NECSWS
Product Owner - Control Room Solutions

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About Public Safety
We have a proven history of developing innovative software for the public sector. Our ability to put vital information into the hands of those that need it is the reason why 100% of UK Police Forces, over 50% of UK Fire Services and many other Public Safety agencies around the world have chosen solutions from our portfolio to support their operations. It is an exciting time within Public Safety as we accelerate our customer growth and lead innovation within the market, particularly with the application of AI into our solutions. We are looking for a passionate and experienced Software Product Owner to join our dynamic product team.
Key Responsibilities
- Product Vision and Strategy: Assist in defining and managing the product vision of particular products and features in our ‘Control Room’ portfolio, ensuring that they align with the overall company and product strategy.
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with Product Managers, customers, sales, marketing, and software development teams to gather, analyse, and prioritise product requirements ensuring alignment and supporting new business opportunities.
- Writing great features: Create clear, well-defined features comprising requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria with an excellent attention to detail. Ensure features are documented so as to be easily understood by internal and customer stakeholders. Guide the development team on what to build to maximise product value.
- Sprint Planning: Participate in sprint planning meetings, ensuring the team understands the product backlog and priorities.
- Product Roadmap: Assist in maintaining a product roadmap that outlines the product's evolution, key milestones, and backlog.
- Market Research: Assist with competitive analysis to help inform product decisions and identify opportunities for innovation.
- Release Management: Coordinate product releases, ensuring timely delivery and communication with stakeholders.
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Qualifications
Skills & Experience:
- Proven experience as a Product Owner or similar analytical role in the software sector, with experience of specialist enterprise-scale applications.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on data-driven decision-making.
- Ability to deal with detail and explore all the ‘what ifs’ of a situation.
- Experience working with agile methodologies.
- Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle.
- Excellent interpersonal, presentation, and communication skills.
- Familiarity with product and software management tools (e.g. ADO, Aha!).
- An understanding of the public safety market is preferable but not essential.
Additional Information
We pride ourselves in offering an excellent benefits package. When you join the team at NEC Software Solutions, you are provided with the following:
- 25 days paid holiday with the option to buy/sell (FTE)
- 4 x basic salary life assurance cover (with the option to increase cover at an additional cost)
- A Group Pension Plan
- A selection of flexible benefits to suit your individual needs


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OTHER INFORMATION
Candidates must be able to demonstrate a pre-existing right to work and travel within the UK. Documentary evidence will be required.
All offers are subject to satisfactory vetting, references, and occupational health checks. Depending on the nature of the role, a Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check may also be required.
NEC Software Solutions is an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from all communities. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have specific accessibility needs during the recruitment or interview process, please feel free to share these with us. We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and accommodating experience for all candidates.
Who We Are
We’re NEC Software Solutions (part of global tech giant NEC Corporation). While you read this ad, our software is helping to dispatch ambulances, support families, keep trains on the move, locate missing people, and even test the hearing of newborn babies.
Working with us, you’ll be helping our 3,000+ employees push the boundaries of what’s possible and support amazing public services.
We work with governments, hospitals, police forces, housing providers, local authorities, and more. We help them pay financial support faster, speed up treatments for patients, and respond to emergencies in the right way. The more we do, the more our customers can do for others. And together, we make a world of difference.
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