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Be part of building Scotland’s future
Scottish Enterprise is Scotland's national and international economic development agency. We work to transform the Scottish economy by helping businesses to innovate and scale. Our work is critical to the Scottish Government’s National Strategy for Economic Transformation (NSET) and its goals of creating high-value jobs, boosting productivity, and growing national wealth.
Find out from our CEO what makes Scottish Enterprise a unique place to work.
The Opportunity
Join Scottish Enterprise’s Graduate Development Programme and discover a role in which you can make a difference to Scotland’s economy. You’ll join the team that helps to steer the evolution of Scottish Enterprise’s digital products: the ‘shopfront’ to the services we provide to businesses. These include websites like scottishenterprise.com, SDI.co.uk, and FindBusinessSupport.gov.scot. There’s also a large and comprehensive Customer Relationship Management system, plus a brand-new Customer Platform.
The role
As a product owner, you’ll work to understand both the needs of our users and the services we offer – giving you a clear vision and plan for developing one or more of our products. You’ll work alongside the cross-functional digital specialist team that creates our products, as well as a Service Delivery Manager who makes sure services are delivered effectively. You’ll also track the performance of the products you work on and suggest iterative improvements.
With product ownership typically a senior role, this is a great opportunity to fast track your skills and learn from experienced Product Owners. It’s also an ideal introduction to the collaborative way digital products are co-developed by Product Owners, plus a chance to put the skills you learned at university (no matter what subject you studied) into practical real-world use.
Your responsibilities will include:
Who we’re looking for
You’ll be an enthusiastic graduate aiming to take on an Associate Product Owner role at the end of this two-year programme. We’ll help you work towards that goal by equipping you with any skills you don’t already have. For now, we’ll expect you to bring us the following skills, experience, traits and strengths:
Life at Scottish Enterprise
As one of Scotland’s Top 10 Flexible Employers, we pride ourselves on empowering our colleagues to work when and where they can best deliver their role in support of our corporate plan. Learn more about working with us
How to apply
If you're interested in this role, complete your application form by the 8th May 2024.
Interview dates
Assessment Centres will be held in Glasgow & Edinburgh w/c 11th-14th June 2024, with a start date of September 2024.
Our values
Being part of Scottish Enterprise means being open to new ideas and trying different ways of working. We support each other to reach our full potential. We celebrate shared success and learn together when things don’t go so well. And we always treat each other fairly, with respect and understanding. Together, we are the difference.
At Scottish Enterprise, we’re proud to celebrate difference. Diversity of experience and thought is vital to the success of our vision for the future of every community across Scotland. As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applicants from a wide range of individuals, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, gender identity and expression, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.
We commit to providing any reasonable adjustments required, not only during the application and assessment process but throughout employment with us.
We have the following networks which are open to all colleagues to help drive inclusion, Disability Positive, Gender Balanced, Multi-cultural, Multi-Generational and Pride (LGBTQ+).
Apply now to build your future with us.