Digital Product Owner

Unum; Basingstoke; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Bonus

Pension scheme

Life, medical and income insurance

Remote GP, nutrition coaching, PT, 24/

Unlimited mental health support

Job summary

Unum UK is seeking a Digital Product Owner to lead delivery across key digital platforms. You will own the backlog, prioritise the roadmap, and act as the main decision-maker while collaborating with Technology, Proposition, Marketing and Operations to deliver customer-focused features.

Candidates should have Agile product experience, strong stakeholder skills, and a PSPO/CSPO is desirable. The role offers hybrid working in Dorking or Basingstoke with generous benefits and pension schemes.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering digital products in an Agile environment.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Product Owner certification (PSPO/CSPO) desirable.

Responsibilities

• Own and prioritise the product backlog and roadmap.
• Act as the key decision maker for your product.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across Technology, Proposition, Marketing and Operations.
• Utilise data to translate customer needs into features and enhancements.
• Lead Agile delivery, ensuring focus on value and customer outcomes.
• Track KPIs and continuously improve performance.

Skills

Product backlog ownership

Agile delivery

Stakeholder management

Business outcomes focus

PSPO/CSPO desirable

Job description

Job Posting End Date: October 06

Who are we?

We’re a specialist employee benefits provider, striving to create healthy, happy workplaces. As part of the international Unum Group, we’re on a collective mission to help the working world thrive.

The role

What will you be doing?

Position: Digital Product Owner
Location: Dorking or Basingstoke with hybrid working

What will you bring?

We are looking for a Digital Product Owner to take ownership of one of our key digital platforms – UnumSync, UnumOnline or Help@Hand. You’ll lead the product backlog, drive delivery through Agile teams and shape the future of our digital customer experience.

This role will focus on our customer facing digital asset, Help@Hand, so experience as a Product Owner for applications within a consumer-focused environment would be a strong advantage.

What you’ll do

• Own and prioritise the product backlog and roadmap
• Act as the key decision maker for your product
• Collaborate with stakeholders across Technology, Proposition, Marketing and Operations
• Utilise date to translate customer needs into features and enhancements
• Lead Agile delivery, ensuring focus on value and customer outcomes
• Track KPIs and continuously improve performance

About you

• Experience delivering digital products in an Agile environment
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Ability to translate technical concepts into business outcomes
• Customer-focused, proactive, and comfortable driving change
• Product Owner certification (PSPO/CSPO) desirable

The successful Digital Product Owner can expect:

• Generous Bonus
• Pension scheme
• Life, medical and income insurance
• Access to remote GP, nutrition coaching, personal training, unlimited mental health support, and medical 2nd opinion
• 27 days holiday with the option to buy and sell holiday up to 5 days (plus Bank Holidays)
• Salary sacrifice electric car scheme with free on-site electric chargers.

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Why join us?

At Unum, we’ve created a workplace where people feel supported to progress and grow, and can see their ambitions coming to life.

As a part of our commitment to creating an inclusive workplace, we actively encourage applications from those with disabilities and those with long-term health conditions.

If you meet the essential criteria for the role and choose to opt in to the scheme during your application, you will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme.

If you need assistance and/or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to [e-mail] .

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer.

Company:

Unum UK