Charging Product Owner

Our OEM Client based in Gaydon, is searching for a Charging Product Owner to join their team, Inside IR35. This is a contract position with a proposed end date of 31st March 2027.

Umbrella Pay Rate: £33.64 per hour.

Duties:

Seamless and Smart Energy (S&SE) is responsible for the customer experiences within this theme. As the Charging Product Owner within the S&SE theme you will be responsible for co-ordinating the release of value from all supporting Portfolio Epics and their respective owners in line with an agreed quarterly ambition. 

You will collaborate across domains and work on problem-to-solution engineering, ensuring that Technologies, Services and Features are aligned with Modern Luxury, House of Brands and the Theme. In addition, you will manage the interface with Portfolio Epic / Capability owners and their delivery teams, working collaboratively to define and deliver the key work packages each Quarter.

Responsibilities:

• Own the product backlog, ensuring it is up to date, prioritised and reflects stakeholder needs. Escalation where required.
• Overall plan alignment with respect to timing and delivery.
• Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and development teams.
• Facilitate regular communication with internal and external stakeholders in order to align priorities and expectations.
• Manage competing priorities and negotiate with stakeholders to balance short-term needs with long-term goals.
• Responsible for the co-ordination and governance cadence of the Theme including QBR/BRP ceremonies and Theme level sprint showcases as required.
• Collaborate across the Theme to ensure synergies are captured and dependencies are highlighted.
• Lead the Charging Customer experience landscape.

Essential Skills, Knowledge and Experience Required:

• Customer first mindset.
• Good understanding of automotive industry, including competitor and market awareness.
• Project management, leadership and planning skills are essential, along with good teamwork and excellent written and verbal communication skills.  Strategic thinking is also essential.
• Able to combine a short term, pragmatic focus with longer term strategic view.
• Significant knowledge & practical experience of High Voltage Electronic Charging systems.
• Knowledge & practical experience of the Charging Communications protocol and software development processes.
• Knowledge of Powertrain Units & Systems design principles and attributes.

Desirable Skills, Knowledge and Experience Requested:

• Ability to rapidly understand the key concepts of the system of interest and to lead groups of subject matter experts to design and architect these systems.
• Ability to resolve complex, cross functional and cross-domain systems engineering problems.
• Experience operating inside an Agile framework.
• Knowledge of programme delivery systems and lifecycles.
• EVSE/ energy aggregators.

Education Required:

• Degree or relevant equivalent experience.