Finance Product Owner

Lloyds Banking Group; Wellington; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK bank is seeking a Product Owner to join their Retail Finance Change team on a 12-month Fixed Term Contract. You will manage work flow through a Kanban system, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and lead change initiatives, particularly focusing on data and Python-based solutions. The role offers hybrid working options and generous benefits, including a pension contribution and annual bonus.

Benefits

Generous pension contribution of up to 15%

Annual performance-related bonus

Share schemes including free shares

30 days’ holiday with bank holidays

Wellbeing initiatives and parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Product Owner or similar role in a change or technology delivery environment.
• Strong understanding of agile methodologies and experience working in cross-functional teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the flow of work through Kanban system.
• Collaborate with teams to understand needs and define requirements.
• Lead prioritisation of initiatives balancing strategic goals with operational demands.

Skills

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Python-based solutions

Change delivery

Job description

End Date: Monday 13 October 2025

Salary Range: £65,385 - £72,650

We support flexible working. Flexible Working Options: Hybrid Working, Job Share

Job Description Summary

Become a Product Owner in Retail Finance Change by joining Our Team! We're looking for a pro-active and purpose-driven Product Owner to join our Retail Finance Change team on a 12 month Fixed Term Contract.

Retail Change is a fast-paced, delivery focused environment where change is real, complex and business critical. We're looking for someone who brings experience, structure, and best practice to the table.

Job Description

JOB TITLE: Finance Product Owner – 12 month Fixed Term Contract
SALARY: as per pay range
LOCATION: Leeds Wellington Place
ADDITIONAL LOCATION(S): Halifax, Bristol, Cardiff, Newport
HOURS: Full Time, 35 hours per week
WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites

About This Opportunity

Are you excited by the idea of leading change that transforms how we work with data, systems, and strategy? Do you love turning bold ideas into real outcomes that delivery value across the business?

Why Lloyds Banking Group

Like the modern Britain we serve, we’re evolving. Investing billions in our people, data and tech to transform the way we meet the ever-changing needs of our 26 million customers.

Day to day responsibilities involve:

• Own and manage the flow of work through Kanban system, ensuring priorities are clear and aligned with business value.
• Collaborate with people across Retail Finance and the wider Group to understand needs, define requirements and translate them into actionable user stories.
• Lead prioritisation of initiatives, balancing strategic goals with operational demands.
• Support the delivery of both change initiatives and Python-based solutions, ensuring readiness for development and deployment.
• Facilitate regular engagement with colleagues to gather feedback, manage expectations, and ensure successful adoption of delivered expectations.
• Monitor delivery metrics to spot potential for continuous improvement.
• Champion a culture of transparency, collaboration, and outcome-focused delivery.
• Lead agile ceremonies, including planning, backlog refinement and retrospectives.

What You’ll Need

• Proven experience as a Product Owner or similar role in a change or technology delivery environment.
• Strong understanding of agile methodologies and experience working in cross-functional teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, capable of influencing and aligning diverse groups.
• Experience working on both business change and technology delivery projects - ideally including data or Python-based solutions.
• Ability to translate complex requirements into clear, prioritised deliverables.
• A proactive, adaptable approach with a focus on delivering value and driving continuous improvement.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver outcomes in a fast-paced workplace.
• Line management experience.

About Working For Us

Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion supporting our customers, colleagues and communities and we’re committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop.

We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. And, as a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with a disability, long-term health or neurodivergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme.

We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers. Just let us know what you need.

Benefits

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual performance-related bonus
• Share schemes including free shares
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Want to do amazing work, that’s interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey.