Job Title: Charging Product Owner
Location: Gaydon, Warwickshire
Rate: £33.88ph via an Umbrella Company (Inside IR35) or £25.26ph on a PAYE basis
Employment Type: Contract (Currently financed until March 2027)
Hours: Standard 40 Hours Per Week
Reference: J37124795
Position Description:
Duties:
Seamless & Smart Energy PMO – Charging Seamless and Smart Energy (S&SE) is responsible for the customer experiences within this theme.
As the Charging Product Owner within the S&SE theme you will be responsible for co-ordinating the release of value from all supporting Portfolio Epics and their respective owners in line with an agreed quarterly ambition.
You will collaborate across domains and work on problem-to-solution engineering, ensuring that Technologies, Services and Features are aligned with Modern Luxury, House of Brands and the Theme. In addition, you will manage the interface with Portfolio Epic / Capability owners and their delivery teams, working collaboratively to define and deliver the key work packages each Quarter.
Main Responsibilities:
- Own the product backlog, ensuring it is up to date, prioritised and reflects stakeholder needs. Escalation where required.
- Overall plan alignment with respect to timing and delivery Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and development teams.
- Facilitate regular communication with internal and external stakeholders in order to align priorities and expectations.
- Manage competing priorities and negotiate with stakeholders to balance short-term needs with long-term goals.
- Responsible for the co-ordination and governance cadence of the Theme including QBR/BRP ceremonies and Theme level sprint showcases as required Collaborate across the Theme to ensure synergies are captured and dependencies are highlighted.
- Lead the Charging Customer experience landscape
Skills: Essential Criteria:
- Customer first mindset
- Good understanding of automotive industry, including competitor and market awareness
- Project management, leadership and planning skills are essential, along with good teamwork and excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strategic thinking is also essential.
- Able to combine a short term, pragmatic focus with longer term strategic view.
- Significant knowledge & practical experience of High Voltage Electronic Charging systems
- Knowledge & practical experience of the Charging Communications protocol and software development processes.
- Knowledge of Powertrain Units & Systems design principles and attributes.
Desirable Skills
- Ability to rapidly understand the key concepts of the system of interest and to lead groups of subject matter experts to design and architect these systems
- Ability to resolve complex, cross functional and cross-domain systems engineering problems
- Experience operating inside an Agile framework
- Knowledge of programme delivery systems and lifecycles EVSE/ energy aggregators
Education:
Degree or relevant equivalent experience.
** THIS POSITION IS CONFIRMED INSIDE IR35**
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