Duties:
Seamless and Smart Energy (S&SE) is responsible for the customer experiences within this theme. As the Electrification Services Product Owner within the S&SE theme you will be responsible for co-ordinating the release of value from all supporting Portfolio Epics and their respective owners in line with an agreed quarterly ambition.
You will collaborate across domains and work on problem-to-solution engineering, ensuring that Technologies, Services and Features are aligned with Modern Luxury, House of Brands and the Theme. In addition, you will manage the interface with Portfolio Epic / Capability owners and their delivery teams, working collaboratively to define and deliver the key work packages each Quarter.
Main Responsibilities
* Own the product backlog, ensuring it is up to date, prioritised and reflects stakeholder needs. Escalation where required.
* Overall plan alignment with respect to timing and delivery
* Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and development teams.
* Facilitate regular communication with internal and external stakeholders in order to align priorities and expectations.
* Manage competing priorities and negotiate with stakeholders to balance short-term needs with long-term goals.
* Responsible for the co-ordination and governance cadence of the Theme including QBR/BRP ceremonies and Theme level sprint showcases as required
* Collaborate across the Theme to ensure synergies are captured and dependencies are highlighted.
Skills:
Essential Requirements
* Proven experience in EV charging, mobility services, or digital operations, ideally within an eMSP, CPO, or automotive environment.
* Strong understanding of the Public Charging eco-system, roaming hubs and backend integration with OEM systems.
* Strong understanding of the market and operational landscape (markets, CRC, engineering operations)
* Experience managing third-party service providers and technical vendors in a high-availability digital service environment.
* Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret operational data and drive performance improvements.
* Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with experience working across technical and commercial teams.
* Familiarity with customer-facing digital platforms (apps, portals) and their operational dependencies.
* Knowledge of relevant compliance areas such as GDPR, and EV roaming regulations (AFIR).
* Customer first mindset
* Good understanding of energy sector, including competitor and market awareness
* Project management, leadership and planning skills are essential, along with good teamwork and excellent written and verbal communication skills. Strategic thinking is also essential.
* Able to combine a short term, pragmatic focus with longer term strategic view.
Desirable Skills
* Knowledge of global EV charging market, in particular; public charging, market structures, and regulatory backdrop
* Experience with CRM, billing, and customer support systems in a service-led environment.
* Understanding of the broader EV ecosystem, including smart charging, energy services, and V2G.
* Experience scaling digital services across multiple European markets or globally.
* Ability to rapidly understand the key concepts of the system of interest and to lead groups of subject matter experts to design and architect these systems
* Ability to resolve complex, cross functional and cross-domain systems engineering problems
* Experience operating inside an Agile framework
* Good understanding of automotive industry, including competitor and market awareness
Education:
Degree or relevant equivalent experience
Salary description
£30.00 - £33.00 per hour