Cambridge University Press & Assessment

Contract: Permanent (Full-time). Join the IELTS Modernisation team as a Permanent Product Owner , driving innovation in operational capabilities by collaborating with internal users and delivering transformative solutions. Or embrace a Fixed-Term Contract as a Product Owner, leading data insights and shaping data-driven decision-making through strategic engagement and impactful analytics. Both roles are crucial to our digital transformation journey and require individuals with experience, empathy, and diplomacy. We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge. About the roles As a Product Owner specialising in operational capabilities , your primary focus will be on collaborating closely with internal users to develop and enhance mission-critical operational systems. Your responsibilities encompass a comprehensive approach, from understanding user needs to fostering collaboration with cross-functional teams and delivering transformative solutions. You will be instrumental in the process of gathering requirements and identifying pain points through active engagement with internal users, driving improvements that enhance operational efficiency. Additionally, your role extends to: Communicate product vision, align with business objectives, and contribute to the development roadmap. Collaborate with development teams, translating requirements into user stories and acceptance criteria. Strategically prioritize backlog items considering business value, user impact, and technical feasibility. Foster effective communication, collaboration, and define key metrics for measuring product success. This role involves refining and communicating the product vision and roadmap for data insights and analytics, ensuring a clear trajectory aligned with objectives. You will work closely with data engineering and analytics teams, contributing to the ingestion, transformation, and visualisation of raw data, thereby converting it into actionable insights. Additionally, your role involves: Translate complex business requirements into clear user stories, acceptance criteria, and data models. Prioritize data initiatives considering business impact, data quality, and technical feasibility. Foster seamless communication and collaboration between stakeholders and data teams. Monitor evolving data trends, emerging technologies, and define KPIs for enhanced data capabilities and insights. This is your opportunity to make an impact! If you don't want to miss out, please take a look at the job description attached at the end of the advert. We want to hear from you. About you To be successful you will have a proven track record as a Product Owner or in a similar capacity, preferably within a technology-driven or educational context. This involves a deep comprehension of business operations, processes, and systems, coupled with the ability to collaborate with internal stakeholders and cross-functional teams to craft effective software solutions. Your skill set should encompass adept communication and presentation abilities, enabling you to articulate intricate concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences. An analytical mindset is crucial, complemented by your proficiency in harnessing data to inform decision-making and provide valuable business insights. A robust grasp of Agile methodologies, such as Scrum or Kanban, is essential, as is familiarity with project management and collaboration tools like Jira, Confluence, or analogous platforms. Rewards and benefits We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including: Group personal pension scheme Discretionary annual bonus Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance Green travel schemes 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays We also offer flexible and hybrid working options from day one. We will consider any work arrangements if you wish to work flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability. Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now. Interviews are scheduled to take place on the 29 and 30 August 2023. Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry. Why join us Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You'll belong to a collaborative team that's exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe - for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration. Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where everyone has a voice, and where we learn continuously to improve together. Ensuring that everyone feels they belong is essential to who we are, and to the contribution we make to society and our planet. We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.