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United Kingdom, Nottingham

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IT - Software Development

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Job Description:

At KCS the primary role of the Product Owner is to take ownership of the product backlog and to manage the delivery of any new features or fixes for the product. They work with the Development Team to ensure there are clear priorities and development goals that deliver maximum value to the business and our customers.

Job Responsibility:

Be the go-to product contact for the development team and be available to carry out any demos and lead any requirement gathering or story mapping workshops with customers and stakeholders
Elicit customer and stakeholders’ requirements, translating them into epics, with architect guidance, and user stories that can be worked on by the Development Team to meet the acceptance criteria
Manage, refine and prioritise the product backlog determined by Product Management to ensure it is in a healthy state to aid with release planning
Actively participate and contribute in all Agile team ceremonies to help coach the team on what the minimal viable solution needs to achieve in order to solve the users’ problem
Set sprint goals for the Development Team then manage and report any release delivery risk (quality or timescales etc) to Product/Project Management teams so they can manage stakeholder expectations
Review any release documentation before it is published by the Development Team to ensure it articulates change benefits and carry out any user acceptance testing before any release is completed

Requirements:

Experienced in working with different levels of people of low or high technical ability to solicit requirements with a focus on the problem and value statements, not the end solution
Experienced in creating, maintaining and prioritising product backlogs using product management tools (e.g. JIRA or Azure DevOps)
Experienced in working within an Agile delivery framework for business management software development companies (e.g. Scrum or Kanban)
Experienced in leading, developing and coaching a team to build a collaborative self-organised culture and team spirit
Working knowledge of overall software development life cycle processes and best practices (e.g. development, testing and deployment)
Working knowledge of the Kerridge Commercial Services markets/customers and use cases in which our core products are present
The ability to communicate clearly requirements effectively from both a functional and non-functional perspective to form any acceptance criteria and delivery for the team
The ability to build and maintain strong and trusted relationships with both your team and key stakeholders
The ability to influence and motivate stakeholders and team members to achieve objectives
The ability to facilitate and lead any required team or stakeholder workshops with an objective purpose
The ability to act decisively and communicate direction to the team on any priorities or risks
The ability to adapt to change and successfully manage risk whilst reducing any impact on velocity
The ability to prioritise, organise and plan their work and to seek improvement where required
Must have a pro-active, positive, open and collaborative approach to working with others in a team
Must be open to learning new skills and self-development to drive both personal and team growth
Must be comfortable in giving feedback at all levels with integrity as well as receiving it to build trust

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Job Posted:
December 09, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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