Autorek Product Owner

Job title:

Autorek Product Owner

Company

Nationwide

Job description

Operating at the heart of Nationwide’s Finance Systems team – you will lead a team which will have a material impact on Nationwide’s Reconciliations, through change, efficiency, and risk reduction.You will understand the needs of the business teams through partnership to drive value add change, create efficiencies, bolster system integrity, and reduce risk. You will be accountable for the implementation and maintenance of technology and key regulatory deliverables and ensure they are fit for the future.Your primary area of focus will be Finance’s use of Autorek through control, integrity, resolution, and delivery of enhancements. You will manage the design authority and demand backlog for change in Finance, ensuring that outcomes are aligned to strategic objectives and teams involved are aware of priorities. You’ll work closely with multiple teams across the Function to support the growth and development of our business through project activity, focusing on developing and improving our processes.You will work with stakeholders to play a key role in the management of the supplier, making commercial decisions, driving best practice, driving solution adoption and maintaining training and standards. You will work in partnership with the 3rd Party to ensure Nationwide is getting best value from the solution and is constantly innovating and improving our ways of working.At Nationwide we offer hybrid working wherever possible. More rewarding relationships are supported through our hybrid approach, bringing colleagues together across our UK wide estate, whilst also supporting generous access to home working. We value our time in the office to solve problems, to learn, and to feel connected.For this job you’ll spend at least two days per week, or if part time you’ll spend 40% of your working time, based at either our London, Swindon, Bournemouth or Northampton office. Whilst these locations are where we are primarily looking to fill the role, if you’re an internal applicant based in a different location we would welcome your application and if successful, your hiring manager will provide further details on how this could work for this specific role. You can also find out more about our approach to .If we receive a high volume of relevant applications, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so please apply as soon as you can.What you’ll be doingFrom reviewing and managing requests for new demand, to working with our Business Analysts, Engineers and Architects to shape solutions to meet desired outcomes, you’ll be responsible for developing and maintaining the roadmap of change for our Financial reconciliation tool, Autorek.To do this, you’ll work closely with the Finance Systems Value Stream Product Owner to understand the strategic priorities of Finance and how these support the achievement of Society’s blueprint. You’ll be proactive working with your stakeholders to understand their priorities and how we can maximise the value that we deliver to our customers.You’ll also be a key point of contact for stakeholders regarding key deliveries, keeping them updated on progress and working with delivery colleagues to help resolve issues when they arise.We’ll need you to develop a good understanding of the applications and systems that we maintain (as well as the key processes, journeys and products that they support), so you are able to develop a backlog of improvements and enhancements.You’ll also be proactive in working with other product owners from around the business, business stakeholders, architects and engineers to shape our roadmap for the medium and long term.As a member of a wider community of Product Owners, you’ll also have the opportunity to share and inform best practice across the organisation, as well as continuously enhancing your own skills and capabilities through the support available to take ownership for your own development.About youAs a minimum requirement, we’ll need you to have…

• A clear understanding of Reconciliations, Payments and associated systems.
• A strategic thinker, enabling you to build a roadmap of change that aligns with business goals and customer needs, as well as challenging stakeholders to think beyond the short-term and/or tactical.
• A strong collaborator, who builds effective relationships with cross functional, technical teams and stakeholders to define and prioritise product features and requirements in line with business needs.
• A proven track record of communicating with and successfully influencing business and technical stakeholders at a range of levels to share the product vision and roadmap and provide updates on progress. You should also feel comfortable having conversations with design and technical colleagues about the more detailed aspects of proposed solutions to ensure successful delivery of required outcomes.
• Decisive when assessing demand, even when the decision may not be an easy or popular one and effectively manage the team’s backlog and work based on changing requirements.
• A strong customer focus with the ability to assess whether proposed solutions effectively meet customer and business need. This includes working closely with delivery teams to ensure timely delivery of high-quality releases.
• Able to act as the primary point of contact for delivery teams and stakeholders regarding product-related issues, taking ownership for the resolution of problems.
• Commercially aware, helping you to assess the strategic and financial benefits of demand, as well as developing business cases for product’s own backlog of change.
• Confident in managing and prioritising a diverse and fast-paced workload, using your judgement to identify what is most important, maintaining momentum of key initiatives and escalating effectively where support is needed.

Our Customer First behaviours are all about putting customers and members at the heart of how we work together. You can strengthen your application by showing the behaviours that resonate with you, and how you might have already demonstrated these.

• Say it straight – This is about being honest and direct with good intent and saying what needs to be said in the room. It’s also about being clear, precise, and using language that we and, importantly, our customers and members can understand.
• Push for better – This is about aiming high and constantly looking for better in how we work together and serve our customers and members.
• Get it done – This is about prioritising what will have the greatest impact, being decisive and taking accountability for delivering on the end-to-end outcome.

We know applying for jobs can sometimes feel like you’re sending an application into a black hole. We review each application individually. So, it’s a good idea to call out your most relevant experience on your application to give yourself the best chance.The extras you’ll getThere are all sorts of employee benefits available at Nationwide, including:

• A personal pension – if you put in 7% of your salary, we’ll top up by a further 16%
• Up to 2 days of paid volunteering a year
• Life assurance worth 8x your salary
• A great selection of additional benefits through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Wellhub – Access to a range of free and paid options for health and wellness
• Access to an annual performance related bonus
• Access to training to help you develop and progress your career
• 25 days holiday, pro rata

What makes us differentNationwide is the world’s largest building society. With over 15 million customers, we have a relationship with almost a quarter of the UK’s population. We’ve got the scale to compete with the big banks, but we’re not a bank.As a building society, we’re owned by our members – that’s our customers who have their current account, mortgage or savings with us. It means we can do things differently to deliver our Purpose – Banking – but fairer, more rewarding, and for the good of society.When you work at Nationwide, you can experience that difference for yourself. You’ll be part of a high-performing, purpose-driven organisation that offers rewarding career experiences and a highly competitive range of benefits to match. You’ll also be joining us at an important time as we seek to reach more and more people in the UK. We want everyone in the UK to know that they don’t have to bank with a bank. They can choose a modern mutual instead.What to do nextIf this role is for you, please click the ‘Apply Now’ button. You’ll need to attach your up-to-date CV and answer a few quick questions for us.We respond to everyone, so we will be in contact shortly after the closing date to let you know the outcome of your application.#LI-Post

Expected salary

Location

Bournemouth – Swindon

Job date

Tue, 11 Feb 2025 06:35:53 GMT

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