Product Owner

Job description

Job title: Product Owner
Team: Business Support Services
Location: Any Scottish Enterprise hub, with options to work from home
Salary: £48,324
Hours: Full-time (35 hours a week), with options for flexible working
Status: Permanent
Closing date: 26 May 2024
Job ref no: R00523

Be part of building Scotland's future

Join Scottish Enterprise’s Business Support Services team and help deliver digital products to some of Scotland’s most transformative businesses. 

This role is responsible for the products in our web portfolio, which currently includes our core in-house built sites and the web sites or services we deliver to businesses across Scotland. 
 
Work with us, and you’ll get to evolve the most front-facing part of our organisation and meet the needs of the businesses making a difference to Scotland’s economy.

The role

As Product Owner, you’ll be responsible for the quality of product delivery. You’ll support cross-functional delivery teams of digital specialists managing projects though discovery, alpha, beta and live states. You’ll work collaboratively, sharing your knowledge across other directorates, such as Digital, Data and IT (DDIT).

Your responsibilities will include:

• Prioritising your delivery team’s work pipeline, making sure delivery quality is to a high standard
• Identifying and realising benefits of product development and adoption
• Mentoring and coaching other product managers
• Potentially getting involved in some programme management activity

Who we're looking for

You’ll be at the point in your career when you’re developing expert knowledge of product management techniques and can demonstrate an understanding of design, technology and data principles.

You’re experienced across multiple parts of the product life cycle, bringing your knowledge of user needs and business goals to frame problems and set priorities. 

Your skills, abilities and experience should include:

• Applying strategic thinking to give end users the best experience
• Keeping abreast of industry best practice and cascading ways of working
• Getting buy-in from senior stakeholders and colleagues
• Coaching and leading teams in agile and lean practices
• Helping teams manage and visualise outcomes, prioritise work and adhere to agreed minimum viable product (MVP), priorities and scope
• Showing an awareness of assisted digital support, with the ability to explain why it’s important
• Relevant Agile qualifications 

What we offer

If successful, you'll gain access to the following benefits: 

• Membership of the Scottish Enterprise Pension and Life Assurance Scheme – a pension based on your final pensionable salary, flexible retirement options and generous life assurance cover
• Up to 43 annual leave days a year (including public holidays), with the opportunity to buy additional holidays
• Flexible working arrangements
• A health cash plan
• Our Employee Retail Benefits Scheme
• Our Employee Assistance Scheme

How to apply

If you're interested in this role, please complete your application by Sunday 26 May 2024.

Interview dates:

•    First interview: 3 June 2024
•    Second interview: 7 June 2024

Life at Scottish Enterprise

As one of Scotland’s Top 10 Flexible Employers, we pride ourselves on empowering our colleagues to work when and where they can best deliver their role in support of our corporate plan. Learn more about working with us 

Our values

Being part of Scottish Enterprise means being open to new ideas and trying different ways of working. We support each other to reach our full potential. We celebrate shared success and learn together when things don’t go so well. And we always treat each other fairly, with respect and understanding. Together, we are the difference.

Apply now to keep building your future with us

At Scottish Enterprise, we’re proud to celebrate difference. Diversity of experience and thought is vital to the success of our vision for the future of every community across Scotland. As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from a wide range of individuals, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, gender identity and expression, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

We commit to providing any reasonable adjustments required, not only during the application and assessment process, but throughout your employment with us.

We have the following networks, which are open to all colleagues to help drive inclusion: Disability Positive, Gender Balanced, Multi-Cultural, Multi-Generational and Pride (LGBTQ+).