Product Owner

About you: You are a skilled Product Owner, who has a passion for products, a well-rounded knowledge of Agile developments, and an ability to communicate requirements and make decisions. Playing a key role in our dynamic Product Development team with support from our group-wide product function and reporting to the Product Manager, you will execute the strategic product roadmap and deliver exciting and engaging solutions for our customers. You may have experience of Hospitality Software as a user or delivered software solutions to that industry previously. As a Product Owner, you'll work closely with cross-functional and remote teams, to deliver high-quality solutions that meet business goals and user needs. You'll have a natural growth mindset and drive to achieve great outcomes for our Hospitality customers and the Access business. Day-to-day, you will:

• Develop and maintaining a sound understanding of customer's business processes and requirements, becoming an expert in these
areas.
• Be the representative within the Agile Development Team for the Product Manager. Gather the requirements from internal and external stakeholders, align with the Product Manager on commercial value and prioritisation and own their conversion into stories and supporting documents. Clearly identify and describe product backlog items building a shared understanding of the problem and solution with the development team. Make decisions regarding the priority of product backlog items in order to deliver maximum outcomes with minimum output. Determine whether a product backlog item was satisfactorily delivered. Assess and triage reported bugs and support cases and assist with their resolution. Working collaboratively with other development teams and stakeholders to ensure that dependencies are managed, and issues and risks are communicated. Contribute to product launch and Go to Market collateral. Your skills and experiences might also include: Flexible and
pragmatic, able to respond to shifting priorities, demands, and timelines by using effective analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication, influencing, negotiation, and collaboration skills. Demonstrate critical faculty in your ability to break down ideas, requirements and problems into required outcomes, with end users and stakeholders. Utilise sound judgment and be able to make decisions independently whilst recognizing when to escalate for more senior approval. Proactive and goal-orientated with a strong delivery/milestone focus. Identify issues early and prioritize appropriately. Have a strong commitment to quality. Able to grasp technical concepts and new product functionality quickly. Attention to detail and consistent application of standards. Ability to take on the user perspective and to reflect this within the stories. Ability to interpret high-level requirements into user stories. Thorough knowledge of agile
  
  development methods, processes, and best practices Well organized and self-motivated. What does Access offer you? We offer a blended approach to office working, encouraging you to collaborate and connect in one of our thriving offices. We deliver on what we say, taking the development of our people seriously. We'll work with you to progress your success plan and provide opportunities to accelerate your career. On top of a competitive salary, our standard 25 days holiday (which goes up the longer you're with us), and a matched pension scheme, you'll also be able to choose from a range of benefits to suit you. We're an organisation that likes to give back, so you'll also have one charity day allocated to support a cause that matters to you. What are we all about? The Access Group is one of the largest UK-headquartered providers of business management software to small and mid-sized organisations in the UK, Ireland, USA and Asia Pacific.
It helps more than 100,000 customers across commercial and non-profit sectors become more productive and efficient. Our products and solutions go beyond providing technology, we connect the right people with the right data, at the right time, through Access Workspace. At Access, we are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. If you're excited about this role, (even if your previous experience doesn't align perfectly), you might just be the perfect fit for us! We wholeheartedly believe in equality for all and the transformative power of diversity. Why not join our vibrant team where you can love what you do, love how you live, and most importantly, be authentically you? Let's make a difference together. Love Work. Love Life. Be You.