Product Owner

This ensures that our technology continues to lead the way in efficiency, reliability and relevance.Job ResponsibilitiesAt SmartStream, we are looking for a creative thinking Product Owner to join our Bristol based development centre, specifically sharing responsibility for the development within the Corporate Actions R&D teams.

Your responsibilities will be spread across the product management and scrum development teams.

With the Product Management group :

• Responsible for distilling and communicating the product strategy.


• Creating a detailed product roadmap that meets the vision.


• Communicating this road-map to all stakeholders.


• In accordance with Product Management and the Product Strategy, keep a continually maintained product backlog which priorities customer value and ROI.


• Follow competitors, altering the product road-map where necessary.


• Where necessary, demonstrate to the product management group and beyond, the actual deliveries and developments.


With the Scrum Development Teams :

• Fulfill the Product owner role in at least 2 scrum teams


• Providing detailed backlog items in prioritised order to meet the needs of the customers


• Define in detail what is needed to be developed by each team.


• Ultimately validating and accepting the developments.


• Lead product release planning activities.
  
  Assess value, and take ownership for epics, stories, non-functional and technical product change.Key SkillsWe are looking to speak to people who have demonstrable professional experience of being :


• Knowledgeable and experienced in agile principles and process


• Trustworthy


• Honest


• Adaptable


• Calm and efficient under pressure


• Concise communicators


• Analytical problem solvers


• Creative thinkers with visionDesirable Skills- It would be advantageous to have professional experience and knowledge of business analysis.


Qualifications- BSc (Honours) Computer Science or similar degree with significant computing bias

Scrum PO certification would be an advantage.Experience- Experience of working as a Product Owner or Junior product owner in an agile software delivery environment is essential.

SmartStream Technologies, a global software and managed services provider to the world's top banks, asset managers, custodians and broker-dealers, are globally increasing headcount within the Service Delivery team.

Our solutions use the most advanced technologies to help customers realise their digital strategies and create leaner post trade operations, allowing them to meet today's, and tomorrow's challenges with confidence.

With over four decades of experience behind us, we're a trusted partner to the financial industry, transforming middle and back-office operations across the globe.

Today we're solely owned and funded by the Investment Corporation of Dubai.

Our wealth of practical knowledge, coupled with a constant focus on innovation, has made us an industry leader. Our solutions and services span the transaction lifecycle and incorporate some of the most revolutionary technologies currently available.

We have a well-established global customer base with which we communicate continually. This in-depth insight, combined with our scale and agility, makes us highly responsive to clients' business needs.

The best brains in the business work for us too, from brilliant data scientists to experienced industry practitioners. We invest in R&D heavily and our innovations team is dedicated to researching ways in which advanced technologies such as AI and machine learning can be deployed by SmartStream's solutions.


• 25 days annual leave rising to 28 with length of service.


• Annual Holiday scheme also lets you roll over' up to a maximum of 10 days into the next year helping you to take full advantage of your holiday entitlement.


• Company pension scheme matching up to 5% of salary - Additionally, you can choose to make your contributions via Salary Sacrifice, which allows you to save on National Insurance Contributions as well as Income Tax.


• Group Life Assurance - As part of your core benefit package from SmartStream you are entitled to up to 9 times your annual basic salary


• Group Income Protection, up to 75% of salary


• Private Medical and Dental Insurance, up to family coverEquality StatementSmartStream is an equal opportunities employer.


We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity and following practices which are free from unfair and unlawful discrimination.