Altitude Angel – Product Owner

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Look up and you probably don’t see much. Maybe a plane, the occasional helicopter and, of course, the odd bird. Not for long…

We at Altitude Angel envisage a future where drones are set to revolutionise the lives of everyone on the planet, so we’re building the platforms to ensure drones can fly safely alongside other, more traditional, forms of aviation.

Since 2014 we’ve been steadily growing our team beyond our Reading HQ, whilst expanding our network into Europe, attracting some of the finest minds and top talent from the worlds of aviation, software engineering and product development.

Our platform is now used in 152 countries across the globe enabling over 50,000 safe drone flights every month, including everything from transport of life-saving medication in sub-Saharan Africa to coffee and burger delivery in the Republic of Ireland.

With drones becoming more and more prevalent, we’re looking for individuals who are eager to help us build and deliver the solutions which have the potential to change the world.

If you want to join us and be at the forefront of the aerial revolution, apply today.

About the role:

Working as part of the Altitude Angel team means you will be working with the industry leaders and the those at the literal forefront of automated aviation and the next era of aviation. You will directly contribute to building the skyscape of the future. 

Widely regarded as a technical leader in our field, our national foundation technologies are deployed internationally by governments, civil aviation authorities and air navigation providers to meet the needs of an emerging industry.

We are seeking an experienced, driven, and pro-active Product Owner to join our Products team. You’ll be taking on the ownership of our GuardianUTM Enterprise portfolio, which means balancing the execution of our overall product vision and roadmap, alongside a continuous improvement programme addressing customer and user feedback and discovering and implementing the most valuable new features.

Our ideal candidate will have high-level of technical acumen, be detail-orientated and passionate about delivery.

Key Activities:

Convert our vision and roadmap into actionable work items (user stories)
Drive the identification and articulation of new product updates – value, value, value
Serve as a customer advocate within the Engineering teams
Manage the Backlog against commercial requirements – prioritisation, sequencing and execution
Support our Engineering teams in optimising the agile development process
Own, set and maintain a high-quality bar for releasing product updates
Influence and support the articulation of our roadmap
Gather insight and input from stakeholders on where our products can be improved
Ensure great communication on product updates
Support the definition and reporting of KPI’s and performance measures

Top Qualities:

Excellent communication, presentation and writing skills
Able to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
Able to juggle multiple concurrent projects, balancing priorities, and dependencies
Able to rapidly consume and expand domain and market knowledge
Driven, creative, a natural problem-solver with excellent attention to detail
Sound judgement, and the ability to say no, when appropriate, to ensure focus on delivering impactful, timely products

Skills:

2+ years of proven experience in Product ownership, executing and delivering SaaS applications, primarily within the B2B space
Experience working in a highly agile environment
Strong technical acumen (no expectation of coding but must be able to have a sufficient depth of knowledge to discuss technical implementation) – so a technical background is strongly preferred.
Bonus points for experience in mobile Product ownership

Benefits

At Altitude Angel we’re dedicated to creating a positive working environment which empowers our employees to the be the best version of themselves. Through personalised Career Development Plans and generous home/work life-balance considerations, we support our team to work in the best way for them.