Service Owner

SBA are currently supporting our Central Government client who are seeking a Service Owner on an initial 12 month contract located in Glasgow. The ideal candidate will have the ability to develop an agile business case, own and iterate it throughout the lifecycle. Able to develop benefits with others within the portfolio. ESSENTIAL SKILLS and EXPERIENCE:Lifecycle perspective: able to apply experience of multiple parts of the lifecycle. Able to recognise when it is right to move forward and when it is right to stop. Able to recognise the appropriate deliverables and the right people to meet these. Able to work with other agile delivery operations throughout the product lifecycle. Able to plan and engage with the appropriate stakeholders at a particular stage in the project.Operational management: keeps abreast of industry best practice and cascades ways of working. Knows how to make operations efficient. Is the escalation point for major operational issues and works closely with incident and problem management and the leaders of operational delivery teams in DDaT.Supplier and relationship management: able to build strong relationships with business stakeholders and to manage and oversee suppliers and managed service providers, holding them to account for performance and value.Problem ownership: is able to anticipate problems and knows how to defend against them at the right time. Understands how the problem fits into the larger picture. Is able to articulate the problem and ..... full job details .....