About the role:

We are looking for an experienced Product Owner to join our Transformation & Technology (T&T) department for the product portfolio of our Asset & Finance business functions. Working within an Agile mindset, reporting to the Systems Manager, the post holder will work alongside Business Analysts, Developers and within the wider IT department. They will implement and take ownership of third-party and in-house solutions by way of managing product backlogs and development roadmaps. This is an exciting and rewarding role within a forward-thinking team who are always looking at innovative ways of delivering fantastic solutions within the business and evolving the sector at large.

A full job description is available to view at www.gentoogroup.com/careers

What we are looking for:

You will possess a relevant IT qualification or equivalent experience and have comprehensive knowledge of Agile SDLC.
Demonstrable experience within a Product Owner role and experience with Agile management software, preferably Jira Software.
Strong knowledge of system architecture is essential with infrastructure (networks, virtualisation etc) and software development exposure in some capacity (frontend, backend, database etc)
Exposure to Asset and Finance solutions/processes would be desirable but not essential.

Some of our great benefits include:

30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
12.30 pm finish on a Fridays
Flexible and hybrid working.
Free Health Cash Plan, with cashback for dental, optical, physio, wellbeing therapies and more, with some free child cover.
Access to private healthcare through the Health Cash Plan.
Competitive Aviva pension scheme - Gentoo will contribute up to 10% based on your personal contribution.
Salary sacrifice electric vehicle scheme
Enhanced family-friendly leave
Car mileage allowance if you use your personal vehicle for business purposes.
Life assurance cover to the value of 3 times your annual salary.

Closing date:

22-Oct-2023

We're a housing association that provides more than 60,000 people in Sunderland with a place they can call home. We're a values-driven organisation, with a clear vision, a social purpose and a commitment to investing in people, place and property. We believe everyone has the right to live in a good quality home they can afford and invest millions of pounds every year in keeping our existing homes safe, secure, and compliant.

We're also playing our part in addressing the UK housing crisis locally, by building hundreds of new, modern and contemporary homes for rent in Sunderland - homes that meet the needs of local people. Not only do we provide vital housing - we support our tenants, residents and communities by investing in services that help people live their best possible life.

This includes helping people to work, victims of domestic abuse and anti-social behaviour, young people to live independently, as well as a wellbeing service that supports our elderly tenants and residents.