Product Owner - Finance and Risk

Royal National Lifeboat Institution

  • Poole, Dorset
  • £41,242-48,520 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 7 days ago
Salary£41,242 to 48,520 (dependent on experience)Contract typePermanentHoursFull TimeLocationPoole, Dorset, EnglandLocation descriptionHybrid between home and PooleClosing Date10-09-2025Reference20141Documents (please view all documents)(PDF, 271.62kb)
(PDF, 266.04kb)About UsOur purpose is simple, to save lives at sea. Across the UK & Ireland the RNLI is recognised for our lifesaving work from rescue and supervision to education and prevention. Our lifesavers need a dedicated, professional and talented team behind them, and that’s where you come in. We are looking for a Product Owner (Finance & Risk) to ensure the RNLI is supported by an efficient cloud-based system capability, delivering maximum value to stakeholders by ensuring our systems support us to meet our organisational goals.Some of the benefits
  • Salary: £41,242 to 48,520 (dependent on experience)
  • 26 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays
  • Outstanding pension scheme (contributions of up to 16% of basic salary)
  • Life assurance
  • Flexible working
About the roleIn this exciting new role you will:
  • Lead the adoption, optimisation and continuous improvement of relevant software (currently predominantly Microsoft Dynamics365), ensuring that the system aligns with user needs, enhances our efficiency, and drives digital transformation.
  • Have technical ownership and give BAU support, leading the overall configuration and roadmap that allows proactive development as well as nurturing usage and best practice across the organisation.
  • Understand and manage our internal customers and stakeholders, empowering functional stakeholders to make non-consequential system change, analysing and delivery configuration changes, and managing the delivery of complex change via a 3rd party supplier.
  • Working in partnership with the wider team and the functional lead(s), this role will also be required to have an in-depth understanding of the system integrations and the data stored within the product and be comfortable undertaking investigation and integration of this data, identifying opportunities to proactively improve the data quality and acting as the key liaison between functional stakeholders and technical teams.
About youOur ideal candidate for the role of Product Owner (Finance and Risk) will have:
  • Experience in managing internal and external suppliers or vendors
  • Excellent communication, team building and negotiation skills
  • Knowledge of the software systems specified in the ‘About the role’ section above
It is also desirable for you to have:
  • Experience as a Product Owner or Functional Consultant
  • Experience of managing SaaS lifecycle, vendor relationships, and subscription-based platforms
  • Knowledge of data integration and automation tools
If this sounds like you, and you are someone who believes in working in close collaboration with end users to continuously improve and seamlessly support applications and services, always has a learning mindset, and wants to work in an organisation driven by the desire to ensure that no-one should lose their life to drowning, then apply today!SafeguardingThe RNLI is committed to safeguarding; protecting a person’s health, wellbeing, and human rights, enabling them to live free from harm, abuse, and neglect. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment and have a zero-tolerance approach. The suitability of all prospective employees and volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment. This will include relevant criminal record checks being carried out dependent on the eligibility of the role. (England & Wales; DBS check, Scotland; Disclosure Scotland PVG, Northern Ireland; Access NI, Republic of Ireland; Garda Vetting; International, International Child Protection Certificate process).Diversity at the RNLIOur staff and volunteers have been saving lives at sea without prejudice for 200 years. We respect and value diversity of background, skills and perspectives within our teams, and consider it essential to help us deliver a world-class lifesaving service. We are an inclusive organisation and welcome applications from everyone. In addition to having the skills needed for the role, we also look for applicants who share our commitment to living our RNLI values (trustworthy, courageous, selfless, and dependable), and helping us work towards Our Vision: To save Every One.

Royal National Lifeboat Institution