Product Owner, WPP Open

WPP Open is at the forefront of transforming how WPP delivers value to its clients. We are building a unified product ecosystem that empowers our agencies and clients with cutting-edge tools and data-driven insights. Our product organisation is driven by a clear vision, strategic execution, and a commitment to continuous innovation.

Why we're hiring:

We seek a Product Owner to support agile delivery for WPP Open, our AI-powered marketing platform. You'll translate product vision into actionable deliverables, collaborating with engineers, designers, and data scientists to bring AI-driven marketing solutions to life. 

What you'll be doing:

Reporting to the Director Product Ownership, WPP Open, you will be responsible for: 

• Facilitate end-to-end agile delivery of specific features/epics within the WPP Open roadmap, collaborating with delivery and engineering. 

• Partner with engineering throughout the product lifecycle, helping to remove roadblocks and ensuring technical feasibility. 

• Collaborate with Product Leadership to translate overall product vision/strategy into detailed, executable plans. 

• Define, write, and refine detailed user stories and acceptance criteria for features, aligning with product vision. 

• Manage and maintain a prioritised product backlog, reflecting strategy, stakeholder feedback, and development capacity. 

• Conduct market and customer analysis for features to inform requirements and ensure user value. 

• Stay abreast of emerging AI/ML and marketing technology trends to inform feature development. 

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (engineering, design, relevant stakeholders) to define epics and user stories. 

• Validate, prioritise, and integrate new product requests into the backlog, ensuring alignment. 

• Participate in the validation and design of new product ideas at the feature level. 

• Support the alignment of feature roadmaps and dependency management with other product teams. 

• Serve as the primary point of contact for the development team, providing clarity on requirements. 

What you'll need:

• Relevant experience as a Product Owner, focused on agile delivery for SaaS platforms. 

• Ability to translate product strategy into actionable backlogs and support agile development teams. 

• Understanding of AI/ML and marketing technology trends, particularly for feature development. 

• Analytical and problem-solving skills; experience in user research and competitive analysis at the feature level. 

• Strong skills in backlog management, writing user stories, and prioritisation. 

• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear product requirements. 

• Certified Agile Product Owner or equivalent practical experience in agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban). 

• Passion for innovation and contributing to cutting-edge marketing solutions.

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