Technical Product Owner- 12 month Fixed Term Contract

An experience in an Agile mindset is required, and there is a real opportunity to guide Product Owners in story writing, leading, and gaining exposure and recognition as a result of this.

The key focus is Open Banking, and the next phase is set to start; therefore, it is a great time to join. You will be looking at Software Resilience of the bank and will be involved in software switches and exploring more modern solutions.

To be successful as a Technical Product Owner, you should have experience with:

Essential Skills

• API Product Strategy and Vision: Ability to define and communicate a clear API product vision that aligns with business objectives and user needs.
• Backlog and lifecycle management: Skilled in managing an API product backlog, writing user stories, prioritizing based on business value, and collaborating with engineering teams.
• Developer Experience (DX) focus: Understanding the importance of great documentation, onboarding, versioning, and support for API consumers to ensure successful adoption and rotation.

Some other highly valued skills may include:

Desirable Skills

• Technical understanding of API technologies: Knowledge of REST, OpenAPI specs, authentication methods.
• Stakeholder communication and relationship management: Ability to translate technical API features into business value and manage relationships with internal API consumers.
• Scaled Agile/Lean Product Management experience: Familiarity with SAFe, Lean Portfolio Management, or Lean product development to align API product delivery with broader organizational priorities.

You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in the role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology skills, as well as job-specific technical skills.

Locations are either Knutsford or Manchester

Purpose of the role

To collaborate with product owners and other technical teams involved in the product development process, utilizing their knowledge of the bank's technologies to enact the vision defined in the product roadmap.

Accountabilities

• Provision of subject matter expertise to support collaboration between the product owner and the technical side of product development.
• Support the development and implementation of the product strategy and vision, and communicate them with relevant stakeholders and the development team.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to gather and prioritize product requirements based on business value and feasibility, ensuring they are well defined, measurable, and secure.
• Develop and implement assessments to ensure continuous testing and improvement of product quality and performance.
• Monitor product performance to identify opportunities for optimization that meet the bank's performance standards.
• Stay abreast of the latest industry technology trends and evaluate new approaches to improve product development and delivery.

Vice President Expectations

• Contribute to or set strategy, drive requirements, and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies, manage policies/processes, and deliver continuous improvements.
• If managing a team, define roles and responsibilities, plan for future needs, counsel employees on performance, and contribute to pay decisions. Lead specialists to influence operations, ensure strategic and tactical alignment, and balance short and long-term goals.
• Demonstrate leadership behaviors to create an environment for colleagues to thrive, including listening, inspiring, aligning, and developing others.
• For individual contributors, serve as a subject matter expert, guide technical direction, lead multi-year assignments, and mentor less experienced staff.
• Advise stakeholders and senior management on impacts and alignment.
• Manage risks through assessments, support governance, and demonstrate accountability for risk management and control strengthening.
• Understand organizational functions to contribute to business goals.
• Collaborate across functions to stay aligned with business strategies.
• Develop solutions through complex analysis and research, and make informed decisions.
• Build and maintain trusting relationships with internal and external stakeholders, using influencing and negotiating skills.

All colleagues are expected to demonstrate Barclays' Values-Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship-and embody the Barclays Mindset-Empower, Challenge, and Drive.