Lead Product Owner

Our mission is to be both the Technology Partner and Employer of choice for the UK General Insurance Market. Our values are central to this vision, as they represent how we collaborate to continually deliver for our customers:

• Accountability: We own our actions and shape our success on the results we deliver
• Innovation: We tackle challenges with fresh thinking and bold ideas
• Teamwork: We work together, recognising we can't do this without each other
• Trust: We build trust on integrity, transparency and respect
We are looking for an individual who embraces our values in their actions, decisions, communications and processes to inspire positivity and, ultimately, exceptional performance.,
• Spread the experience: Mentor our Product Owners and Business Analysts, building solid relationships, and promoting effective teamwork.
• Emotional Intelligence: Recognise, understand, and influence the emotions of yourself and others to build strong working relationships.
• Prioritisation Expert: Ensure the work generated by our Software Team aligns with business objectives and is prioritised for maximum value.
• Metrics Focused: Keep an eye on product metrics and suggest enhancements to boost our product's business value.
• Change Catalyst: Operate efficiently in a company undergoing transformational change and drive changes within existing systems and processes.
• Roadmap Delivery: Craft and evolve product roadmaps driven by customer and business value and use them as a crucial communication tool for stakeholders.
• Problem Solver: Analyse and articulate requirements, embrace flexibility in scope management, and facilitate collaboration to reach common goals.
• Continuous Learner: Proactively seek ways to improve your knowledge and experience to contribute to our collective success.Systems Thinker: Understand the bigger picture and interdependencies within complex systems or domains to make a positive impact.
  
  Excellent knowledge and experience of Agile, scrum methodology and practices as a Product Owner/Manager
• Excellent customer relationship and negotiation skills
• Experience with DevOps or JIRA
• Insurance and Broking industry experience, including digital web journeys Q&B and Self-Service
• Experience in B2B and B2C user-experience and design
• DevOps or JIRA
• Experience working with IT systems in a Broking/Insurance environment, Educated to a business degree or relevant subject (advantage)
• Certified Agile Product Owner (essential)
• Chartered Insurance Institute Qualifications (or working towards) would be advantageous
  
  Open GI is a leading software development company and a trusted partner to the general insurance industry. Based across the UK and Europe, our support and development services make us a truly diverse organization that offers a range of IT solutions to insurance brokers, insurers, and managing general agents.
It is our mission to be both the Technology Partner and Employer of Choice to the UK General Insurance market. Our people are placed at the heart of this and diversity, equality and inclusion are central to everything we do. We know the key to achieving success is to enable a positive, inclusive, and collaborative working culture, and, as part of our commitment, we have signed up for a number of pledges and programmes designed to support and nurture our people. No matter where you sit or which team you are a part of, we want you to know that you contribute in helping us to shape where the company will be in the future. We would love for each employee to be able to talk with pride about our company and, most importantly, consider Open GI to be an inclusive, fun and fulfilling place to work.


• Competitive salary depending on skills and experience
• Company pension
• Bonus opportunity
• Life assurance and critical illness cover
• Cycle to work scheme
• Perkbox - an exclusive platform offering a wide range of discounts and benefits
• Holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum pro-rata, increasing to 26 days per annum after three years of service & a holiday purchase scheme
• A hybrid approach to work, with office attendance typically required twice per month.
• Opportunity for a more flexible approach to start, finish, and lunchtimes to allow you to better manage events outside of work
• Social clubs - whether you're into your cycling, crafts, or other hobbies, we have a number of groups at Open GI where individuals who enjoy the same pursuits can get together
• Wellbeing - wills at work scheme, employee assistance programme and mental health first aiders
Please note that this role can be based in either our Worcester, Winchester or Milton Keynes locations, and we are looking for candidates who are currently based within a 50-mile radius of our offices.