Product Owner – Renewables / Clean Energy Platform

Location Cambridge
Discipline: Product
Job type: Permanent
Salary: £55000 - £70000 per annum, Benefits: Bens + Stock
Contact name: James Shenton

Contact email: james.shenton@opusresourcing.com
Job ref: BH-145
Published: about 1 year ago
Startdate: 2022-05-10 00:00:00
Product Owner with a digital / Agile Product Owner / Agile BA background and proven skills in feature definition and delivery across the full product lifecycle for complex software or SaaS products is required by fast growing and well-funded scale up who platform helps energy companies optimise the performance management of traded renewable energy assets and portfolios utilising data-driven decision-making, machine learning and analytics.

This role will offer hybrid working from the companies Cambridge office, with occasional travel to the office for those who are not local.

As a product Owner you will have skills in the majority of   

  • Proven experience as an agile centric product owner or Business Analyst (CSPO would be nice), building and leading product feature delivery from concept to full market launch with a cross functional Agile team for complex software or SaaS products
  • Proven experience of writing user stories, Epics, estimation, prioritisation, backlog grooming and setting sprint goals etc
  • A real passion for quality software - and the know-how to get from sketch to code
  • Strong problem solving and analytical skills combined with excellent attention to detail and an ability to work on multiple projects at once
  • Able to communicate confidently and effectively in both technical and business settings and to all levels of stakeholders
  • A talent for building strong relationships with customers and stakeholders to identify their needs and requirements
  • An ability to set expectations and stay calm and positive under pressure
  • Strong facilitation experience and ability to support stakeholders and manage conflict
  • Self-motivated, independent, progressive, passionate and comfortable in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
Other desirable experience you might have as Product Owner would include

  • Experience of working with Data centric systems such as Machine Learning or Analytics or distributed or real-time systems
  • Experience in the energy industry, such as renewables, energy trading and/or optimisation
  • Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
  • Experience working in Lean, DevOps cultures
  • Proficiency with tools such as Jira, Confluence, MS Office, Slack
  • Experience in continuous improvement and problem-solving techniques (eg 5 why's, A3 thinking)
  • Test Driven Development (TDD), Behaviour Driven Development (BDD
This is an excellent opportunity to join a fast-growing scale, who are making an impact enabling energy companies to make renewable energy assets more viable. Being a scale up you will get lots of responsibility, and room to grow within a fast-growing business and dynamic product management team.

 

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