Product Owner – Forecasting & Stress Testing

Job title: Product Owner – Forecasting & Stress Testing

Company: Coventry Building Society


Job description: We have an exciting 12-month secondment opportunity for a Product Owner to work on Forecasting and Stress Testing Group Capabilities Work Stream (FAST). This role involves driving the delivery and execution of forecasting and stress testing capabilities of the group.The Product Owner will collaborate closely with Product Manager, stakeholders, development teams, and business leaders to ensure the delivery of high-value solutions that meet regulatory requirements and business objectives.Key responsibilities include delivering and communicating the progress of the solution, managing the product backlog, and facilitating agile practices. The role also involves, ensuring quality assurance, and monitoring product performance.The Product Owner will manage aspects of the product lifecycle, enabling the product to meet the needs of customers/users and achieve financial or other targets. This role also facilitates product adoption and business readiness, working with business change teams to ensure and monitor product performance after go-live.This role is pivotal in ensuring that the organisation’s forecasting and stress testing capabilities are robust, compliant, and aligned with strategic goals.About youTo be successful in this role it’s essential that you will:

• Have knowledge of Finance and Treasury Functions
• Have knowledge of Forecasting and Stress Testing
• Have strong stakeholder management skills, particularly when negotiating with stakeholders to manage competing priorities and conflict.
• Experienced in cross functional collaboration, including workshop facilitation with the ability to communicate clearly and concisely.
• Experienced at presenting progress and updating senior stakeholders aligning to project timelines, with the ability to highlight and resolve issues and blockers.
• Ability to maintain and update project artefacts such as roadmaps and value cases.

Desirable experience needed will be:

• Knowledge of SAFe or Agile delivery methodologies and experience of working within Agile project environments.

• Experience within the financial services sector
• Experience of project management software such as; Jira.

About usWe’re one of the largest building societies in the UK and we share a mutual goal across our branches and our offices to improve the lives of others.We’re officially recognised as a ‘Great Place to Work’ and our benefits go beyond basic pay, with a discretionary bonus scheme, a culture of reward and recognition and comprehensive support for wellbeing.At the beginning of the year, The Co-operative Bank officially became part of our Group. Together, we have shared values and an ethical approach towards our members, customers and colleagues.We’re serious about equality, of race, age, faith, disability, and sexual orientation and we celebrate diversity. By working together, we know you’ll build more than just a career with us.All together, better.Flexibility and why it mattersWe understand the need for flexibility, so wherever possible, we’ll consider alternative working patterns. Have a chat with us before you apply to see what the possibilities are for this role.Proud to be a Disability Confident Committed EmployerWe’re proud to offer an interview or assessment to every disabled applicant who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies. As part of the application process, disabled applicants can opt in for the Disability Confident Interview Scheme. If there are ever occasions where it is not practicable to interview all candidates that meet the essential criteria, such as when we receive a high number of applications, we commit to interviewing disabled candidates who best meet the minimum essential and desirable criteria.If you would like to opt in to the scheme please contact our recruitment team when you apply viaLocationCoventryCheck out our latest rolesNeed help?

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Coventry Building Society is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority (firm reference number 150892 www.fca.org.uk). Coventry Building Society. Principal Office: Coventry House, Harry Weston Road, Binley, Coventry, West Midlands CV3 2TQ.

Expected salary: £49190 – 55340 per year

Location: Coventry

Job date: Sat, 07 Jun 2025 03:51:15 GMT

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