Platform Product Owner – FinTech & Cloud APIs

IPC Systems; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Pension Scheme

25 Holidays per Year + Public Holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

IPC University

Certification Bonus Program

Cycle to Work Scheme

Season Ticket Loan

Employee Referral Scheme

Job summary

IPC Systems in London is seeking a Platform Product Owner to own the platform roadmap, translating strategy into actionable requirements across distributed teams. You will balance customer, business, and engineering priorities to enable faster, reliable platform delivery in a fast-paced fintech environment.

The role requires strong ownership, technical fluency, and collaboration with Security, Compliance and Operations. Hybrid work arrangement in London-based teams is supported.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of experience in Product Ownership, Product Management, or a related platform-focused role.
• Proven experience managing product backlogs and delivering in Agile/Scrum.
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms, platform services, APIs, and modern software delivery.
• Experience partnering with engineering and architecture teams on technical products.
• Ability to define user stories, acceptance criteria, and measurable product outcomes.
• Strong analytical and data-driven decision making with excellent stakeholder management.
• Experience working with globally distributed teams across time zones.
• Understanding regulatory and compliance considerations in financial markets.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the platform backlog to align with business priorities and strategy.
• Define and communicate epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria for platform work.
• Partner with Engineering and Architecture to prioritise investments for scalability and resilience.
• Translate strategic initiatives into platform capabilities and requirements.
• Drive roadmap planning and release prioritisation based on value and dependencies.
• Analyse platform performance metrics and user feedback for improvements.
• Support delivery teams throughout the Agile lifecycle.
• Coordinate with Security, Compliance and Operations for governance objectives.
• Facilitate stakeholder alignment across functions and geographies.
• Contribute to evolving platform standards and product management practices.

Skills

Product ownership

Agile methodologies

Cloud platforms & APIs

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decisions

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, Business or related field

Job description

IPC Systems in London is seeking a Platform Product Owner to own the platform roadmap, translating strategy into actionable requirements across distributed teams. You will balance customer, business, and engineering priorities to enable faster, reliable platform delivery in a fast-paced fintech environment.

The role requires strong ownership, technical fluency, and collaboration with Security, Compliance and Operations. Hybrid work arrangement in London-based teams is supported.