It Innovation Adviser

• Help drive innovation – both mindset and practical delivery – throughout BDO’s 8,000 employees and at all levels
• Help the business areas create and define new opportunities, innovations and assess whether digital products can help deliver benefits for these areas
• Help the business define the benefits of the change, short and long term, tangible and intangible and assess priority
• Help to administer the internal innovation platform for all users, including helping people set innovation challenges and managing the ideas generated
• Assist the Product Owner where required in our Agile/SCRUM development process, and interface into our internal and external development teams
• Ensure the product is complete – i.e. the business strategy, the product specification, the business case and the technical requirements match the delivered solution, both commercially and technically
• Liaise with the Business Relationship Managers to help manage the pipeline of incoming products, PoCs/prototypes and technology requests. Support them with captivating content to extend the reach of innovation within business units
• Help manage the firm’s innovation community to communicate our product roadmap, and help develop new ideas and possible products
• Help arrange and deliver learning and training across a range of skills and levels, in order to increase uptake of delivered innovation, and to improve our Digital Mindset and client experience

• A passion for innovation and product development, from concept to delivery to ownership, with a demonstrable track record of successful products
• The ability to champion ideas, innovation, digital, mobile and AI in a professional services environment
• The ability to contribute to all aspects of digital product development, incl. business planning, costs/revenue projections, marketing/comms, operational planning, product requirements (including writing epics/features/stories and managing the product backlog), liaising with development teams and solution architects, change control, project timescales and costs, UX/UI and digital design, customer feedback and co-creation
• Excellent knowledge of digital and mobile product creation, with attention to detail and the desire for products to look fantastic and delight customers
• The ability to work with both internal delivery teams and external suppliers (including scouting, selection, managing commercial terms as well as actual delivery)
• The ability to manage challenging ideas full lifecycle, i.e. from idea to product
• Product Management and Product Owner experience and qualifications
• Knowledge of innovation and product development lifecycles, product design and delivery methodology
• The ability to organise product portfolio and manage backlog of change
• General agile delivery and management skills

Knowledge of the professional services sector, specifically accountancy areas of tax, audit and advisory, and the associated trends and products

• We’re committed to agile working, and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit you, your teams, and the task at hand
• We’ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development
• Mutual support and respect is one of BDO’s core values and we’re proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we’ll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs
• Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you’ll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work
• We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for the companies we work with and satisfying experiences for our colleagues, so we’ve invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices
• BDO’s people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we’ll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you’ll never stop learning at BDO