Julian Rye Email and Phone Number

Product Owner for SaaS application used throughout central and local government. Constructed, communicated, and maintained the product roadmapTook ownership of the team backlog and regularly restructured this based on programme prioritiesEstablished excellent working relationships internally, with our customers and third partiesDocumented project requirements and acceptance criteriaDecomposed high-level business and user requirements into agile user stories

Defined the product vision and identified prioritiesConstructed, communicated, and maintained the product roadmapTook ownership of the team backlog and restructured this based on programme prioritiesEstablished excellent working relationships internally, with our customers and third partiesDocumented project requirements and acceptance criteriaDecomposed high-level business and user requirements into user storiesManaged requirements through the change control process whilst ensuring commercial viabilityReviewed acceptance of requirements to confirm complete implementation and acceptance criteria are metMentoring junior team members

Led work stream to introduce Pay As You Go metering by liaising with project and business stakeholdersAchieved 110% of KPI targets whilst ensuring all business case benefits were achievedDrafted and maintained business requirements and align them with functional and non-functional technical requirementsObtained user acceptance through a 4 week structured testing programme using Compliance and Operational methodologyEnsured adherence to project timescales by building and maintaining effective business readiness plansDrove change management process using change impact assessments and stakeholder mappingSatisfied over 50 stakeholders by developing and maintaining a strong network with regular communicationMaximised manpower benefits through accurate planning and workflow reorganisationQuickly and effectively managed Business Change risks and issues

Led requirements gathering team of 6 analysts for customer type-specific system changesCarried out a comprehensive change impact assessment and delivered to senior management stakeholdersCompleted a training needs analysis, created training material and assisted with deliveryEnsured over 100 Compliance and Legislation requirements were met to avoid penalty action by industry regulatorsPlaned and delivered several smaller projects using PRINCE2 methodology

Employment Law – First point of contact for staff seeking AdviceEmployee Relations – Employment Tribunal preparationsHealth & Safety. Pay & Reward and Contract TermsEqual Opportunities

Unit Management, Target Achievement. Staff Appraisals, Internal Returns Control of Student Lending, Teaching Money ManagementAssessment of Borrowing Propositions. Manage portfolio of business accounts