AI Product Owner

Job Description

As Product Owner within the Digital Planning, Culture & Practices (DPCP) team, you will have end-to-end ownership of a portfolio of AI-driven services and solutions-including both in-house developed products and externally sourced AI SaaS (Software as a Service) offerings. Your remit will cover areas such as AI Search, Video Automation, AI-enhanced analytics, and other AI-enabled business solutions that are central to ScottishPower's digital transformation.

What you'll be doing

• Lead the product work streams ensuring that a clear and robust structure is in place
• Define a compelling product strategy and vision.
• Ensure that all product strategies and associated activities are aligned with the Digital
• Planning, Culture & Practices and Digital Transformation overall strategic objectives
• Interpret user research, quantitative and qualitative data to make informed product decisions, distinguishing between user needs and user wants.
• Create product and service roadmaps, working closely with technical, business, and governance stakeholders-including IT, Architecture, and external SaaS vendors. Use product descriptions and iterative delivery plans to assign priorities and make informed decisions.
• Bring together views and input from a wide range of internal and external contributors, such as senior stakeholders, developers and user researchers, on the product vision, definition and delivery approach.
• Be responsible for the entire product management lifecycle.
• Keep abreast of user habits, preferences, and behaviours, and up-to-date with the latest technology.
• To be accountable for the digital budget for Product specific Projects. This includes ensuring that all business cases related to your product's initiatives, and the ownership and tracking of ROI is robustly maintained at all times.

What you'll bring

• Graduate or equivalent experience with a strong track record of delivering digital and AI enabled products or services, including both in-house and SaaS solutions
• A practitioner of Agile working methods
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to confidently articulate the rationale for product and service decisions. Demonstrable track record of effective communication and negotiation internally and externally.
• Experience of product ownership/management in an agile delivery context e.g. defining product visions, roadmaps, backlogs
• Strong data interpretation skills and ability to set, manage and monitor service metrics and key performance indicators
• Strong track record of the successful delivery and management of high-quality AI solutions, including defining product visions, roadmaps, and managing product backlogs.
• Strong data interpretation skills and ability to set, manage and monitor service metrics and key performance indicators
• Ability to work at both the strategic and tactical levels, from high-level vision, roadmap and service strategy to day-to-day delivery of individual features and stories.
• Understanding of digital landscape/technologies and a clear passion for digital technologies and their potential within ScottishPower
• Enthusiasm for working in collaborative, cross-functional teams within ScottishPower and with external partners
• Confidence in challenging convention with strong abilities to influence cross-functional teams and build relationships
• Solid understanding of the digital and AI technology landscape, with a clear passion for digital innovation and its potential impact within ScottishPower.
• External awareness - ability to absorb and use new ideas from outside ScottishPower
• Ability to prioritise work and deliver results whilst managing multiple stakeholders and competing demands within a rapidly changing environment
• Knowledge of the UK utilities industry and the relevance of digital and AI innovation is desirable, but not essential.
• Strong leadership and coaching skills

Minimum Criteria

• At least 3 years delivery experience within a commercial AI environment
• Educated to degree level, or relevant work experience
• Ability to prioritise and use initiative at appropriate level
• Confidence to challenge/question where appropriate
• Ability to influence customers/stakeholders
• Experience within Digital Transformation with proven communication, organisational and coaching skills
• Good motivational and Leadership skills
• Understanding of commercial impact and opportunities
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skillset
• Strong analytical skills
• Well-developed negotiation/influencing skills
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Awareness of Regulatory environment

What's in it for you

As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy a number of other benefits. With our pension scheme, we'll double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%.

At ScottishPower, we believe it's the little things we do in life that make a big difference. From helping you look after your family's wellbeing, save for your future and take personal steps for climate action - our benefits are designed to help you do just that - so that you have everything you need to take care of your world - today and tomorrow.

That's why our benefits include:

• 36 days annual leave
• Holiday Purchase - perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave
• Share Schemes
• Payroll Giving and Charity Matched Funding
• Technology Vouchers - save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases
• Electric Vehicle Schemes - to help you transition to green/clean driving
• Cycle to Work scheme and Public Transport Season Ticket Loans
• Healthcare benefit options including: Dental Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Health Cash Plan and annual Health Assessments
• Life Assurance (4x salary)
• Access to Savesmart financial wellbeing support
• Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more

Why ScottishPower

ScottishPower is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world's largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. With a commitment to generate all of our energy from renewable resources and a drive to create the energy infrastructure of the future, we're at the forefront of the journey to Net Zero and investing over £6m every working day to make this happen. With diverse opportunities across our businesses and a commitment to invest in our own internal talent, ScottishPower can offer people real career opportunities that meet personal and professional goals, in a global organisation.

Inclusion, diversity, and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. Together with our values, they bring us together into a stronger, more sustainable business with direct links to the communities we serve. It takes all kinds of people to build a large-scale business like ours, so whatever your background, you'll fit right in.

ScottishPower is committed to providing reasonable support or adjustments in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please reach out to [email protected].

Mobility

Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country. If/when required, the Company will support the employee with the necessary Immigration requirements.