Accenture
Product Owner - Newcastle

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Product Owner (Associate Manager)
Location: Newcastle
Hybrid Working: Minimum 3 days per week in-office requirement
Please Note: Due to the nature of client work you will be undertaking, you will need to be willing to go through a Security Clearance process as part of this role, which requires 5+ years UK address history at the point of application.
About Accenture
Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge.
We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too.
“Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO
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You'll learn, grow and advance in an innovative culture that thrives on shared success, diverse ways of thinking and enables boundaryless opportunities that can drive your career in new and exciting ways.
If you’re looking for a challenging career working in a vibrant environment with access to training and a global network of experts, this could be the role for you. As part of our global team, you'll be working with cutting-edge technologies and will have the opportunity to develop a wide range of new skills on the job.
At Accenture, we believe in reinventing what’s possible - for our clients, our teams and ourselves. Our Advanced Technology Centre is a thriving technology and innovation hub from where we deliver high quality services to a number of private and public sector clients.
Job Summary
We are looking for a skilled Product Owner to join our dynamic team. As a Product Owner at Accenture, you will work closely with stakeholders, development teams and business leaders to define product vision, prioritise features and ensure successful delivery. You will play a key role in driving agile product development, aligning business objectives with technology solutions and delivering value to our clients.
Key Responsibilities as a Product Owner:
- Define and communicate the product vision, roadmap, and goals to development teams and stakeholders.
- Partner with stakeholders to co-create product strategy; serve as proxy Product Owner when required to ensure client priorities are reflected in the backlog.
- Maintain and refine the product backlog, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and business requirements.
- Collaborate with Business Analysts and User-Centered Design (UCD) teams to gather, analyse, and document requirements, integrating UX research insights into product decisions.
- Act as the primary liaison between stakeholders and development teams, ensuring transparency, alignment, and effective communication.
- Facilitate agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, and sprint reviews, to drive successful sprint execution.
- Oversee sprint planning and execution, proactively identifying risks and dependencies that may impact delivery.
- Develop and execute product rollout and scaling strategies in collaboration with stakeholders and operations.
- Monitor product performance, gather user feedback, and drive continuous improvement and innovation.
- Ensure compliance with industry standards, security best practices, and regulatory requirements.
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Requirements:
- 5+ years of experience in product management or a related role, preferably within a consulting environment.
- Demonstrated leadership in mentoring Product Owners or Business Analysts, championing best practices and driving a culture of continuous improvement and growth.
- Proven expertise managing the full product lifecycle - from ideation and discovery through launch, enhancements, and ongoing maintenance.
- Hands-on experience in Agile, Scrum, Kanban or Scaled Agile (SAFe) environments, utilising Agile project management tools such as JIRA & Confluence.
- Strong grasp of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and digital transformation.
- Excellent communication, leadership and stakeholder management skills.
- Advanced analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with a track record of successful delivery.
- Experience leading cross-functional teams and shaping product strategy.
- Ability to establish and implement mechanisms for measuring and delivering business benefits.
- Demonstrated innovation in solution design and delivery.
Set yourself apart:
- Professional Certifications - Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO), Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM), IIBA Product Ownership Analysis Certification (IIBA-CPOA).
- Experience working with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
- Demonstrated ability to apply Government Digital Service (GDS) principles in product development and delivery.
- Proven experience leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to drive product innovation, enhance user experiences, and deliver measurable business benefits.
- Strong knowledge of UX/UI best practices.
- Industry experience in public sector, finance, healthcare or telecommunications.


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What’s in it for you:
At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 25 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!
Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first-class services we are known for.
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About Accenture
Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.
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