
This role will enable you to be at the very centre of this transformation, defining not only how we best utilise our technology to support our colleagues, but also how we can build and grow our colleagues skills.
Our team is charged with making LBG a cool place to work, wherever you work, by connecting colleagues with the latest technology and tools and providing a first class user experience for IT help and support.
Within Modern Workplace we operate within a hybrid working pattern. This role will be a mix of on-site a minimum of two days a week, and the rest from home - please ensure you're able to commute to one of our hub locations where you'll be surrounded by colleagues and great working spaces.
What exactly will I focus on in this role?
You'll be responsible for contributing to the groups Modern Workplace strategy taking into consideration the colleague needs within the organisation. Centering on ensuring the Modern Workplace Labs fulfil business requirements in the technology space.
You'll also be a subject matter expert in aspects of the Modern Workplace tools space understanding how market and industry changes will influence and challenge the future of Modern Workplace. Responsible for the release of incremental value contributing towards a comprehensive product with the main goal of realising value for our colleagues by ensuring that the team are working on the right priorities.
This is achieved by fostering collaborative, empowered teams, nurturing them to take ownership of the relevant outcomes. As well as stimulating innovation and mitigating risk by conducting data driven test and learn activities. We're looking for someone to join our team who possesses curiosity, attention to detail, and passion for utilising technology to transform our organisation. Together we make it possible!
Essential experience we're after:
- You'll demonstrate experience of the leading industry tools within the modern workplace space with particular focus but not solely on Microsoft 365 capabilities.
- Product Owner experience of leading teams using Agile/Scrum methodologies, driving forward a clear product vision, shape and manage product backlogs with a focus on achieving agreed outcomes and deliverables.
- Significant experience with agile development methods & tooling e.g. Scrum, Kanban, Jira & Confluence
- Experience in implementing new processes/ways of working whilst working with technical and cross-functional teams to deliver change
- Strong collaborator and excellent influencing skills to achieve alignment up, down and across the organisation, with additional strength in dependency management and effective resolution
You'll be able to convey:
- Experience of crafting a phenomenal team environment that attracts and retains talent
- Passion for tackling complex problems and breaking them out into a roadmap of viable solutions.
- Experience of financial planning and cost control: a track record of delivering within budget and using resources effectively
You'll also receive a package that includes:
- Private Medical Insurance
- Pension, where we'll give up to a max of 15%
- Share plans
- 30 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Discretionary bonus
Salary: £62,016-77,520
Location: Manchester, Bristol, Edinburgh, Halifax, Leeds
We are an equal opportunity employer and deeply value diversity within our organisation.
Are you interested in joining us? Apply today; we’d love to hear from you!
At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.
We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.
We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.
