Product Owner

Logiq Consulting are Cyber Security and Information Assurance experts. We specialise in providing leading edge consultancy to high-risk clients and delivering a range of security services and products throughout the Private and Public Sector.

Due to a rapid increase in clients within our Consultancy Division we have a requirement for experienced Product Owners and Business Analysts to join our expanding consultancy team. You will be confident in your technical knowledge to make ‘good’ business decisions and be able to seek data and evidence to guide you whilst managing not only the clients' expectations, but also being able to influence and change programme directions if needed.

**The Role**:
Joining our growing consultant team, you will be the interface between internal and external clients and development teams to deliver against the strategy and roadmap of the products that you are responsible for. The role is an opportunity to demonstrate Product Owner, Business Analyst and Technical Program skills. You will own and execute complex projects in parallel, keeping the high-level strategy in mind while focusing on details. The position requires working collaboratively with engineering and architecture teams and senior stakeholders to ensure successful delivery against the strategic vision.

Within this role you will be expected to:

- Understand large organisations and influence a range of stakeholders to drive delivery.
- Understand complex industry requirements and translate them into detailed product requirements.
- Manage business stakeholders to gather well-defined requirements in line with business objectives and manage expectations as well as gain sign off on deliverables.
- Develop powerful and productive relationships with stakeholder customers.
- Have the ability to understand and communicate technical and business concepts.
- Be technically proficient and be able to discuss and consider technology solutions with engineers.
- Coordinate & manage output from technical delivery teams, translating business requirements into technical stories and vice versa.
- Take ownership of requirements and direct the team in understanding and committing to them.
- Write user stories and work with the Product Development team to refine those until they are ready to be worked.
- Break down user stories with a clear focus on delivering increments of customer value, helping team members to understand the value the user story will deliver.
- Prioritize the Product Backlog to streamline the delivery of priorities and plan releases.
- Be able to set sprint goals to maintain project momentum and inform delivery team of sprint requirements.
- Attend and actively participate in team meetings and ceremonies and run backlog refinement sessions. Set sprint goals to ensure teams know what they are trying to achieve.
- Create roadmaps to build new features, enhance UX, and shape products to enable continuous fast growth. Where relevant manage effective Change Management processes.
- You enjoy collaborating with, learning from, and teaching others so we all become better. You assume good intent in others, and actively do your part to make a positive work environment.

**Essential Skills**:

- 3+ years proven experience in a Project Owner and/or Business Analyst role
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the confidence to navigate large organisations, develop powerful & productive relationships with the ability to influence key stakeholders to ensure programme delivery.
- Working knowledge of Agile practices, with the ability to organise and work with cross-functional Agile delivery teams.
- Strong analytical skills and an understanding of business process, with a strong desire to continue to learn and develop as a project professional.
- Be collaborative & curious, you must be able to work with others to explore and develop new ways to test and learn.

**Knowledge**
- Evidence of background, knowledge, and experience of delivering projects using Agile methodologies, tools and techniques.

**Demonstratable knowledge of**:

- Agile Methodologies, including Scrum, Kanban and Lean.
- Tooling that supports Agile delivery (Azure DevOps, JIRA, etc.).

**Essential Certifications, Qualifications Experience**:

- Ideally 2.1 Engineering, computer science, physics, or mathematics degree or HND alternative.

**Other information**:
Logiq is a fantastic place to work. Our new open-plan office in Bristol has a great atmosphere, and we promote a knowledge rich, learning culture where ideas are shared, and great outcomes are delivered. We are a growing company who are building a fantastic reputation with our clients for the work we do and the people we are.

Logiq Consulting prioritise investment in people. We have a clear progression pathway into our consultancy service, and we will passionately support professional growth to develop our employees.

This role would suit an existing Product Owner or Business Anal