Working on some of the most innovative products and services at Arqiva we are looking for someone with a proved track record to leverage their product leadership skills and drive the product roadmap. With a customer- and data-centric mindset you will have experience leading and developing high-performing product teams and will relish the opportunity to take on a highly-visible role collaborating with, and influencing, stakeholders and teams across the business, whilst fostering a culture of curiosity, innovation and efficiency.
Location: We operate a flexible, hybrid working environment with the candidate required to travel to either our Winchester or London office up to twice a week.
We offer
1. 15% Bonus
2. 6% pension contribution
3. Private Medical
4. 25 days annual leave
5. Access to our comprehensive flexible benefits including discounts on big brands, wellness and employee assistance programmes, gymflex, buy and sell annual leave, travel and dental insurance
6. Work. Life. Smarter. Our commitment to a flexible and hybrid working culture
Key Accountabilities
Strategy and Ownership
7. Own the product roadmap for Arqiva’s media services portfolio, impacting millions of lives everyday;
8. Translate strategic goals into revenue-maximising products, guiding the entire product lifecycle from concept to market success;
9. Have the drive and ability to get stuck into the detail to make great ideas a reality;
10. Advocate for modern and agile product delivery, driving improvements across the business.
Discovery, Definition and Delivery
11. Influence delivery and business leaders across Arqiva to bring alignment and clarity across the Media Services portfolio;
12. Prioritise impactful opportunities with strategic outcomes as your guiding principles;
13. Be curious! You will challenge assumptions and constantly strive for iterative delivery and improvement;
14. Champion our customers and markets, understanding how to balance their needs and market trends with the needs of the business;
15. Own and drive product effectiveness, driving key metrics and KPIs
People Management and Development
16. Be passionate about people! You will be skilled at mentoring, motivating and getting the best out of the team;
17. Lead the team responsible for our media services products and solutions, enabling customers across the globe;
18. Contribute to the development of product management capabilities within Technology, through sharing insights, coaching and helping others build their product knowledge.
You’ll have:
19. Strong management / leadership experience, with a track record of bringing together and delivering great customer experiences – combined with a familiarity of working in a cross-functional matrix environment;
20. An entrepreneurial spirit! You will need to be a self-motivated, dedicated, quick learner;
21. Experience of defining and delivering complex B2B digital products and solutions across multiple territories and markets;
22. A demonstrable ability to collaborate and influence multiple partners, gaining alignment and approval when appropriate;
23. Deep knowledge of the media and broadcast industry, services and technologies enabling the individual to create a vision for the adoption of our media services across the globe;
24. Commercial acumen – familiarity with building business cases for the adoption of new technology as well as the launch of new products and services;
25. Excellent oral, written communication, inter-personal and presentation skills;
26. A blend of curiosity, passion, resilience, and optimism with a strong desire to “make a difference”;
27. Owned and/or had responsibility of product portfolio forecasting and tracking.
Role Requirements
Desired professional / academic / technical knowledge & experience:
28. Product Management expertise
29. Stakeholder relationship management
30. Trust-building skills
31. Creating transparency and clarity around product progress, goals, and missions
32. Developing high-performing product teams
Essential role delivery experience required:
33. Managing a product portfolio involving multiple technologies and engineering disciplines;
34. Proficiency in Scrum, Kanban, and Agile organisational practices;
35. Visualisation and collaboration tooling experience;
36. Managing and maintaining strong partnerships, with internal and external stakeholders and partner
Qualifications / Certifications
Professional Scrum Product Owner II (PSPOII) / Certified Scrum Professional Product Owner (CSP-PO) (equivalent or higher)
Why join Arqiva? We are the undisputed leader in UK TV and radio broadcast, and the UK’s leading Smart utilities platform. This means we have a strong heritage and foundation for future growth for you to grow your career with us .
Our journey is to transition global media distribution to cloud solutions, where we aim to double our revenue and continue to grow by being an innovator of scalable solutions for new connectivity sectors. We have opportunities in new technology applications and products, you will have opportunities to learn and develop with us.
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