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Sarah Dow

Auchtermuchty,Fife

Summary

Highly motivated, ambitious and customer obsessed Lead Product Owner, who thrives in a fast paced, delivery focused environment. Passionate about shaping digital products and services that meet and exceed customer needs while delivering against business strategy and product P&L.
An imaginative problem solver with the ability to think disruptively, generating new ideas and solutions to issues whilst remaining focused on successful project outcomes.
Strong understanding of the regulatory agenda in banking and finance, along with future and emerging market trends.

Experienced project manager with the ability to quickly and thoroughly understand new and complex subject matter, under tight time pressure. High attention to detail and the ability to get things right ‘first time'.
I welcome responsibility and enthusiastically seek out new challenges to learn, develop and build on my existing skill set.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

Lead Product Owner, Group Change & Transformation

Rathbones Group Plc
04.2022 - Current

Digital product development and delivery of new technology solutions focused on fundamentally transforming Rathbones' operating model and moving them towards a more efficient, digitally enabled wealth management business.
Leadership responsibility for defining, embedding and launching the following digital products within the business;
- Core client CRM system;
- Marketing and communications platforms;
- Portals and workflows to support both investment managers and financial planners in their day to day roles;
- Digitally supported prospecting tool;
- Digital servicing journeys.
A highly complex and multi-vendor landscape, within which I am responsible for ensuring these deliveries combine to provide one seamless client and adviser experience, which supports the future ambitions and strategy of the firm.

Senior Digital Product Owner

M&G Plc
06.2021 - 04.2022

Senior Digital Product Owner responsible for leading The Advice Partnership through the early stages of their digital transformation journey, embedding and launching a new client and adviser CRM technology solution, and ensuring the resulting client and adviser experience met and exceeded their users' expectations.
This included;
- Defining and launching the initial digital product MVP
- Owning and developing the full product roadmap, ensuring it met key business objectives and aligned to wider business strategy
- Creating and prioritising the product backlog, to ensure successful future product development and innovation.

Product Owner, Digital Incubation and Development

Tesco Bank
07.2020 - 06.2021

Product Owner for the delivery of one of the largest digital product proposition launched within Tesco Bank. Lead the product development and launch of a brand new digital banking product, Clubcard Pay.

Product Manager, Savings and Lending

Tesco Bank
11.2018 - 07.2020

Providing strategic product management for Tesco Bank's Savings and Lending products.
This included delivery of the recent Persistent Debt and High Cost of Credit regulation and resulting customer remedies across our portfolio of products.
Latterly, this role involved working on the Bank's response to COVID-19, customer payment breaks, and the product management and customer communications requirements resulting from these changes.

Corporate Communication

Tesco Bank
07.2014 - 11.2018

Senior level position within the Tesco Bank press team, providing strategic communications advice on business, product and brand campaigns for media, politicians and customers.

Education

Postgraduate Diploma - Communications and Media Relations

Cardiff University (Prifysgol Caerdydd)
Cardiff
09.2005 - 05.2006

Master of Arts - Politics

University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh
09.2001 - 05.2005

Skills

  • Product Strategy and Management
  • Agile Product Delivery
  • Vendor Selection and Management
  • Proposition Development
  • Business Strategy
  • Leadership
  • Innovation
  • User Experience (UX)
  • Communication skills

Certification

Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)

Scrum Alliance

Timeline

Lead Product Owner, Group Change & Transformation

Rathbones Group Plc
04.2022 - Current

Senior Digital Product Owner

M&G Plc
06.2021 - 04.2022

Product Owner, Digital Incubation and Development

Tesco Bank
07.2020 - 06.2021

Product Manager, Savings and Lending

Tesco Bank
11.2018 - 07.2020

Corporate Communication

Tesco Bank
07.2014 - 11.2018

Postgraduate Diploma - Communications and Media Relations

Cardiff University (Prifysgol Caerdydd)
09.2005 - 05.2006

Master of Arts - Politics

University of Edinburgh
09.2001 - 05.2005
Sarah Dow