Job Title:  Inzpire - Product Owner

THE COMPANY

We are a highly innovative and rapidly growing defence and technology company that design, develop, and deliver some of the world’s most advanced defence related training, products, and services.

We were recently crowned Employer of the Year at the British Ex-Forces in Business Awards 2023. We have been listed as one of the ‘100 Best Large Companies to Work For’ in the UK and Midlands by Best Companies several times as well as achieving ‘Best Companies 3 Star Accreditation’ and a rating of ‘world-class’ for our employee engagement on a number of occasions.  We are also proud to have been honoured with two Queen’s Awards for Enterprise in Innovation, for our next-generation GECO military mission planning system.

As part of a unique and specialist defence company, our friendly team consists of experienced and highly capable individuals, working together with a mature ‘can do’ work ethic. Our central business functions are located in an easily accessible, bright and modern head office to the west of Lincoln, alongside our mission systems team, while the majority of our operational specialists are embedded alongside our Defence customers.

THE ROLE

Our award-winning Mission Systems Team deliver advanced aviation IT systems from our office in Lincoln to customers around the world. As a result of our continued success and business expansion, we are delighted to offer a Product Owner opportunity to support the development and delivery of our bespoke IT products. 

As a Product Owner, you will be responsible for enabling the development of GECO Mission Support System features by understanding and communicating internal and customer priorities for product features to your software development team as well as leading design activity.  

The main duties of the role will include: 

• Understand and adhere to the Company’s corporate strategy, objectives and internal processes. 

• Understand and implement the strategy and vision of MSN that affect your areas of responsibility. 

• Lead design activities for new features in your assigned product areas. 

• Ensure that features under development meet the needs of our end users and our business through active prioritisation of our backlog. 

• Work with other stakeholders to develop and maintain a roadmap of internally and externally facing features for development. 

• Maintain current knowledge of Product Development and Management methodology and best practice. 

• Maintain a comprehensive understanding of Inzpire’s GECO products and services. 

• Maintain a market awareness in order to assist the Company in maintaining its competitive advantage. 

• Stay abreast of developments in operational requirements and advances in IT systems technology. 

• Build and maintain domain expertise in Air and Aviation Mission Planning. 

These duties will be primarily undertaken in the setting of an agile software development framework. We see development of our people as a high priority and mentoring/training to develop in the role will be provided. 

This role is based in the Company Offices in Lincoln; remote and flexible working is available where tasking allows - applicants should assume that they may be required to work in the office full-time some weeks and frequently during the probation period. 

THE PERSON

We are looking for a proactive, articulate, flexible and confident individual with the ability to balance the needs of the customer with the strategic vision for the product. You should be capable of accurately communicating complex technical concepts to the team, ensuring high quality output to match or exceed customer expectations. 

As a member of a small highly skilled team, you should be capable of working collaboratively with other specialisations and leading the team to a cohesive solution. The individual will need to have had extensive experience as a Product Owner or a similar level of experience as a military aviator. 

Essential  

• Excellent communication and literacy skills (written and verbal) 

• Strong team leadership skills 

• Either experience of working in a military aviation environment or professional Product Owner experience 

• Good organisational and time management skills 

• Excellent IT skills 

Desirable 

• Previous experience of Azure DevOps 

• Understanding of the aviation environments where our products are used 

• Experience of software user interface design 

• Understanding of safety, security and engineering standards and concepts (e.g. RTCA/DO-200A, DO-178C, ‘Secure By Design’)  

Due to the nature of elements of the role, the successful applicant must be a UK National and may be required to successfully complete National Security Vetting which may require criminal record, security service and credit reference checks; qualification will also normally require a minimum UK residency of at least 5 years.

HOW TO APPLY

If you have the required background and are interested in joining a high-performing team, supporting the delivery of exceptional award-winning products and services to our customers, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please click apply and follow the instructions to upload your CV.

Please note that we are part of the QinetiQ group and you will be taken to the QinetiQ careers website in order to complete your application.

BENEFITS

• 30 days paid holiday plus 8 days bank holidays per year.
• Uncapped paid leave scheme (upon successful completion of probation period).
• Company provided private medical and dental insurance.
• QinetiQ Share Incentive Scheme.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
• Annual profit and performance related pay scheme.
• Death in service (x4 salary).
• Company contributions into a group personal pension scheme.
• Business travel insurance.
• Tax efficient cycle to work and charitable giving schemes.
• Tax efficient electric vehicle company car scheme.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES  

Inzpire are committed to creating an inclusive and respectful environment for current and prospective employees. We recognise that a diverse, talented and highly motivated workforce is pivotal to our continuing success, therefore our selection decisions are based on the merit of the individual, irrespective of their race, colour, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, marital status, disability or any other characteristic.

We genuinely recognise the benefits of a diverse and inclusive working environment.  We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer, a supportive signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant and a Gold award winner within the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We are therefore delighted to offer a guaranteed interview scheme to service leavers, reservists and military spouses or partners (including those of service leavers) who meet all our advertised requirements.