Junior Product Owner - Maternity

System C; Royal Leamington Spa; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

System C is recruiting a Junior Product Owner (Associate Product Owner) to support the maternity product backlog and guide the development team. You will work with clinicians, engineering and other stakeholders to turn workflows into actionable requirements.

The role involves preparing requirements, drafting user stories, refining the backlog and assisting with release preparation. A hybrid, in-office and flexible work arrangement is offered, with a focus on quality, safety and regulatory

Qualifications

• Experience supporting a software, product, or delivery team.
• Experience preparing requirements, documentation, or release materials.
• Confidence working with technical, product, or operational stakeholders.
• Willingness to develop knowledge of digital maternity care.
• Experience with Jira or Aha! is useful but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Gather input from clinical, customer and product stakeholders.
• Draft user stories, acceptance criteria and supporting requirements.
• Develop understanding of antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal workflows.
• Support backlog refinement and sprint preparation.
• Work with clinical subject matter experts to represent maternity requirements accurately.
• Track questions and clarifications from Engineering and escalate blockers promptly.
• Maintain release notes, product documentation and delivery records.
• Support testing, show-and-tell sessions and release preparation.
• Consider clinical safety, usability, interoperability and regulatory needs when preparing requirements.
• Use approved AI tools responsibly to improve research and documentation.

Skills

Written communication

Attention to detail

Organised

Stakeholder management

Collaborative

Tools

Jira

Aha!

Job description

Location: Leamington Spa, United Kingdom
Salary: 25000GBP DoE

Help shape digital products that support maternity care.

We’re looking for a Junior Product Owner, known internally as Associate Product Owner, to support the development and delivery of our maternity product backlog.

This is an opportunity to build your product career while developing specialist knowledge of digital maternity services and BadgerNet. You’ll work closely with Product Owners, clinicians, Engineering and other stakeholders to understand real maternity workflows and turn those needs into clear, actionable product requirements.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll help make sure the product backlog is well understood, documented and ready for delivery. Your responsibilities will include:

• Gathering input from clinical, customer and product stakeholders.
• Drafting user stories, acceptance criteria and supporting requirements.
• Developing your understanding of antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal workflows.
• Supporting backlog refinement and sprint preparation.
• Working with clinical subject matter experts to represent maternity requirements accurately.
• Tracking questions and clarifications from Engineering and escalating blockers promptly.
• Maintaining release notes, product documentation and delivery records.
• Supporting testing, show-and-tell sessions and release preparation.
• Considering clinical safety, usability, interoperability and regulatory needs when preparing requirements.
• Using approved AI tools responsibly to improve the quality and efficiency of research and documentation.

What we’re looking for

You’ll bring strong written communication, attention to detail and an organised approach. You’ll be comfortable listening to different perspectives, asking clear questions and working collaboratively when requirements are still evolving.

You’ll ideally have:

• Experience supporting a software, product, project or delivery team.
• Experience preparing requirements, documentation or release materials.
• Confidence working with technical, product or operational stakeholders.
• A willingness to develop your knowledge of digital maternity care.

Experience in healthcare, maternity, NHS services, clinical software, Jira or Aha! would be useful, but is not essential.

At System C, our work is focused on technology that connects and transforms health and care. You’ll join a supportive environment where learning, continuous improvement, collaboration, personal ownership and doing the right thing matter. Professional development is actively encouraged, with opportunities ranging from on-the-job learning to formal training.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analysing CV's, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

At System C, we believe great work happens when flexibility and collaboration come together. All our roles are offered on a hybrid basis, with colleagues spending a minimum of two days each week in the office to connect, create, and grow together. (Excludes associate and field-based roles).

We prioritise transparency in our job requirements and selection criteria, ensuring they are based solely on the essentials needed for effective job performance. We consciously avoid assumptions that could skew our perception of a candidate’s suitability for hire.

Our recruitment practices are designed to ensure that no applicant is unfairly disadvantaged by procedures or requirements that disproportionately affect protected groups without being essential for the job.

For every position, we develop a detailed job description and person specification. This approach maintains our focus on the true demands of the role and the skills, experience, and qualifications necessary. During interviews, we involve multiple interviewers where possible to further mitigate unintentional bias, thereby promoting a fair and equitable hiring process.