Technical Product Owner

Who we are:

There has never been a more exciting time to join the Digital Solutions business unit at CACI LTD.  CACI help clients transform their businesses using data and technology so that they are ready for the challenges of today and tomorrow.

As a business unit, we are invested in growing our team (currently around 250) with passionate, motivated, driven individuals, who help in the design, build and operation of complex cloud, digital, and data platforms for some of the UK’s leading public and private sector organisations.  These include BMW, Police Digital Service, Home Office, National Records of Scotland, and Network Rail.

It goes without saying that we are passionate about delivering great outcomes to our clients and are proud of our long-term engagements in both ongoing project delivery and service management.

Digital Solutions is innovative too – our Digital Forensics Laboratory, which launched in 2022 is an excellent example of this and is now fully accredited.

Who you’ll be working with:

You will work alongside a multi-disciplinary team including Front and Back-end Development, UX, UI, Service Design, Solution Architects, Delivery and DevOps. You will be tackling interesting challenges for a large multinational organisation and delivering meaningful solutions for services (both new and existing, across online and offline touchpoints) that improve the lives of users who interact with them.

Key responsibilities:

You will:

• Lead pr oduct vision and strategy for clients by developing and owning the product roadmap and backlog.
• Prioritise features and enhancements based on market analysis, user/customer needs, business goals and other value-driving factors.
• Serve as the main point of contact for all internal and external stakeholders.
• Clearly communicate product plans, trade-offs, and status through timely and transparent communications.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including Engineering, Design, Research, and Business to break down complex requirements into executable specs and user stories.
• Drive product KPIs by continuously monitoring performance, customer feedback and other metrics.
• Optimise for user engagement, satisfaction and value creation.
• Champion research, data-driven experiments and market analysis to inform product direction.
• Identify new opportunities and pivot strategy based on insights.
• Maintain release plans in conjunction with client’s and engineering, balancing speed to market, quality and budget.
• Develop and iterate on the product roadmap and backlog, bridging the gap between clients and user needs and development execution.
• P roactively identify and resolve risks and blockers that could impact delivery, design or user experience.
• Coordinate across departments to align on priorities and ensure product efforts support overall goals.
• Represent product and customer needs in planning and refinement sessions.
• Lead agile ceremonies.Stay current on industry and technology trends, particularly in relation to the product environment and stack.

Experience and skills:

We’re looking for applicants with skills and experience in the following areas:

• 7+ years combined experience in technical product management and software engineering roles, preferably web based applications, CMS, SaaS, integrations, etc.
• Excellent analytical abilities and data-driven decision-making skills.
• Strong technical background with hands-on expertise in web development, mobile app development, APIs, databases, and cloud technologies (such as AWS and Azure).
• Ability to dive deep into complex technical issues but also step back and view the big picture from the customer and user perspective.
• Superb written, verbal and presentation skills to communicate effectively across functions.
• Entrepreneurial spirit and creative and pragmatic problem-solving abilities.
• Experience operating in a fast-paced agile environment and working cross-functionally - including leading product development in methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban and Waterfall.
• Passion for identifying customer pain points and delivering technical solutions users love.
• Good business knowledge and understanding of value chain and the important of ROI.

We are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.