Product Owner

Job Description

Why PlayStation?

What you'll be doing:

You will be involved in all phases of the software development lifecycle working alongside several other regional and global teams spread across London, Liverpool, Los Angeles and San Mateo.

Working with business and IT stakeholders and the engineering team to help define and deliver technical product solutions, from early stage research through to development, delivery and iteration.

A key deliverable of this role will be to lead a cloud migration on to AWS. You will be working with development teams, stakeholders and Product Management to plan and prioritise delivery milestones, and communicate the roll out to both technical and non technical audiences.

You will be responsible for:
• Building, prioritising and maintaining the team backlog
• Refining it regularly with the engineering team
• Working with multiple teams to understand interdependencies
• Breaking features down into smaller stories to enable the development of releasable content in each sprint
• Defining and monitoring the metrics which drive the success of the product and guide feature development.
• Communicating delivery milestones to the wider business
• Working with our Technical Leads to ensure that innovation and technical debt features are prioritised alongside the business features.
• You will be guiding the stakeholder group to ensure that the engineering team are delivering the most value to the wider organisation and articulating value in clear business terms to business stakeholders and to the technical delivery resources alike. You will drive the evolution of our business facing products and services.
• You will have the opportunity to collaborate with Product Owners and Product Managers across the organisation to learn about and feedback on our delivery process and to drive continuous improvement.
• There will be occasional travel to our offices in the UK, Europe, USA and Japan.

What we're looking for:
• Enthusiastic individuals who want to work with enterprise applications to support our global business.
• Have around 3 year's professional experience as a Product Owner or in a similar role.
• Have experience working with development and business stakeholders to deliver a large, technical project
• Exhibit our core behaviours: Always Learning, Outcome Focused, Accountable, Adaptable and Respectful.
• You will be comfortable dealing with all levels of stakeholder and willing to challenge them based on sound reasoning.
• You have a proven track record in leading and inspiring a team to deliver its full potential.
• You can spot potential issues from a distance and know when to change direction or escalate the problem. You are diplomatic and comfortable with finding common ground on complex issues.
• You have excellent written, verbal, social and decision-making skills, are self-motivated and highly organised.

You have experience in some of the following or similar tools:
• Issue Tracking Tools (e.g. JIRA, Service Now)
• Collaboration Tools (e.g. Confluence, Trello)
• Communication Tools (e.g. Slack, Webex, Skype for Business)

You have experience in one or more of the following:
• Amazon Web Services or cloud migration
• Web-based B2B Workflow Applications
• Product Information Management Systems
• Product Data Management
• Data interfaces and system integration

Benefits:
• Discretionary bonus opportunity
• Private Medical Insurance
• Dental Scheme
• London Allowance (if applicable)
• 25 days holiday per year
• On Site Gym
• Subsidised Café
• Free soft drinks
• On site bar
• Access to cycle garage and showers

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.

We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r79bk6-3-21-248-119-42 in your application.