Associate Product Owner - £41,220 - £55,000 per annum

Overview: Essential Job Functions & Responsibilities:

• Support the creation, refinement, and communication of product backlog items with business stakeholders and technical partners.
• Facilitate user story sessions and requirements workshops with cross-functional stakeholder groups and technical teams.
• Agree on prioritization of delivery objects based on business and technical requirements.
• Coordinate and collaborate with Product Managers and other Product Owners across teams to ensure successful delivery of cross-roadmap projects and dependencies.
• Continuous learning of business domain, technical knowledge, and product management skills.
• Contribute to continuous improvement by maintaining a Lean mindset and exploring opportunities for increased efficiency.
• Occasionally may provide administrative or other types of support to the Product team, with a commitment to helping the team achieve its goals.

Qualifications & Education:

• 1-2 years of experience working with technology teams, especially related to gathering business requirements or delivering software solutions, or relevant business experience.
• Experience of working effectively in globally distributed teams.
• Ability to collaborate and communicate with internal and external stakeholders.
• Proven skills in organization, time management, and efficient execution of tasks.
• Willingness to take initiative while also seeking guidance and advice from team leaders.
• Previous experience in creating product specifications, including capturing requirements, writing user stories, wire framing, and/or documenting acceptance criteria.

Caveat: This job description is not contractual. To perform this role successfully, you must be able to perform each of the key accountabilities satisfactorily. To meet changes in business operational, procedural or technical requirements SAGE may add, remove or amend/change the accountabilities for this role and you should be aware that this job description is not exhaustive and you may be asked to undertake reasonable tasks and activities outside those for which you are primarily employed. SAGE UK is committed to Diversity and Inclusion and is an equal opportunities employer. We value individuality and therefore welcome all qualified applications from a diverse range of candidates.