Junior Product Owner

awg; Huntingdon; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

25 days annual leave

Flexible working

Pension scheme with 6%+ match

Bonus scheme

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Tide Services Ltd (Digdat product team) is hiring a Junior Product Owner to work across Utilities and Communications product streams. You’ll shape, prioritise and deliver features with support from an experienced Product Owner, helping turn customer needs into tangible improvements.

Ideal for someone early in their product career who is curious, tech-savvy and eager to learn. Hybrid role with 1–2 days per week in the Huntingdon office; 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

Qualifications

• Curious, organised and confident with technical and non-technical colleagues.
• Experience in product, business analysis, project delivery or software environment.
• Interest in digital products, technology and user-centred design.
• Ability to write or support creation of user stories, requirements or acceptance criteria.
• Strong communication skills and ability to translate complex concepts into clear outputs.
• Ability to triage and prioritise work when managing multiple options or demands.
• Good organisation, time management and attention to detail.
• Analytical thinking and practical problem solving.
• Awareness of Agile ways of working.
• Willingness to learn and grow into broader product ownership responsibilities.
• Experience using Jira or similar backlog tool.
• Experience in utilities, mapping, GIS, asset data, communications or customer service platforms.

Responsibilities

• Develop a strong understanding of Digdat’s products, user journeys and technical landscape.
• Support discovery, delivery and continuous improvement across Utilities and Communications.
• Gather, organise and clarify requirements from stakeholders.
• Support backlog management, refinement, prioritisation and sprint planning.
• Write clear user stories, acceptance criteria and product documentation.
• Organise user story mapping and requirement workshops.
• Work with developers, testers, UX/UI designers and spatial specialists to clarify needs.
• Support testing, user acceptance testing, defect triage and release readiness.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies (planning, refinement, reviews, retrospectives).
• Communicate progress, questions and decisions clearly with teams and stakeholders.

Skills

Product ownership

Agile methodologies

Backlog management

User stories writing

Stakeholder communication

Analytical thinking

Organisation & time management

Willingness to learn

Tools

Jira

Job description

TIDE Services Ltd, part of Anglian Water Group

Salary circa £39K + up to 10% annual bonus

37 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Location: Hybrid. Office base is Huntingdon, with an expectation to attend the office 1–2 days per week.

A rewarding opportunity to join a growing digital product team.

You’ll join the Digdat product team as a Junior Product Owner, working across our Utilities and Communications product streams. Supported by an experienced Product Owner,you’ll help shape,prioritise and deliver product features that make a real difference for our customers and users. This is an ideal opportunity for someone early in their product career who is curious, tech-savvy and eager to learn.

Working closely with developers, testers, designers, spatial specialists and business stakeholders,you’ll help turn ideas,requirements and customer needs into clear, deliverable product improvements.You’ll support product discovery, backlog management, user story creation, testing, release readiness and continuous improvement across Digdat’s product portfolio.

Key responsibilities

• Develop a strong understanding ofDigdat’sproducts, user journeys, customerneedsand technical landscape.

• Work across the Utilities and Communications product streams to support product discovery,deliveryand continuous improvement.

• Gather,organiseand clarify requirements from internal and external stakeholders.

• Support the Product Owner with backlog management, refinement,prioritisationand sprint planning.

• Write clear user stories, acceptancecriteriaand supporting product documentation.

• Help organise user story mapping,discoveryand requirement workshops.

• Work with developers, testers, UX/UIdesignersand spatial specialists to ensure requirements are clearly understood.

• Support testing, user acceptance testing, defecttriageand release readiness.

• Participate in Agile ceremonies, including planning, refinement,reviewsand retrospectives.

• Communicate progress,questionsand decisions clearly with internal teams and stakeholders.

What we’re looking for

We’relooking for someone who is curious,organisedand confident working with both technical and non-technical colleagues.You’llbe comfortable asking questions, listening carefully, translating requirements into clearoutputsand helping teams stay focused on customer value.

You’ll bring:

• Experience in, or exposure to, a product, business analysis, projectdeliveryor software environment.

• An interest in digital products,technologyand user-centred design.

• The ability to write or support the creation of user stories,requirementsor acceptance criteria.

• Strong communicationskills, with the ability translate complex technical concepts into clear, accessible language for different audiences

• The ability to triage and prioritise workeffectivelywhen managing multipleoptionsor competing demands.

• Good organisation, timemanagementand attention to detail.

• Analytical thinking and a practical approach to problem solving.

• Awareness of Agile ways of working.

• A willingness to learn, ask questions and grow into broader product ownership responsibilities.

It would also be helpful if you have:

• Experience using Jira or a similar backlog or work management tool.

• Experience in utilities, mapping, GIS, asset data,communicationsor customer service platforms.

• Experience working with developers, testers,designersor technical delivery teams.

• A willingness to travel occasionally for short periods whererequired.

What you’ll learn:

• How product ownership works in a live digital product environment.

• How to turn customer needs, businessrequirementsand technical inputs into deliverable product improvements.

• HowAgile delivery, backlog management, testingand release planning work in practice.

• HowDigdatsupports utilities, asset owners, councils and communications customers through digital mapping,dataand customer-facing services.

Benefits

As a valued employee,you’llbe entitled to:

• Personal private healthcare.

• 25 days’ annual leave, rising with length of service.

• Flexible working.

• A competitive pension scheme, with Anglian Water double-matching your contributions up to 6%.

• Bonus scheme.

• Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle.

Closing date:6th September 2026