Hybrid Product Owner: Industrial Tech & Sensing

Mploy Group; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Mploy Group is recruiting a technically minded Product Owner to join an innovative industrial technology business in a hybrid UK setting. The role focuses on translating customer needs into clear product requirements and coordinating across engineering and commercial teams to develop and launch advanced sensing solutions.

With about 2–5 years in product ownership or related roles, you’ll influence product direction, engage with customers and manage solutions throughout their lifecycle from

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Physics, Computer Science or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• Approximately 2–5 years' experience in Product Ownership, Product Management, Applications Engineering, Technical Sales or commercial engineering.
• Good understanding of products combining hardware and software technologies.
• Ability to translate complex technical information into clear requirements and commercial benefits.
• Strong communication skills, with confidence engaging technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Excellent organisational, analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Gather and analyse customer feedback, market requirements and commercial opportunities.
• Research competitors, emerging technologies and industry trends to support product strategy.
• Develop product requirements, technical specifications, user stories and application use cases.
• Maintain and prioritise product backlogs, balancing customer requirements, technical feasibility and commercial value.
• Support product roadmap development and communicate priorities across internal teams.
• Work closely with hardware, firmware and software engineers to clarify requirements and support delivery.
• Coordinate product testing, customer trials, pilot programmes and feedback reviews.
• Support the complete product lifecycle, including new releases, product enhancements and ongoing improvements.
• Produce product documentation, technical datasheets, release notes and customer-facing materials.
• Support sales and technical teams with product knowledge, training and commercial positioning.
• Monitor product performance, customer adoption, quality and commercial KPIs.
• Identify opportunities to improve product functionality, customer experience and market competitiveness.

Skills

Product Ownership experience

Strong communication skills

Hardware & software products

Education

Engineering, Physics, CS or related

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Mploy Group is recruiting a technically minded Product Owner to join an innovative industrial technology business in a hybrid UK setting. The role focuses on translating customer needs into clear product requirements and coordinating across engineering and commercial teams to develop and launch advanced sensing solutions.

With about 2–5 years in product ownership or related roles, you’ll influence product direction, engage with customers and manage solutions throughout their lifecycle from