<div class="box" id="jobmain"><!-- Introduction --><div><h3>Job Introduction</h3><p>This is a great opportunity for a ecommerce or retail professional to join the Digital team Card Factory as a Digital Product Owner. As a fairly new team, we are leading the way – looking for a strong, confident individual with a background in Retail/Ecommerce and the ability to lead and provide direction to Digital Product and Project Managers.</p><p>In this role you would be responsible for setting, prioritising, and evaluating work generated by our software Scrum team in order to deliver impeccable features and functionality of solutions.</p><p>At cardfactory we operate a smart working policy combining some days working at our head office in Wakefield, with working from home. In this role you can expect to work in the office approximately 1 day a week.</p></div><!-- Responsibilities --><div><h3>Role Responsibility</h3><ul><li>Work with the Head of Digital Product Management to define and update the Digital Roadmap based on business priorities for allocated workstreams</li><li>Provide support to Omni channel roadmap when there is product development need</li><li>Providing direction to the workstream development team and stakeholders through scrum cycle</li><li>Assess value, develop business cases and prioritise stories to ensure work focuses on those with maximum value that are aligned with product strategy</li><li>Provide backlog management, iteration planning, and writing and elaboration of the user stories and acceptance criteria to drive product quality</li><li>Plan and lead all stakeholder communications to ensure transparency</li><li>Define KPIs for each feature, ensure there is a business owner and that reporting of impact is agreed and rolled out</li><li>Work with stakeholders, solution design and developers to ensure we optimise tools and 3rd party relationships to utilise capability that has already been invested in</li><li>Prepare and present workstream roadmaps/updates/initiatives to stakeholders/wider business</li><li>Manage investment budget and ensure that 3rd parties are delivering to agreed budgets, timings</li><li>Provide an active role in mitigating impediments impacting successful team completion of Release/Sprint Goals</li><li>Research and analyse market, the users, and the roadmap for the product</li><li>Keep abreast with Agile/Scrum best practices and new trends</li></ul></div><!-- Ideal Candidate --><div><h3>The Ideal Candidate</h3><ul><li>Previous working experience as a Product Owner for 2-3 years in a Retail/Ecommerce environment</li><li>Knowledge / experience of Agile process and principles</li><li>Outstanding communication, presentation and leadership skills</li><li>Excellent organisational and time management skills</li><li>Sharp analytical and problem-solving skills</li><li>Creative thinker with a vision</li></ul></div><!-- About the Company --><div><h3>About the Company</h3><p>Card Factory is the UK’s leading specialist retailer of greeting cards, dressings, and gifts with over one thousand stores across the UK and Ireland.  In 2020 we launched our exciting 5-year business strategy including our vision of becoming a true&nbsp;Omni-channel retailer.  This strategy sees significant investment into our&nbsp;colleagues across the business creating multiple opportunities to join a fast-paced environment and be part of&nbsp;our&nbsp;exciting&nbsp;journey. &nbsp;</p><p>In return, we offer a wide range of benefits to support your physical, mental, and financial well-being.</p><p><strong>Benefits</strong></p><ul><li>25% Card Factory colleague discount in-store and online</li><li>Save As You Earn scheme</li><li>Financial Wellbeing Support&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<ul><li>Financial Education Tools</li><li>Salary Advance</li></ul></li><li>Seasonal incentive schemes</li><li>Opportunity to apply for Retail Apprenticeships</li><li>Access to blended learning and development content</li><li>Discounted mobile phone contracts</li><li>Discounts across 100’s of UK retailers</li><li>Employee Assistance Programme – access to tools to support mental, physical, and financial wellbeing</li></ul><p><iframe height="100%" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/kyRjr40aYYE?showinfo=0&amp;controls=0&amp;rel=0" width="100%"></iframe></p><p>This is an exciting role with genuine prospects for the right candidate. If this role describes you and your career aspirations, click apply now.</p><p>We reserve the right to close this vacancy once sufficient suitable applications have been received. We advise applying early to avoid disappointment as applications will be reviewed regularly.&nbsp;</p><p>No agencies, please.</p></div><!-- Hiring Organisation --><div><p>Sportswift Ltd T/A cardfactory</p></div><!-- Apply Button --><a href="https://careers.cfjobs.co.uk/members/?j=26841&amp;lang=en&amp;" class="btn btn-apply applybottom">Apply<i class="fas fa-chevron-right"></i></a></div>