Job Description
We’d all like amazing work to do, and real work-life balance. That’s waiting for you at Sainsbury’s. Think about the scale it takes for us to feed the nation. The level of data, transactions and variety it involves. Then you’ll realise that ours is a modern software engineering environment because it has to be. We’ve made serious investment into a Tech Academy and into setting standards and principles. We iterate, learn, experiment and push ways of working such as Agile, Scrum and XP. So you can look forward to awesome opportunities in everything from AI to reusable tech.
Sainsburys Tech - Product Manager Payments
Reporting to
Product Manager
In a nutshell
Want to work on a customer facing app using best in class agile processes with reach to millions of customers?
Want to solve really interesting problems at huge scale?
Want to learn from the best and be challenged to think differently every day?
Want to work hand in hand with development teams where you drive success and return to the business?
Want the flexibility to work at home and in an office where it helps you meet your work and life commitments?
In this Product Manager role, you will be at the forefront of our payments technology with the opportunity to make a huge impact. You will work with an in-house team of brilliant engineers developing our payments technology to be best in class. Payments technology plays a critical role In helping shape our strategic vision, and you will have the opportunity to make meaningful change that underpins our payments offering. You will be part of a team of three Product People owning the full payments architecture for one of the largest retailers In the UK.
Our product teams are made up of inspired and multidiscipline individuals who are empowered to solve hard problems in ways our customers love and serve the needs of our business. You will have true empowered autonomy mixed with plenty of support to learn, grow and develop your career.
What I need to do
- You will be responsible for our payments Infrastructure, delivering enhancements that underpin our payment journeys across all Sainsbury's brands
- You will support the wider payments team in ensuring payments technology meets the required standards of security (PCI compliance, scheme regulatory requirements)
- You will work with our partners, to deliver Sainsbury's strategic vision
- You’ll own and maintain a realistic 90-day roadmap, as well as a prioritised, estimated FY backlog and regularly communicating progress, proactively managing risks/issues to remove blockers
- You will champion the needs of our customers and colleagues, using insight from multiple data sources to drive value-led prioritisation
- You will work closely with in-house engineering teams and stakeholders from across the business to support end-to-end delivery of the roadmap
- Keep up with relevant industry trends to help shape your thinking
What I need to show
- You are bold, curious, resilient and empathetic and able to connect with stakeholders and the team in an authentic way. What’s more, you’ll be comfortable with making decisions, challenging assumptions and taking risks.
- You thrive on translating business goals, technology strategies and market knowledge into a product roadmap that prioritises delivery of value and enables future business agility
- You really get the customer and can translate requirements into clear user stories and sprint goals for the engineering teams
- You’re technically curious, having worked directly with engineers, architects and third parties building real software. You ask the right questions so that you can help others understand your product
- You’re courageous and understand that failing and learning isn’t really failing at all. You’ll encourage the team to experiment and try new and exciting solutions
- A people person. You’ll build great relationships. We need people who want to help us build a brilliant team culture and make Sainsbury’s a great place to work.
What I need to know
- Knowledge and understanding of a retail business and the technology landscape, and how to maximise the value that products can and will add
- Understanding of Agile delivery and modern engineering team practices
- Knowledge of technical product development principles and methodologies
Resources available to me
- Line manager, peers and wider team
- Product competency framework and community of practice
- Learning and development opportunities
- Specific budget for products (budget ownership sits with PPM Line Manager)
What decisions I can make
- All decisions related to delivering the roadmap for the product
- Prioritisation and value return across the product
Grade
C4
We are committed to making Tech a place where people love to work where diverse and engaged team make a purposeful contribution. Sainsbury’s is committed to being the most inclusive retailer, and flexible working including job sharing is welcomed wherever possible. In Tech we welcome such conversations and are proud to champion a diverse and inclusive culture
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We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer, so you’ll be welcomed whoever you are and wherever you work. Around here, there’s always the chance to try something new - whether that’s as part of an evolving team or somewhere else across the business - and we take development seriously and promise to support you. We also recognise and celebrate colleagues when they go the extra mile and, where possible, offer flexible working. When you join our team, we’ll also offer you an amazing range of benefits. Here are some of them:
Starting off with colleague discount, you'll be able to get 10% off at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat after 4 weeks. This increases to 15% off at Sainsbury’s every Friday and Saturday and 15% off at Argos every pay day. We've also got you covered for your future with our pensions scheme and life cover. You'll also be able to share in our success as you may be eligible for a performance-related bonus of up to 10% of salary, depending on how we perform.
Your wellbeing is important to us too. You'll receive an annual holiday allowance, and you can buy additional holiday. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, pay advance (where you can access some of your pay before pay day) as well access to a great range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers. And if you ever need it there is also an employee assistance programme.
Moments that matter are as important to us as they are to you which is why we give up to 26 weeks’ pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks’ pay for paternity leave.
Please see www.sainsburys.jobs for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).