Product owner

Type of resource : Contract
Location : Brighton UK.
Experience : 8yrs
No of Positions : 1

Must Have : Product owner experience Digital Travel Platform Scrum Agile Digital Compliance standards

Job spec:

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the implementation and ongoing optimization of the digital travel platforms and capabilities into new and existing markets and partnerships from envisioning through implementation
• Act as Product Owner providing scrum teams with user centered agile specifications (user stories) and acceptance criteria maintaining the product backlog and facilitating the requirements
elaboration of epics features and user stories within participating in daily stand ups PI/sprint planning & review meetings retrospectives and end of sprint show and tells.
• In partnership with tech teams and / or external vendors lead the project through our team’s agile development process support the User Acceptance testing tagging validation and overall
project delivery
• Identify recommend and drive through insight driven shortterm initiatives that enhance the performance of the department KPIs/OKRs alongside longer term projects.
• Track progress against key milestones and take corrective action where necessary.
• Manage specific local market configuration’s where necessary.
• Partner with design agency to craft and deliver creative assets.
• To act on information/recommendations provided from regular customer insight and operational bug/issue reports.
• Support management of thirdparty relationships including TLM activities contract maintenance and capability/technical integrations.
• Marketplace analysis and customer insight is key analyzing qualitative and quantitative research of customer characteristics behaviors and opinions is key to representing both business and
customer needs.
• Be aware of all compliance standards affecting digital including but not limited to Disability Discrimination Act Distance Selling Advertising Standards Trading Standards European Consumer
Rights legislation EU eprivacy directive (cookie law) EC Air Services Regulation Data Protection Act and internal regulations whilst working with legal and compliance teams to ensure
adherence globally for any new product initiative.

Minimum Qualifications Skills:

• Passion for digital with strong preference for the travel space
• Naturally adapts a customerfirst mindset with a passion for the customer experience
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple activities workloads and objectives
• Must be able to develop and maintain collaborative relationship with various business units and technology partners
• Experience of effectively coordinating activity across geographically/culturally diverse teams both inhouse and with third party development/agency partners
• Highly organized and ability to perform well in high pressure situations
• Strong communication skills and experience storytelling with the ability to communicate complex technical issues and topics both written and verbal to multiple audiences including leadership
and key partner executives.
• Product development project management and personal time management skills ensuring that work is produced to agreed deadlines and high standard in a B2C environment or Direct Channels
Environment.
• Experience with Amex compliance processes desirable
• Experience in Agile delivery methodology desirable
• Flexible “can do” attitude and desire to work in a fastpaced and dynamic team environment on several initiatives simultaneously
• Works well as part of a team but has the ability to manage and prioritize own work and be autonomous.
• Strong analytical skills able to draw conclusions from data management information and trends alongside analysis of business processes and stakeholder requirements
• Working knowledge of travel reservations systems desirable
• Strong technical aptitude.