What we do

Basis Technologies is trusted by the world’s best-performing organisations to unlock their full potential with SAP. Our industry-leading tools help businesses drive transformation with confidence, achieving the freedom to outpace competitors while safeguarding critical systems that maintain business continuity.

We help the likes of P&G, Honda and Booking.com take control of change from discovery to delivery. Actionable insights help them understand the consequences of SAP change before execution, while automation enables continuous innovation by accelerating complex business processes in a controlled environment. This delivers all the benefits of changing at pace with none of the risk.

Who we are

As a profitable organisation with proven solutions and an enviable retention rate, we are at an exciting point as we scale from 130+ global employees. We have the foundations in place to grow with purpose, whilst retaining the individual ownership and tangible impact you would expect working in a scale up organisation.

At Basis Technologies, we are a global Team who collaborate across all levels, locations and departments, whilst individually having the knowledge and expertise, autonomy and accountability to drive successful outcomes. Our fast-paced environment means we embrace change, and communicate effectively, to proactively and creatively solve problems.

In 2024, we have been officially named one of the UK's Best Workplaces by Great Place to Work® for a second year in a row.

The Opportunity

If you were to join Basis Technologies in our Product Owner position, you can expect to:

• Define and prioritise the product backlog
• Create clear user stories with acceptance criteria, prioritise features, and ensure that the backlog is aligned with the product vision and roadmap
• Work closely with the development team, providing them with the necessary information, clarifications, and feedback needed to develop the product according to the defined priorities and product strategy
• Provide feedback on the product's usability and functionality
• Actively participate in Scrum events such as Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives, and work alongside the development team to clarify requirements and help them understand the business side of the product
• Be responsible for continuously improving the product based on customer feedback and SAP market trends, identify opportunities for innovation and ensure that the product remains competitive in the marketplace.
• Be responsible for ensuring user documentation (for example manuals, training, release notes) are up to date.
• Train the Pre-Sales and Delivery teams on new features / capabilities and answer questions coming via Pre-Sales (prospects) or Delivery/Engineers (New/Existing customers)
• Use technical knowledge to bridge the gap between product and technical aspects of product development
• Communicate with stakeholders to ensure that everyone is on the same page regarding features, functionality, and deadlines
• Participate in the creation, in partnership the Head of Development, of the product release schedule and plan.

Is this opportunity for you?

To help you establish whether this role is for you, these are the key foundational characteristics you will need to be set up for success:

• Strong technical skills including software development and design processes, in Scrum and Agile development methodologies
• Knowledge of user experience principles and product backlog management
• In-depth experience in SAP transport management
• In-depth experience in SAP architecture types and configurations
• Understanding of current and future direction of SAP’s technologies, capabilities, and ecosystem
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate with many different stakeholders including members of the product development team, product management team, sales, pre-sales, delivery, and customers
• Product Management: A strong understanding of product management practices, including market research, user-centered design, and product strategy. This includes creating a technical roadmap and managing the product backlog
• Experience with using Jira for release planning, backlog grooming and user story refinement
• Deep understanding of Scrum practices and the ability to effectively participate in Scrum ceremonies
• Ability to understand technical concepts and translate them into user stories
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to analyze data and metrics, identify trends and insights, and use data to make informed decisions
• Strong leadership skills, including the ability to inspire and motivate cross-functional teams, lead by example, and provide guidance and support to team members
• A customer-centric mindset, including a deep understanding of customer needs, preferences, and behaviours
• Ability to manage conflicting priorities and manage both customer and internal expectations

Desirable Skills:

• Experience with ActiveControl

Why join us?

Aside from the benefits of role evolution, tangible individual impact and personal growth that you would expect working in a global scale up environment, at Basis Technologies we take looking out for our employees seriously.

We’re believers of Learning & Development. Organisational learning allows organisational team members to continue to advance their professional growth and development individually and as a team. That’s why each employee has access to £1,000 Learning and Development Support per year.

In an effort to support the mental health of our employees, we have certified Mental Health First Aiders who support our employees across the globe in developing skills to support positive wellbeing. We run a yearly initiative which gives employees from each location the opportunity to partake in a 2 day training course to become certified by Mental Health First Aid International.

Benefits and Initiatives

• Competitive salary package and bonus
• Company pension
• 25 days holiday per year, plus Bank Holidays
• Remote Hybrid working – 1 day a week in office
• Global Flexibility (work abroad up to 1 month per year)
• Paid Volunteer Day
• Learning and Development Budget
• STEM Ambassador Programme Partnership
• Monthly Shared Knowledge Sessions
• Mental Health First Aiders Programme
• Company Climate Committee