D&T Solution Owner - Legal & CR Value Stream

Job Title: D&T Solution Owner - Legal & CR Value Stream

About us: With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, we're the world's leading premium drinks company. Bring your passion and use your curiosity as you explore, collaborate, and innovate to build brands consumers love. Together with passionate people from all over the world, you'll test new ideas, learn and grow, and unlock a brighter, more exciting future.

Join us to create a career worth celebrating.

About the Function:

Our Digital and Technology (D&T) team are innovators, delivering ground-breaking solutions that will help shape the future of our iconic brands. Technology touches every part of our business, from the sourcing of sustainable ingredients to marketing and development of our online platforms. We utilise data insights to build competitive advantage, supporting our people to deliver value faster.

Our D&T team includes some of the most talented digital professionals in the industry. Every day, we come together to push boundaries and innovate, shaping the digital solutions of tomorrow. Whatever your passion, we'll help you become the best you can be, creating career-defining work and delivering breakthrough thinking.

About the team:

About the role: (TE)

Context/Scope:

Diageo is the world's leading premium drinks company, a business built on the

principles and foundations laid by the giants of our industry. Arthur Guinness, Alexander

Walker, and many other dedicated people that followed in their footsteps, cared deeply

about the people and businesses they fostered, and the communities in which they

operated. Today we stand on the shoulders of these giants and act with the same

entrepreneurial spirit. We are a spirited company born of an incredible entrepreneurial

legacy. The success of Guinness®, Smirnoff®, Johnnie Walker®, Tanqueray®, Baileys® and

many more brands led to the formation of our company in 1997. And we only thrive

today because of the talent of our people to grow our brands, old and new, and keep

them strong. Our purpose, celebrating life, every day, everywhere means that our

brands are part of celebrations big and small. We believe that living our purpose in full is

to make the most of life - to be the best you can be at work, at home, with friends, in the

community, and for the community.

We strive to accelerate time to value through strategic partnership, world class

execution and maximum adoption of our products, solutions and data. We are

passionate about creating a dynamic culture capable of continuous and sustainable

improvement.

CR & Legal VS has approx. 25 apps of which change activity is undertaken for 3.

Approximately 2-3 projects running in a year

Dimensions

Financial

This role is a people manager & application owner role with all its direct financial

responsibility.

Market Complexity

Global span. Mainly delivering for two global functions (CR & Legal) and working jointly

with regional D&T teams for local & regional applications/projects

Leadership Responsibilities & capabilities

. Direct reports consists of Platform Architect, Devops SMEs,

. Oversee contractors & partners work & services as appropriate

Purpose of Role

The Solution Owner is a key role within the ValueStream Team, responsible for defining

and delivering innovative and fit for purpose solutions to meet business objectives

within an Agile IT organization. This role requires a deep understanding of the

organization's strategic goals, employee needs, and market trends, as well as strong

leadership and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams. The

Solution Owner acts as the liaison between business stakeholders, the development

and operation delivery teams, ensuring alignment, prioritization, and successful

delivery and support of solutions. The Solution Owner will Ensures owned applications are running securely, compliantly

and stable, in line with business needs and continuously improved.

Top Accountabilities

Qualifications and Experience Required

. Solution Strategy and Vision:

. Develop and communicate the vision and strategic direction for the software

solutions within the value stream, considering business goals and market needs.

. Collaborate with stakeholders to define the product roadmap, ensuring

alignment with the organization's objectives and customer needs.

. Prioritize features and user stories based on business value, technical feasibility,

and customer feedback.

. Project Delivery Management:

. Act as a key driver for Agile project delivery, facilitating sprint planning, backlog

grooming, and other project ceremonies.

. Collaborate with the Project Manager / Scrum Master and development team to

ensure the successful delivery of software solutions, adhering to Agile principles

and best practices.

. Continuously monitor and measure project progress, identifying and resolving

issues and risks to ensure on-time and high-quality delivery.

. Collaborate with DevOps and Run teams in establishing and delivering

appropriate service levels

. Stakeholder Management:

. Engage with business stakeholders, product managers, and end-users to

understand their needs, gather requirements, and provide updates on project

status.

. Manage stakeholder expectations, ensuring effective communication channels

are in place to address concerns and solicit feedback.

. Collaborate with other Solution Owners, Product Owners, and Value Stream

Leaders to ensure alignment across teams and maximize value delivery.

. Product Ownership and Definition:

. Define and prioritize user stories and product backlog items based on input from

stakeholders, market analysis, and customer feedback.

. Provide clarity and guidance to the development and run teams on product

requirements, acceptance criteria, service level objectives and desired

outcomes.

. Ensure Product Support Operations are stable and compliant, KPIs/SLAs are

met, the team is resourced.

. Application Run and Control

. Continuous Improvement and Learning:

. Operates a DevSecOps model for the applications in scope: ensures smooth

operation of the tools where incidents are solved within SLA, and analyzed for

root cause to avoid future re-appearance. Satisfactory rating in all relevant CARM

areas and audits.

. Ensures that the team delivers all tasks (developments or support) in line with

the CARM controls, at all times, where every internal and external audits have a

satisfactory result.

. Foster a culture of continuous improvement within the value stream team,

encouraging experimentation and innovation.

. Gather and analyse feedback from stakeholders and end-users to drive

enhancements and evolve the product roadmap.

. Stay up to date with industry trends, emerging technologies, and Agile

methodologies, sharing knowledge and best practices with the team.

Budget

. Support the head of Value Stream to manage and optimise cost across people,

portfolio, BAU for their area.

Leadership

. Team management

o Ensure all tasks (both operational and compliance related) are properly

assigned

o Skills and capabilities are available within the team

o Team is fully resourced and backups in place

. People management

o Manage the P4G process.

o Develop and coach team members

Experience / skills required:

Flexible Working Statement: Flexibility is key to our success. From part-time and compressed hours to different locations, our people work flexibly in ways to suit them. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you so that you're supported from day one.

Rewards & Benefits Statement: (TE)

Diversity statement: Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this.

We embrace diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you'll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You'll be part of and help build and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more.

Ourambitionistocreatethebestperforming,mosttrustedandrespectedconsumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to the next level and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world.

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