Role: Lead / Senior Product Owner
Salary: 50k to 80k per annum (Lead and mid-level role available)
Model: Hybrid/Remote (2/3 times a month into Birmingham HQ)
This one is proving to be a tricky fill.
See, the thing is that the new CPO has been brought into the company to transform their approach to product. He’s joined a company who are flying financially, but one that has bigger plans and wants to adopt best practice across the board to help them scale internationally.
He’s already built a new Product Management function. However, the PO team needed attention so he’s looking for someone experienced who knows what a high-functioning PO team looks like to join him as a Lead/Senior PO.
It’s proven a tricky role as he is really looking for an A-list player. Someone who combines a deep knowledge of product development with a forward-thinking outlook and exceptional people skills.
An offer was made recently to a super-prospect, but they ended up taking another offer, so we are back to the drawing board (luckily for you of course!).
What they liked about this PO was that it was immediately obvious that they were on the right wavelength and could talk about Agile best practices as easily as they could about transforming the culture within product development teams. They also had the leadership potential to help the other POs in the team.
They hold our hopes of finding another such superstar PO!
Naturally, the role will involve the usual PO trimmings such as managing the product backlog (tasks, user stories, Epics etc.), prioritisation, assisting with developing strategy and roadmaps etc.
However, for the senior role, there may also be an opportunity to contribute towards product management if your interest and experience lend themselves well to this function as well.
There is an additional position for a mid-level PO role where leadership skills aren’t so important, so if you have 2-3 years of experience as a PO but aren’t ready for a senior role right now please still apply!
These roles would be great for someone from a technical background who is used to working closely with developers and building great relationships with engineering managers. You don’t necessarily need to be a coder but have a strong understanding of the SDLC. Confidence when it comes to prioritisation and making data-focused decisions is essential.
If SaaS end-to-end product ownership is your bread and butter and you’re feeling rather creeped out by how accurate this advert describes you, I would love to hear from you so I can tell you more about this opportunity!
On offer is a base salary of up to 80k for the Senior/Lead role, and 50k-65k for the mid-level position. In addition, you can expect 25 days of holiday (+ BH), a 5% pension, a health plan and share options.
