Product Owner – Cloud Hosting – 6 Month Contract – Reading – SC Cleared
About Your Role:
As the Product Owner – Cloud Hosting, you will be responsible for defining and managing the Cloud Hosting Product vision strategy, and end-to-end delivery across the full Product Lifecycle.
Your role will include;
Partner with key business and technical stakeholders to shape Cloud Hosting platform requirements, compiling these needs into an overall Cloud Hosting Product strategy that is aligned with wider business and Digital Information goals and priorities.
Manage the Cloud Hosting Product team to deliver the agreed Product roadmap, delivering valuable, robust, and secure cloud hosting solutions for the business and DI function.
Act as the key interlock to the business and wider DI function, partnering with key business stakeholders to translate their needs into Product requirements (e.g., Epics, Features).
Elicit detailed Product requirements (e.g., User Stories) as required.
Prioritises and manages the Cloud Hosting Product backlog based on value, dependencies, and Product team capacity.
Responsible for security, compliance, and risk management for the Cloud Hosting Product.
Accountable for overall Cloud Hosting Product performance, including but not limited to delivery velocity, escalated incident resolution, Product roadmap realisation.
Provide functional and non-functional test support to the Platform Engineers as required, ensuring developed solutions are aligned to agreed specifications.
Act as the ‘Voice of the Customer’ in the Cloud Hosting Product team, advocating for a positive user experience (e.g., discoverability, self-service) at all stages of the Product lifecycle.
Act as a key escalation point for the Digital Information function and business where it relates to cloud and integration platform matters.
Partners with the Technology Delivery Senior Manager to align Cloud Hosting Product capacity with relevant Digital Information Portfolio items.
About You;
As an experienced Cloud Product Owner, your skills and experience will include;
Comprehensive experience managing IT delivery, from requirements elicitation through to release,
Strong understanding of cloud hosting platform technologies for enterprise-scale organisations and related concepts, preferably demonstrated through relevant professional experience.
Strong understanding of integrating cloud solutions and related concepts (e.g., Integration Architecture)
Evidenced ability to develop and maintain relationships with senior business and technical stakeholders, translating their needs into workable technology solutions.
Adept storyteller with a strong ability to convey complex cloud technology ideas to non-conversant audiences.
Strong analytical skills, with an ability to define complex Platform uses cases and identify their associate value.
Formal line management experience, preferably in the context of medium sized IT delivery teams.
Ability to align cloud initiatives with business goals and market trends.