Lead Product Owner

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  • Leicester
  • £59,000-69,000 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 7 days ago
Job Category: MarketingJob Description:We are looking for a Lead Product Owner to join the eCommerce Development team, based from NEXT Head Office in Enderby, Leicestershire with a competitive salary range of £59,000 - £69,000 and great benefits!Let's talk numbers. When it comes to UK retail, it's hard to find a bigger name. We sell thousands of items an hour and are expanding our e-commerce business by the second. For anyone in Developments, this is the place to learn. To grow. And to thrive.The Development team plays a key role within the eCommerce department, constantly working to improve our websites and mobile app to deliver a seamless and engaging shopping experience for our customers. From enhancing site performance and functionality to implementing new features and technologies, the team ensures our eCommerce platforms are fast, reliable, and customer focused.About the Role:As a Lead Product Owner within the eCommerce Development Team, you will be responsible for leading a digital product area (such as Marketing Technologies) and working collaboratively with a mixture of both systems and business teams. You will be the PO expert and lead a team of product owners to deliver NEXT Online's Digital vision, tracking key project success KPIs and continual analysis of features delivered and their impact to the customer experience.What else is involved?
  • Fundamentally, you will be supporting the Head of Product / Product Channel Manager in taking ownership of a stream delivering multiple projects, detailing delivery plans, capturing key project milestones and dependencies
  • Working closely with both business and technology teams to coordinate a phased approach, delivering value at pace and learnings early on in the project lifecycle.
  • Communicate with internal stakeholders to understand the needs of the business and translate into detailed requirements, considering potential risks attached to suggestions you have made.
  • Shape project success criteria and KPIs, alongside written documentation to support your work and present to stakeholders when necessary.
  • Understanding customer needs through feedback and analysis, ensuring that data is at the heart of all decisions.
  • Implement key Agile / SCRUM ceremonies, representing your project and be the key driver in enabling the development teams to progress.
About You:
  • Hands-on experience of product ownership within retail, having worked in the digital / ecommerce sector.
  • Thought leader in digital space, with the ability to lead and motivate a team.
  • Can quickly and accurately identify any issues or risks associated with a project as well as implementing a solution.
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to talk to and present to a range of audiences.
  • A passion for creating solutions with a positive attitude to change.
  • Excellent analytical skills and an informed, evidence-based approach to defining success supported by analytical data
  • Experience of working in Agile environments and working with Agile / SCRUM methodologies.
  • Highly motivated and hardworking with a professional attitude, who is able to work under pressure in a fast paced environment.
  • Google for business / Mircrosoft Office proficient.
  • Not essential: experience using Agile tools such as ADO, TFS / JIRA or similar
  • eCommerce PIM systems experience beneficial
You'll be doing all this from our Head Office in Leicester. Our offices are inspiring, yes. But we understand that life happens. So, we're big on making sure your work, works for you which is why we offer flexible working.About Us: You know Next, but did you know we're a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 35,000 people across the UK and Ireland. We're the UK's 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we're the market leader. At the last count we have over 500 stores, plus the Next Online and it's now possible to buy on-line from over 70 countries around the world! So we've gone global!About the Team:
  • 25% off most NEXT, MADE*, Lipsy*, Gap* and Victoria's Secret* products (*when purchased through NEXT)
  • Company performance based bonus
  • Sharesave scheme
  • On-site Nursery available; OFSTED outstanding in all areas
  • 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty
  • Early VIP access to sale stock
  • Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops
  • Restaurants with great food at amazing prices
  • Access a digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services
  • Free on-site parking
  • Financial Wellbeing - Save, track and enhance your financial wellbeing
  • Apprenticeship - Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification
  • Direct to Work - Discount online and instore, collect your items the next day for free from your place of work or local store
  • Support Networks - Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other
  • Wellhub - Discounted flexible monthly gym memberships, with apps, PT sessions and more
Conditions apply to all benefits. These benefits are discretionary and subject to change.We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long-term condition, feel free to get in touch with us by email headoffice_careers@next.co.uk (please include 'Workplace Adjustments' in the subject line), or call us on 0116 284 2486 and leave a voicemail.

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