Technical Product Owner

Join Barclays as a Technical Product Owner where you'll spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence. In this role, you’ll collaborate with product owners and other technical teams involved in the product development process and utilise their knowledge of the bank’s technologies to enact the vision defined in the product roadmap.

To be successful as a Technical Product Owner, you will need the following:

• Strong experience in managing product roadmaps, backlogs, and prioritising features based on business needs. Ability to communicate technical requirements effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proven experience working in Agile environments, including hands-on experience with Scrum or Kanban methodologies.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking abilities to solve complex technical issues and make data-driven decisions. A deep understanding of Behaviour Driven Development (BDD) methodology.
• Experience creating API documentation/specifications using RAML/OAS, with a solid understanding of API design principles, security, and orchestration.
• Working knowledge of software applications, system architecture, data mapping, databases, backend technologies (e.g., Java, Spring), and UI technologies (e.g., React, Angular).

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud to support cloud-based product infrastructure.
• Proficiency with data tools such as SQL, Google Analytics, or data visualisation platforms to make informed product decisions.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, automation, and an understanding of how DevOps processes influence product development.
• Experience in the banking domain.

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

The successful candidate will be based in Knutsford.

Purpose of the role

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

Accountabilities

• Provision of subject matter expertise to support the collaboration between the product owner and the technical side of product development.
• Support the development and implementation of the product strategy and vision defined in the product roadmap and communicate them with the relevant stakeholders and the development team.
• Collaboration with internal stakeholders to gather and prioritise product requirements and features based on business value and feasibility that are well defined, measurable and secure.
• Development and implementation of assessments to ensure continuous testing and improvement of product quality and performance.
• Monitoring of product performance to identify opportunities for optimisation that meets the banks performance standards.
• Stay abreast of the latest industry technology trends and technologies, to evaluate and adopt new approaches to improve product development and delivery.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.