Product Owner

Role: Product OwnerLocation: Nottingham (Hybrid)Salary: £60k-£80k Key Skills:Decision Engine experienceMiddleware experienceAPIs experience The opportunityOur client, a well-established UK financial services business, is looking for an experienced Product Owner to join its product function. Reporting into the Head of Product, you'll sit at the heart of the organisation, connecting the operational side of the business with an in-house engineering team so that every piece of software delivered solves a real problem for customers. What you'll be doingPartnering with senior leadership across product, operations and technology to turn business strategy into a clear, achievable product planShaping and communicating the product vision and roadmap, and helping keep the technology platform modern and fit for the futureActing as the decision-maker on technology change, setting priorities and managing the backlogGathering and refining requirements with stakeholders and writing well-defined user stories and backlog itemsCollaborating with engineers on test planning and deliveryStrengthening day-to-day collaboration and trust between business and technical teamsLeading and developing your team, encouraging an environment where people feel safe to experiment, test ideas and learn fastHelping the wider business shift its focus from discussion to action and deliveryTaking part in, and facilitating where needed, all Scrum ceremonies How success will be measuredDelivered work addresses the intended problem and has measurable outcomesResults of change are tracked and shared with the wider teamStakeholders feel involved in, and ownership of, the solutions being builtThe business sees ongoing, improving value from its investment in product development What you'll bringProven experience as a Product Owner in an agile software environment, ideally within financial servicesSpecific experience with decision-engine products.A solid grasp of the software development lifecycle and modern technology stacksGood working knowledge of APIs and middlewareStrong analytical and documentation skillsFamiliarity with analytics and user-behaviour tools (such as Hotjar or Google Tag Manager) is a plusAn understanding of good UX/UI practice and how to build it into requirements from the startA track record of seeing projects, preferably software, through to successful deliveryExcellent communication, presentation and facilitation skillsA people-focused leadership style and a genuine commitment to continuous improvementExperience working alongside in-house engineering teams using agile methodsAn agile certification such as CSPO would be advantageous