Product Owner

Company Overview

At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people. We’re a global close-knit community, united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. Our critical communications, video security and command center technologies support public safety agencies and enterprises alike, enabling the coordination that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals and safer businesses. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future.

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Job Description

Please note this is a twelve month fixed term contract, based out of the Edinburgh office on a hybrid basis.

The Product Owner is a crucial role within our agile development teams, working directly with engineering teams day-to-day as  part of the Product Management group. This individual will be responsible for defining and prioritizing the product backlog, ensuring that the development team understands the vision and goals of the product as defined by the broader Product Management team. The Product Owner will be the primary liaison between stakeholders and the development team, translating business priorities and feature targets into actionable user stories. They will drive the product's success by making informed decisions and ensuring alignment with the overall product strategy.

What this role involves:

• Develop and maintain a prioritized product backlog, ensuring it reflects stakeholder needs and business value.

• Work closely with the development teams to ensure the delivery of valuable product increments.

• Collaborate with the Product Management team to define the product vision, roadmap, and strategy.

• Partner with your Product Manager to refine the roadmap and break down features.

• Collaborating with engineering, product management, UX, and other Motorola teams.

• Communicating product updates, progress, and risks to stakeholders.

• Participating and leading engineering SCRUM ceremonies.

Basic Requirements

What we are looking for in you:

• Experience working in an agile environment as a Product Owner.

• High degree of organization, attention to detail, initiative and personal accountability.

• Ability to prioritize and make rapid decisions in a fast-paced environment.

• Creative and innovative thinker with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

• Self motivated, effective leader who repeatedly goes the extra mile.

• Ability to communicate requirements from both the user and technical perspectives.

• Ability to engage, influence and inspire stakeholders to drive collaboration and alignment.

• Ability to inspire others towards a shared product vision, strategy, business goals and objectives.

Preferred Qualifications and Experience:

• Minimum 2 years experience as a Product Owner or similar role.

• Minimum 5 years experience in an Agile software development organization.

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience.

We believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace spawns innovation – the more diverse our employees are, the more ideas and talents we have to excel as a leader in the technology sector. If you would like to be part of a dynamic team of people who are ambitious, focused, and hardworking then we look forward to meeting you!

In return for your expertise, we’ll support you in this new challenge with coaching and development every step of the way. Also, to reward your hard work you’ll get:

• Competitive salary and bonus schemes.

• Two weeks additional pay per year (holiday bonus).

• 25 days holiday entitlement + bank holidays. 

• Attractive defined contribution pension scheme.

• Employee stock purchase plan.

• Life assurance.

• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.

• Career development support and wide ranging learning opportunities.

• Employee health and wellbeing support EAP, wellbeing guidance etc.

• Carbon neutral initiatives/goals.

• Corporate social responsibility initiatives including support for volunteering days.

• Well known companies discount scheme.

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EEO Statement

Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally-protected characteristic. 

We are proud of our people-first and community-focused culture, empowering every Motorolan to be their most authentic self and to do their best work to deliver on the promise of a safer world. If you’d like to join our team but feel that you don’t quite meet all of the preferred skills, we’d still love to hear why you think you’d be a great addition to our team.