Seamless & Smart Energy PMO – Charging

Company: Sumitomo Electric
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Location: Warwick
Job Description:

Order Ref: 37124795

Position Title: Seamless & Smart Energy PMO – Charging

Duration: Contract

Location: Gaydon

Based in West Midlands

£33.88 per hour (Inside IR35)

*Applicants MUST have proof of immediate, on-going and valid eligibility, to work full time, and travel within, the UK*

Duties:

  • Seamless & Smart Energy PMO – Charging
  • Seamless and Smart Energy (S&SE) is responsible for the customer experiences within this theme.
  • As the Charging Product Owner within the S&SE theme you will be responsible for co-ordinating the release of value from all supporting Portfolio Epics and their respective owners in line with an agreed quarterly ambition.
  • You will collaborate across domains and work on problem-to-solution engineering, ensuring that Technologies, Services and Features are aligned with Modern Luxury, House of Brands and the Theme.
  • In addition, you will manage the interface with Portfolio Epic / Capability owners and their delivery teams, working collaboratively to define and deliver the key work packages each Quarter.

Main Responsibilities:

  • Own the product backlog, ensuring it is up to date, prioritised and reflects stakeholder needs.
  • Escalation where required.
  • Overall plan alignment with respect to timing and delivery
  • Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and development teams.
  • Facilitate regular communication with internal and external stakeholders in order to align priorities and expectations.
  • Manage competing priorities and negotiate with stakeholders to balance short-term needs with long-term goals.
  • Responsible for the co-ordination and governance cadence of the Theme including QBR/BRP ceremonies and Theme level sprint showcases as required
  • Collaborate across the Theme to ensure synergies are captured and dependencies are highlighted.
  • Lead the Clients’ Charging Customer experience landscape

Skills:

  • Customer first mindset
  • Good understanding of automotive industry, including competitor and market awareness
  • Project management, leadership and planning skills are essential, along with good teamwork and excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strategic thinking is also essential.
  • Able to combine a short term, pragmatic focus with longer term strategic view.
  • Significant knowledge & practical experience of High Voltage Electronic Charging systems
  • Knowledge & practical experience of the Charging Communications protocol and software development processes.
  • Knowledge of Powertrain Units & Systems design principles and attributes.

Desirable Skills:

  • Ability to rapidly understand the key concepts of the system of interest and to lead groups of subject matter experts to design and architect these systems
  • Ability to resolve complex, cross functional and cross-domain systems engineering problems
  • Experience operating inside an Agile framework
  • Knowledge of programme delivery systems and lifecycles
  • EVSE/ energy aggregators

Education:

  • Degree or relevant equivalent experience.

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Posted: May 19th, 2026