Technical Product Owner

Octopus Energy

4300

Portadown, UK, United Kingdom

Posted on: 2024-05-07

Category: energy

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Intermediate

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

We're on a mission to make a big green dent in the universe by building a truly sustainable energy system globally.

That means making power greener, smarter, and more affordable for everyone.

We put customers at the heart of everything we do: with always-fair prices, transparency and outrageous customer service.

We drive system change: with transformative tech to make renewable energy the norm and end global reliance on fossil fuels.

Octopus Energy Group is made up of 10 businesses spanning 6 countries across 3 continents, including: Octopus Energy Retail, Kraken Technologies, Octopus Energy Generation, Kraken Flex, Octopus Electric Vehicles, and the Octopus Centre for Net Zero. More on OEG @ octopusenergy.group

As a Technical Product Owner at Octopus, you will lead the development of our innovative products from concept to commercialization. You will collaborate closely with our R&D team, as well as production, to define product requirements, prioritize features, and drive the execution of our product roadmap.

What you'll do

Product Strategy: Work with senior leadership and stakeholders to define the product vision, strategy, and roadmap. Align R&D efforts with business goals and market needs.

Requirements Gathering: Collaborate with R&D engineers, and designers to define product requirements and specifications based on market research, customer feedback, and technology trends.

Feature Prioritization: Prioritize features and enhancements based on technical feasibility, business value, and customer impact. Maintain a prioritized product backlog and communicate priorities to the R&D team.

Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including R&D, engineering, marketing, and sales, to ensure alignment and seamless execution of product initiatives.

Project Management: Lead the planning, execution, and monitoring of R&D projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.

Risk Management: Identify and mitigate risks that may impact project timelines or product quality. Develop contingency plans and alternative approaches as needed.

Technology Evaluation: Stay informed about emerging technologies and industry trends relevant to our products. Evaluate new technologies and assess their potential for integration into our product roadmap.

Commercialization: Work closely with the commercialization team to transition R&D projects from development to production. Ensure a smooth handover and provide ongoing support as needed.

What you'll need

Degree in a relevant field such as Engineering or related discipline.

Proven experience in product management, R&D, or technical project leadership roles within a research-driven environment.

Strong technical background with a deep understanding of scientific principles, experimental design, and R&D methodologies.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

Strong leadership and decision-making skills, with a focus on driving results and achieving goals.

Experience working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with shifting priorities and deadlines.

Knowledge of heating products is desired but not required

What we offer

Equity Option Scheme everyone owns a part of what we're building, when you become an Octopus Energy Group employee, you will be included in our Equity Options Scheme.

Pension Scheme we'll pay 5%. You can decide what you contribute, starting from 3%

30 days holiday (incl bank holidays) we're all grown ups here and we want you to ensure holidays are taken when it suits both yourself and the business. We work hard and so we know you need to play hard as well

Flexible working we're passionate about a genuine work-life balance here. Need to catch that school nativity or work from home? That's cool and if we can do it we will

Social events your hard work deserves some down time. We sponsor YeoValley’s summer festival, Valleyfest, every year for our big offsite Summer party (we take our kids too) and we also aim to have 3 parties a year!

Clothing we dont believe in dressing up or formal clothes to do your best work. Wear whatever you feel comfortable in (subject to reason!) and we will provide safety and other clothing for manufacturing

For Parents We can arrange access to tax free childcare, as well as maternity and paternity pay. During the lockdown we even created OctoKidsTV!

Go Your Own Way EV salary sacrifice and cycle to work scheme available

Tech We want to get the best out of our people and get that everyone is slightly different. Have a certain tech requirement? We’ll do our best to get it

Money Coach You may want to think about financial planning. The company has an arrangement with Octopus Money Coach . They offer the opportunity to talk with a professional coach

Wellbeing Need some calm in your life? We have 'Octopus Headspace Licences' available. We also do Yoga twice a week and offer free eye test vouchers

Why else you'll love it here

Wondering what the salary for this role is? Just ask us! On a call with one of our recruiters it's something we always cover as we genuinely want to match your experience with the correct salary. The reason why we don't advertise is because we honestly have a degree of flexibility and would never want salary to be a reason why someone doesn't apply to Octopus - what's more important to us is finding the right octofit!

Octopus Energy is a unique culture. An organisation where people learn, decide, and build quicker. Where people work with autonomy, alongside a wide range of amazing co-owners, on projects that break new ground. We want your hard work to be rewarded with perks you actually care about! We won best company to work for in 2022, on Glassdoor we we're voted 50 best places to work in 2022 and our Group CEO, Greg has recorded a podcast about our culture and how we empower our people

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