Product Architect

Greater Stoke-on-Trent Area

12/5/2024

RELEX Solutions create cutting-edge optimisation software to help retailers and consumer brands drive profitable growth. With growth comes opportunities, and we embrace both. Within our platforms, our teams are driving change, working with international colleagues and the latest tech stack to develop solutions that transform into a pioneering end product; it’s tangible and impactful – for our customers and the world.

Our technology team:

Our Technology team enjoy a challenge. They’re hungry to learn, and don’t hesitate to ask what, why, and how. They get to work with various technologies to create high quality scalable applications (just imagine, thousands of stores, millions of products, and billions of rows of raw data!). Their expertise positively impacts the environment and business processes around the world; alongside international colleagues, they drive change and develop solutions that become our pioneering end product. From functional programming, machine learning and interesting algorithms, to building big data pipelines, they’re behind it all. They can work in a flexible way, remote or in-office – after all, they contribute to all our achievements, so we reward them with genuine work-life balance and access to every opportunity.

We are looking for Product Architect to join Microspace Platform team, you will play a critical role in bridging the gap between technical and business teams, ensuring that our product backlogs are clear, actionable, and aligned to build world-class Microspace product for our customers. You will work closely with Engineering Directors, Engineering Managers, Product Managers, Architects and other stakeholders to refine roadmaps, manage backlogs, and facilitate effective sprint planning. Your role will involve both strategic oversight and hands-on collaboration with development teams to ensure that the product evolves in line with customer expectations and technical best practices.

What you’ll be doing:

• Work with Microspace Platform team to split epics into manageable work items, enabling teams to plan and execute their sprints predictably.
• Collaborate with Engineering Manager to refine roadmap items into epics, ensuring clarity and alignment with strategic goals.
• Ensure that the definition of ready is met before any work item is added to the team backlog, facilitating smooth development processes.
• Work closely with Product Managers, Engineering Directors, and Engineering Managers to develop and refine the product roadmap.
• Ensure that customer needs are clearly communicated and considered in all roadmap decisions, balancing technical and business requirements.
• Collaborate with tech architects and principals to ensure best practices are followed in the Microspace platform development.
• Increase business understanding within the development teams by explaining how customers use the product and why specific features are prioritized.
• Support dependency resolution by working with various stakeholders to clarify and address technical and customer needs.
• Enable effective sprint planning by creating a workable backlog and communicating the purpose of each work item.
• Work with the Engineering Manager and/or teams to split work into actionable items, ensuring that development is aligned with both technical capabilities and business objectives.
  
  

What you’ll bring to the table:

• Minimum of three years of experience in product ownership/management within an agile product development environment.
• Experience and knowledge of Microspace planning particularly in Planogramming and Category management.
• Strong understanding of technical architecture, particularly with cloud infrastructure, micro-service architecture, and Microsoft technologies including Azure.
• Build and maintain the operational roadmap and backlog, and work closely with internal and external stakeholders on all organizational levels to prioritize and align your plans with others
• Ensure that the product backlog is clear and provides sufficient information for development teams to execute their tasks effectively.
• Play a key role in aligning technical development with business needs, ensuring that customer requirements are met through the product roadmap.
• Maintain a balance between strategic oversight and hands-on involvement in backlog management and sprint planning.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and excellent communication skills in English
• Good knowledge of Microspace planning and optimization is a strong bonus
  
  

Our UK Offices

RELEXians can be found around the world, but here we’re based in Stoke and London. You’ll find our Stoke office in a university campus business park, a genuinely collaborative space surrounded by up-and-coming talent. In London, we have a brand-new vibrant space that doesn’t compromise on cosiness – it’s a welcoming customer hub! One of our meeting rooms even transforms into a cinema, and dogs are more than welcome. Both offices are well-equipped spaces in which to socialise and work. Your future teammates are just as passionate about technology/impacting the world as you are; they’re a vital part of our unique culture that encourages personal development and genuine work-life balance.

Across RELEX, our people are supported and rewarded. In the UK, we go even further. As well as:

• A competitive salary
• Flexible and hybrid working
• 25 days annual leave
  
  

We offer family-orientated policies such as maternity and paternity packages, the gift of time to do the school run, days off for first days of school, and even leave for your wedding and moving house! We also have private medical care, company events and a company-wide bonus. But that’s not all.

We’re on a journey with our pioneering technology and exciting growth, which is why we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for everyone. We can’t wait to see what challenges you’ll overcome and what problems you’ll solve. Join us and work with the best. Be curious. Be RELEX – Apply today.

Being part of RELEX means being heard, feeling valued and knowing that you can be yourself because you belong. We believe in actions, not words, regarding diverse hiring and employment practices. We take DE&I seriously. We champion and benefit from global diversity. We’re creating and evolving our culture to welcome everyone and value every idea.

Are you the one we’re looking for? Apply today and become a part of our RELEX family!

You can apply by sending your cover letter through the application form as soon as possible. Please note that we will fill this position as soon as we’ve found the right person, so we recommend that you act quickly.