Lloyds Banking Group
Job title:
Cloud DevOps Product Owner
Company
Lloyds Banking Group
Job description
End Date Tuesday 09 April 2024Salary Range £71,825 – £84,500Flexible Working Options Hybrid WorkingJob Description Summary .Job DescriptionTITLE: Cloud DevOps Product Owner
LOCATION(S): Leeds, Edinburgh or London
HOURS: Full time
WORKING PATTERN: Two days per week (or 40% of your time) at one of our Risk hub offices.We’re on an exciting journey to transform our Group and the way we’re shaping finance for good. We’re focusing on the future, investing in our technologies, workplaces, and colleagues to make our Group a great place for everyone. Including you.The purpose of the this Product Owner is the overall ownership for a single product backlog which contains 2-3 features, journeys or technology components. They are typically a Lab or Team Lead (containing 2-3 Feature or Component teams), reporting into the Business Platform Lead or Lab Lead.This role is responsible to oversee the release of incremental value within an overall product, with the primary aim of delivering value to customers and stakeholders by ensuring the team focuses on the right priorities.About this OpportunityWe’re currently seeking an experienced Product Owner to join the Cloud DevOps Lab within our Cloud Platform. This is a fantastic opportunity as you’ll have a direct impact on the Banks technology platforms and developer experience, allowing you to learn our DevOps offering, pipeline, change whilst exposing you to a breadth of interesting products.You’ll be responsible for owning the vision and development for the Cloud DevOps products, ensuring that business requirements are analysed, prioritised, and delivered whilst balancing the needs of customers, partners, and risk.You’ll support the business with their growth ambitions by implementing enhanced technology. This will include managing a multi-million-pound investment in our products, delivering the required changes to agreed scope, cost, quality, and timescales. You’ll also work with business partners to agree and realise benefits.Role ResponsibilitiesSupports development of Lab or Team OKRs and provides product performance and
benefits realisation dataDefines user-stories at Lab or Team level to meet customer needsWorks with Customer Journey Manager to analyse user stories for customer journey improvementsShapes Product vision and roadmap at Lab or Team levelPrioritises, refines and manages Lab or Team Product backlogAccountable for Product change governance and Business Readiness activities (e.g., training and comms, testing and readiness for implementation) for their respective features, journeys or technology components.Plays a role in developing capabilities within their functional area and invests in personal and team growth through mentoring and other informal methodsWorks with Integrators when change is particularly largeAdditional responsibilities for Technical Lab or Team Product Owners:Owns and manages the product backlog for a Group-wide technology assetDelivers against a product budget, performing financial and data analysisManages all product riskDefines the segmentation and supplier strategyEnvironment Planning and other technical activitiesWhat we need from you?Proven experience as a product owner, ideally with previous experience in DevOps you are motivated by the opportunity to work across a range of platforms and technologies.Skills/experience in some of the below:Experience working within an Agile environment, working with infrastructure and software engineering teams and functions.Excellent partner management / influencing skills coupled with a strong client focus.Strong experience in working with Architects and Compliance teamsStrong experience in creating and developing Product BacklogExperience in delivering Identity and Access Management, Infrastructure and CI/CD Pipelines solutionsExperience in agile methodologies, tooling and ceremonies.Experience in building cloud platforms in Banking/Financial Service IndustryKnowledge of Google Cloud Platform and AzureExtensive experience in Product ManagementStrong Stakeholder ManagementExperience in delivering Automation and self-serviceAnd any experience of these would be useful:Experience of working with 3rd party service providers would be highly beneficial.Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines, version control, scanning systems, and release management practices.Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Dynatrace)Familiarity with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools (e.g Terraform)Enjoy prioritising, task managing and are highly organised.Enjoy leading and mentoring others.About working for usOur focus is to ensure we’re inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative, and it’s why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups.We’re disability confident. So if you’d like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:A generous pension contribution of up to 15%An annual bonus award, subject to Group performanceShare schemes including free sharesBenefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on topA range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policiesWant to do amazing work, that’s interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey.At Lloyds Banking Group, we’re driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you’ll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you’ll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.We keep your data safe. So, we’ll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We’ll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.We’re focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.
Expected salary
£71825 – 84500 per year
Location
Leeds
Job date
Sat, 06 Apr 2024 07:32:21 GMT
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