Product Owner – Shortened JD
Role Summary The Product Owner will maximise value delivered by Agile Scrum teams through effective product ownership, stakeholder engagement and outcome-focused delivery. The role acts as the voice of the client, translating business needs into clear user stories and prioritised product outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and prioritise the product backlog in line with business and client objectives.
- Define and communicate product vision, roadmap and priorities.
- Create and refine epics, features, user stories and Given/When/Then acceptance criteria .
- Facilitate backlog refinement, requirement-gathering sessions and stakeholder workshops.
- Act as the voice of the customer and translate business needs into actionable requirements.
- Collaborate with Engineering, Architecture, UX/UI, Design and Delivery teams.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Reviews, Stand-ups and Retrospectives.
- Ensure delivered solutions meet acceptance criteria and deliver measurable business value.
- Use product metrics, analytics and stakeholder feedback to support prioritisation and continuous improvement.
- Support product discovery, user research, customer journeys and user-centred design.
- Manage multiple initiatives and stakeholders across business and technology teams.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Proven experience as a Product Owner / Product Analyst in an Agile Scrum workplace.
- Strong experience in backlog management, prioritisation, user stories, epics and acceptance criteria .
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication and workshop facilitation skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a customer-focused mindset.
- Experience working closely with software engineering and cross-functional teams.
- Exposure to .NET, Java, Python, APIs, integrations or cloud technologies .
- Experience with Microsoft Azure and/or AWS .
- Understanding of UX/UI, customer journeys and user-centred design.
- Data-driven approach to product decisions and prioritisation.
- Strong documentation, organisation and decision-making skills.
Desirable
- Experience in Insurance, Claims, Legal or Professional Services .
- Exposure to DevOps, workflow/case management platforms or digital transformation .
- Experience working across multiple business units or international regions.
- Product discovery, user research or Design Thinking experience.
- Certifications such as PSPO, CSPO, SAFe POPM, PSM, Azure Fundamentals or AWS Cloud Practitioner .
Ideal Candidate
- A self-driven, collaborative and outcome-focused Product Owner who can balance business priorities, customer needs and technical constraints , influence stakeholders effectively, and drive Agile teams towards measurable product outcomes.
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