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Form of workPosition Title: Product Owner Duration: 4 Months Rolling Contract Location: GaydonDivision: Engineering OperationsPosition Description:Product Owner - Vehicle Simulation CapabilityWithin the Clients' Digital Engineering, the Digital Vehicle Model Capability team develop and deliver industry leading vehicle simulation capability, required for full or robust virtual validation of new Client products.Our Client is looking for an experienced Agile Product Owner to work closely with customers and stakeholders across the Engineering organisation to collect, value, prioritise capability requirements within the Clients' product backlog, and help maximise business value resulting from the work of the team.The successful candidate will be responsible for: Creating detailed Product Backlog items from customer requirements Ordering the Product backlog according to stakeholder / business prioritiesClearly communicating value of Product backlog items to the businessEnsuring that the Product Backlog is transparent, visible and understoodMaximising the value the squad delivers Skills Required:Experience of Agile working, incl. understanding of Scrum and Kanban, product backlog management and use of agile management toolsets, incl. familiarity with JIRA.Excellent communication skills, incl. experience presenting high level plans to stakeholders and senior managementStrong stakeholder management, ability to capture and understand customer requirements and mediate conflicting stakeholder priorities Experience Required:Previous experience as a Product Owner or as a member of an agile scrum teamAble to think strategically and anticipate user needs on a long term basisExperience of collaboration with cross functional teams squadsExperience with Project planning tools, with an understanding of scrum and KanbanStrong communication skills and experience presenting high level plans to stakeholders and senior managementAble to challenge existing thinking in a positive way whilst building credibility and trust through experienceStrong stakeholder management and influencing skills to enable you to identify, navigate, and ultimately resolve issuesFamiliarity with JIRA agile management toolset Experience Preferred:Knowledge of Automotive engineering systemsKnowledge of systems modelling and simulation methodsKnowledge of model-based embedded software development
