Brakes Emission Agile Product Owner

About the job

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

As a product owner, operating within brakes engineering you will be responsible for distilling business value and goals into roadmaps and refined product backlogs. Most importantly, you will be integral to helping us build better products that our customers love to use. You will need to take ownership of the purpose, vision and outcome of the squad whilst maximising the value of the output that the squad works by using iterative ways of working to deliver value quicker and minimise risk. You will be expected to establish/facilitate/participate in key agile ceremonies across co-located and virtual teams, as well as supporting the scrum master in the development, implementation, and adherence of agile project management process.

Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities

As a Product Owner in Brakes Engineering, you will have a direct influence over all aspects of the brakes emission squad activity to meet compliance with forthcoming legislation across all Programmes. Additionally, you will be the champion for roll-out of agile within the group!

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential:

• An understanding of the agile process, preferably within the automotive industry
• Highly organised, disciplined, flexible and self-motivated
• Ability to manage projects across diverse teams and an ability to juggle multiple priorities
• Component engineering and delivery experience
• Ability to troubleshoot and implement structured problem-solving techniques

Desirable:

• An understanding of current challenges facing brakes engineering
• Experience and knowledge of Agile/Scrum product delivery methodology
• Experience of managing projects and backlogs in tools such as Confluence and JIRA
• Detailed understanding of Brake component/system design and key requirements
• Awareness of vehicle level attribute targets and the fundamentals of vehicle dynamics

SO WHY US?

Bring all this to the home of premium innovation, and you’ll find the opportunities to further your career with a world-class team, a discounted car purchase and lease scheme for you and your family, membership of a competitive pension plan and performance related bonus scheme. All this and more makes Jaguar Land Rover the perfect place to continue your journey.

This role may offer the opportunity for hybrid working where you can split your time between working from home and in the office. At Jaguar Land Rover, hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement providing employees with more choice and flexibility around how, when and where they work, if suitable for their role. Further details can be discussed with the Hiring Manager at interview stage. 

Please be aware that we may close this vacancy for applications before the stated deadline if we receive a high volume of interest. We strongly advise you to submit your application as early as possible.

Jaguar Land Rover is committed to equal opportunity for all.