Product Owner

Product Owner

Department: Technology & Product

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Cardiff, UK

Reporting To: VP of Product

Description

Creating Safer Workplaces for Everyone.
We want to create a better working world by building a global network of responsible buyers and suppliers. Alcumus SafeContractor takes the pain out of compliance for over 50,000 organisations globally, helping them protect their people, their operations, and the planet. We support our network of hiring clients, suppliers, and contractors by keeping them compliant with the standards that matter most, from health and safety and sustainability to ethical behaviour.

SafeHR and SafeWorkforce are HR and H&S software and consultancy products that have seen rapid growth in client volumes over the last 10 years, leading to us have over 4000 customers across both products. We have an ambition to grow this even more and offer even more value to our customers. This role will be pivotal in shaping the future of these products, working out where and how we can add more value and also looking at how we can launch into new sectors and territories.

We're looking for a dynamic and results-driven Product Owner to join our growing team. In this role, you'll work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver top-tier solutions that meet business objectives and delight our customers. You'll play a pivotal role in shaping the product roadmap, prioritizing features, and ensuring we deliver exceptional value to our users.

What that means day to day

• The Product owner role holds responsibility for the successful delivery and commercialisation of the HR and H&S Consultancy and software products in the UK.
• Product ownership of products within the HR and H&S Consultancy portfolio.
• Creation and management of the product roadmap for the element of the product / capability, collaborating with the wider product teams (typically 0-6 months out).
• Capture requirements and document user stories, manage the product backlog, define the product roadmap and work with development team to define and prioritise the product backlog.
• Market intelligence - work with individual product managers & Marketing to develop deep understanding of competitors, market trends and technology trends, supported by regular visits to clients and prospects as well as strong collaboration with business stakeholders.

What you'll need to be successful

The ideal candidate would have previous product experience and have worked within an agile environment. They will also have developed influencing and relationship management skills.

What you'll get in return

Alcumus has a hybrid workplace policy, where you will work from the office 3 days per week. We want you to be able to do your best work here. We emphasize providing many ways to support our team to do their best work and below are some of the perks and benefits we offer:

Personal Health & Wellbeing / Benefits

• Enhanced Parental Leave
• Generous annual leave
• Healthcare Plan
• Annual Giving Day - an extra day to give back to yourself or your community
• Cycle-to-work Scheme

Future Planning

• Pension scheme with employer contributions
• Life Assurance - 3X base salary
• Rewards Program - access to discounts and cashback
• LinkedIn Learning License for upskilling & development

Interested but don't feel you meet all the requirements?
Our recruitment team assesses and reviews all applications against the role and business needs. We believe in people having transferable and soft skills and want you to know that we do consider where an individual might not meet all the criteria, but have the aptitude and capability, nonetheless. Our priority is to ensure we set people up for success. We will make a final call based on our determining whether we can offer the necessary support to upskill or provide the developmental support needed for you to get the best out of this opportunity with us!

Bring Your Whole Self to Work.
Alcumus is proudly an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to ensuring that no candidate is discriminated against because of gender identity and expression, race, disability, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, colour, region, creed, national origin, or sex. We are dedicated to growing a diverse team while continuing to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels safe and empowered to be themselves.

What you can expect if you apply:

• A response to your application within 15 working days.
• An interview process consisting of:
  • An initial discovery call with the recruiter.
  • A first stage interview via Microsoft Teams.
  • Additional interview (likely face to face) with the stakeholders you'll be working with closely in the role.

We're keen to ensure our hiring process allows you to be at your best, so if you need us to make any adjustments, please just let us know.