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Associate Product Manager - MyProduct Range

Job Reference tesco/TP/6301980/762149

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Number of Positions:
1
Contract Type:
Permanent
Salary:
Competitive
Working Hours:
36
Location:
Welwyn Garden City
Closing Date:
27/10/2022
Job Category:
Product Management
Business Unit:
GB Head Office

What’s in it for you

We offer excellent benefits that help make Tesco a great place to work!  These include but are not limited to:

  • Annual bonus scheme
  • Holiday starting at 20 days, rising to 22 days after 12 months, plus a personal day (and bank holidays)
  • Great colleague discounts and deals, saving you money on everyday purchases, utility bills for the home and more
  • Retirement savings plan – save between 4% and 7.5% and Tesco will match your contribution
  • Buy As You Earn and Save As You Earn share schemes
  • Opportunities to get on – take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and award-winning training to help you achieve the career you want

About the role

Whilst specific responsibilities will be dependent upon the changing needs of the Tesco business, the following provides an overview of the role’s key responsibilities and measures:

  • Measure the value delivered of ranges set for customers and the outcomes and measures that needs to be worked on to improve.
  • Scaling out our product to all markets of Tesco including Ireland and Central Europe.
  • Assess new product opportunities (gather ideas, research, analyse, refine and prioritise new requirements)
  • Run/execute experiments against the defined hypotheses to help in gathering enough data to drive key decisions
  • Formulate and present the future plans/roadmap for my Product area
  • Build and maintain a "well refined" product backlog including features, bug-fixes and technical debt, and stack rank those in terms of the business priorities
  • Document and explain new requirements to the engineering team using user stories, personas and acceptance test criteria
  • Prioritise and execute the development of requirements/features by working with various functional teams like Design, Development/Engineering, Test, Programme Management, etc.
  • Handle and communicate product issues arising out of run/customer support
  • Plan and self-organize my work in line with the team plan and priorities
  • Ensure all stakeholders have a common/ shared understanding of the work being done and the value that is expected from of the outcome

You will need

You’ll need to have demonstrated experience of:

  • Interest and enthusiasm for Tesco and for the product management role
  • A theoretical knowledge of Product management
  • Understanding of a typical Software Development Lifecycle and how software products are built
  • Prior experience in developing/managing a product (optional)

The Ideal Candidate

You’ll need to have demonstrated experience of;

  • Product management best practice & methodologies
  • Proven success of having managed a complex product that led to the delivery of significant value to your stakeholders
  • Understand User Research/ Design Thinking concepts and applied those for your product work
  • Good knowledge in the use of Tools & Techniques for Backlog prioritisation, managing dependencies and for gaining insights using available data points.
  • Broad knowledge and understanding of the technologies relevant to product management.
  • Knowledge and experience of software development methodologies and processes.
  • A methodical and analytical approach, great problem-solving skills and can provide logical answers to complex problems.
  • Used good prioritisation techniques to refine & groom your feature backlog regularly. · Attitude and the aptitude to learn new product area/domain quickly.
  • Excellent written & verbal communication skills 
  • Great presentation & persuasion skills
  • This job would suit a Team Player who enjoys and is inspired by working collaboratively with other members of the team and wider stakeholders.

About us

Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer’s favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move.  Our core purpose is “Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day”.  Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers.  It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of, and for the planet.

We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves.  At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings.  We’re committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities.  We’re a big business with diverse working patterns and many business areas which means that we can find something that works for you.  Everyone is welcome at Tesco.

We have recently announced that we are moving to a more blended working week – combining office and remote working.  Our offices continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate.  Talk to us about how this can work for you.

Note: Should you be successful in your application, your employment will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details on your agreed start date.