Job Title: Charging Product Owner
Location: Gaydon, Warwickshire
Rate: £33.88ph via an Umbrella Company (Inside IR35) or £25.26ph on a PAYE basis
Employment Type: Contract (Currently financed until March 2027)
Hours: Standard 40 Hours Per Week
Reference: J37124795
Position Description
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 Charging Customer experience landscape.
Skills – Essential Criteria
- 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.
THIS POSITION IS CONFIRMED INSIDE IR35
Our Clients are unable to provide sponsorship for Visas; therefore, only candidates eligible to work in the UK need apply!
No terminology within this advert is intended to unlawfully discriminate on the grounds of age, sex, race, or disability, and we welcome all applications.
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