Costa has ambitious growth plans, with a vision to become the Worlds Most Loved Coffee company.  To support our Total Coffee growth we are seeking a Technical Product Owner to join the team and play a lead role in developing and designing the global digital strategy for Costa enabling us to deliver best in class digital experiences for our customers.

A bit about us...
 

At the heart of Costa Coffee are our values; we believe in Passion, Warmth, Trust and Courage. We are the No 1 coffee brand in the UK and as part of the Coca-Cola Company, we’re on a journey to be the worlds most loved coffee brand, we don’t settle for mediocre. We’ve come a long way from the Costa brothers first roastery in 1971, today we are a total coffee company that delivers great coffee to our consumers all over the globe. Along with our much-loved stores, this includes our Express machines, Ready to Drink range, and a long list of friends and partnerships. Costa are proud of our collaborative and inclusive workforce, who continually unlock new growth potential.

A bit about the role...

Costa Coffee is driving the evolution of our Data Platform using the latest Azure technology. To accelerate this we are looking to establish a new and exciting Agile team, which drives the need for a Technical Product Owner.  This role will help build and establish the foundations of a Data Squad within Costa.  As the Technical Product Owner you will:

• Guide an internal team of developers and testers to build compelling internal products capable of accelerating Costa's growth around the globe
• Embed a product mindset and Agile best practices in the team (collaboration with users, incremental delivery, releasing value early and often, etc.)
• Build and maintain relationships around the business, working with stakeholders to identify business opportunities and turn them into products
• Craft the team's vision and mission
• Be accountable for the products and value delivered by the team
• Inspire and energise the team and align towards one goal
• Relentlessly and continuously foster improvements both incremental and radical
• Have an entrepreneurial approach to delivery – a drive to deliver the best for customers

A bit about you…

• Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent)
• Strong hands on experience as a Product Manager or Product owner in a data agile environment facilitating value delivery, estimation, refinement, and goal-setting
• Able to manage and maintain a backlog from epics and high-level value down to stories and tasks within sprints
• Experience working with enterprise technology Data & Analytics platforms e.g Azure
  
• Expert with collaboration tools like git, jira/confluence or DevOps
• Experience of coaching and developing team ownership of engineering, compliance, and data best practices such as OWASP, GDPR, etc
• Able to manage internal technical products and prioritise work across streams using metrics like cost of delay, efficiency estimates, effort, reach, accuracy, impact, and scalability
• Able to bridge the gap between technology and business – can understand systems, data, and integrations, and can translate and communicate effectively about technology capabilities with marketing, finance, retail, and other internal Costa teams and stakeholders
• Experience managing stakeholders like senior leaders and other internal projects and business teams
• Experience facilitating workshops to surface business opportunities and refine requirements
• Experience working within software development teams in a fast-paced environment with multiple projects

What we can offer...
 

We’re on an exceptional adventure and can offer a truly purpose led career with good flexibility to suit your personal needs. In addition, you will benefit from the below:

• BUPA Healthcare
• Costa Pension Scheme
• Bonus Scheme
• 25% staff discount, including endless free coffee onsite at support office
• 25 days Holidays

Location / Travel: London / Flexible at this time
 

At Costa Coffee we celebrate Inclusion and Equality; we believe everyone should bring their true self to work. We advocate collaboration and transparency and embrace differences in all that we do. #nowisthemoment to join.