Work in Tech

Product owner – Tech Consulting – Manager

General Information

Location: Dublin

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship: NO

Business Area: BTA Tech Consulting

Contract Type: Full-Time – Permanent

At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture, and technology to become the best version of you, we are counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Working across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax and transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today.

EY have a number of career opportunities available, and we are interested in meeting candidates who are looking for a new challenge, one where you can develop your range of skills significantly. Be that a move out of industry into practice, or from within practice into advisory services. We are looking for future leaders with a genuine creative vision and the confidence to make it happen. Our opportunities will allow you to apply your expertise to a variety of projects whilst offering you excellent career progression opportunities.

The Team and the opportunity

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Product Owner to join our Technology Consulting BTA Product Team. As a Product Owner, you will be responsible for the successful development and delivery of client required products, ensuring that they meet the needs of their users/customers and align with their business objectives. The ideal candidate should have at least 3 years of experience in Product Owner role, with a proven track record of delivering successful products. You should be a strategic thinker, an excellent communicator, and possess strong leadership and organisational skills. As part of this growing team, you will also get to help shape the innovative culture that makes EY such a great place to work.

Your key responsibilities

The BTA Product team, you'll work as part of a multi-disciplinary and high-performing team of problem solvers with extensive experience helping organisations solve their complex business issues from strategy to execution in one or more of the following areas:

• • • • • Collaborate with stakeholders, including business owners, customers, medium-large development teams, to define product requirements
        • Translate business requirements and user needs into clear and concise Features and User Stories with clear acceptance criteria
        • Prioritise and manage the product backlog, ensuring that the most valuable User Stories are delivered first and that the backlog is properly groomed and refined on a regular basis
        • Work closely with the development team to ensure a clear understanding of the product vision and requirements, provide guidance, and make informed decisions during the development process
        • Continuously monitor and evaluate product performance, gather user feedback, and use data-driven insights to identify areas for improvement and make informed product decisions
        • Coordinate with cross-functional teams, including design, security, marketing, and sales, to ensure successful product launches and adoption
        • Act as a liaison between stakeholders and the development team, facilitating communication and ensuring that expectations are properly managed
        • Participate in Agile ceremonies, such as sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews and retrospectives, to drive the iterative development process and foster a culture of continuous improvement

1. Skills and attributes for success

• 3-5 years’ experience working as a Product Owner within a consulting firm, industry or government organisation.

• Demonstrable experience working in an Agile environment (Scrum Framework preferred) - continuously reviewing the business needs, refining requirements, outlining milestones and deliverables, identifying and managing risks throughout the Sprints.

• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain long-term client relationships and networks including the development of relationships with Industry leaders and team members across all EY practices to serve client needs

• Experience in continuously refining and prioritising Product backlogs containing business value requirements and customer needs/pain-points

• Knowledge of prioritising and making value creating decisions based on understanding business objectives and market conditions

• Ability to lead a Product team from Ideation to development to launch

• A strong academic record including a third level degree, or equivalent, preferably in an IT related area.

• Experience operating in a fast paced, multi-vendor environment.

• Excellent understanding of the Scrum Framework.

• Ability to facilitate ideation, discovery and/or requirement gathering workshops

• Demonstrated experience in coordinating a medium-large cross functional Scrum team to develop a technical solution

• Demonstrated experience in participating in Sprint ceremonies as necessary

What working at EY offers

We offer a competitive remuneration package. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:

• Support and coaching from some of the most engaging colleagues around
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you

All our employees are given a benefits package which they can tailor to suit their individual preferences. Our range of benefits include:

EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities. While our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance.

Career Progression

• When you join EY, you will be supported to ensure that you are enhancing your skills from day one.
• Continuous learning, where you can develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• As you grow and develop here, you’ll discover opportunities to help customise your career journey, so that it’s as unique as you are - success is defined by you, we will provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership, we will give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture, you will be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.
• We have embraced Hybrid working at EY adding greater flexibility and autonomy to the roles of our employees.

About EY

As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, we’re using the finance products, expertise and systems we’ve developed to build a better working world. That starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. Whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.

Inclusion & Diversity

1. 1. 1. 1. 23. hold a collective commitment to foster an environment where all differences are valued and respected, practices are equitable and everyone experiences a sense of belonging: Inclusion, diversity, and equity are part of who we are at EY. We believe that the highest-performing teams maximize the power of different perspectives and backgrounds. These teams are both diverse and inclusive and are willing to invite and learn from other perspectives. Our ability to include various viewpoints into our mindsets, behaviours and operations is fundamental to driving innovation, building strong relationships, and delivering the best solutions for our clients.

We recognise the strength that comes from having a diverse workforce and building a culture where we support all our people to achieve their potential. You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Reasonable accommodations are offered at every stage of our recruitment process.

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

Join us in building a better working world. That’s Why, EY.

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