Wood Mackenzie is the global data and analytics business for the renewables, energy, and natural resources industries. Enhanced by technology and enriched by human intelligence, we cover the entire supply chain with unparalleled breadth and depth, backed by over 50 years’ experience. Our team of over 2,400 experts, operating across 30 global locations, enables customers’ decisions through real-time analytics, consultancy, events, and thought leadership.
Our Values:
* Trusting – we choose to trust each other
* Customer committed – we put customers at the heart of our decisions
* Future Focused – we accelerate change
* Curious – we turn knowledge into action
We are looking for a dynamic Product Owner to be an integral part of a new team to improve the Search functionality on our Lens platform.
Knowledge & Experience
* Existing Product Owner looking to expand their role with a focus on Search functionality
* Understanding of the product development process including agile software development, design process, and instrumenting analytics
* Critical thinking skills
* Understand constraints from a range of sources including technical, design, user, cost/value, and regulatory
* Understand the product development and engineering process from requirement definition through to validation
* Basic knowledge of the sector the product serves, understanding of the major players, market conditions, and industry standards
* An understanding of Scrum Agile, LEAN, and iterative software development
* Experienced collaborator across diverse customers (Research, Data, UX, Engineering) to achieve customer-focused results
* Excellent oral and written communication skills
* An interest in making a difference to the way we power the planet
* Experience with JIRA and Productboard
Impact on the Team
* Foster a healthy culture, support, and direction for a distributed team
* Provide guidance and direction by defining user requirements with clear acceptance criteria across multiple features
* Work with the tech lead to identify solutions that work within a defined set of constraints
* Work with the engineering manager to identify improved ways of working to support the team
* Represent the team while working with senior product management, sales, and marketing to prioritize product value and benefits
* Assist in documentation and testing of given solutions to ensure fit for customers
* Qualify and validate completed functionality to ensure fit for customers
* Ensure the team has a broader understanding of their impact on the wider Lens platform
* Participate in daily scrums with engineering teams
Stakeholder & Client Relationships
* Present relevant information to development and design teams to secure buy-in and clarify the problem statement
* Translate requirements from customers and define the product functionality according to wider customer needs
* Inform senior stakeholders on progress and raise risks to the appropriate level
* Gather feedback from relevant customers and internal stakeholders
* Coordinate and collaborate with other Scrum teams working on Lens
We are an equal opportunities employer, committed to recruiting the best people regardless of their race, colour, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
If you are applying for a role and have a physical or mental disability, we will support you with your application or through the hiring process.
Why Work Here?
If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!
About Us
Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that's unique about us: our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to sustainability, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it's our people. Our employees are self-disciplined, hard-working, curious, trustworthy, humble, and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference, and they make us the #1 Top Workplace in the area.
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