Product Owner

Vivo Talent Solutions; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency based in Cardiff seeks an experienced Product Owner to lead product strategy and vision for a software platform. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software product management, particularly in FinTech or Financial Services, and will excel in agile methodologies. Responsibilities include owning the product roadmap, collaborating cross-functionally, and using data-driven insights to guide product discovery. This is a hybrid position offering flexibility in working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Strong experience as a Product Owner in software, ideally in FinTech or Financial Services.
• Hands-on experience in lean agile environments like Scrum or Kanban.
• Excellent communication skills with both technical and non-technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the product vision and roadmap aligned to company strategy.
• Lead continuous product discovery using customer insight and data.
• Communicate complex product decisions clearly to senior stakeholders.

Skills

Product ownership

Agile methodologies

Data-driven decision making

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Product Owner / FinTech / SaaS / Financial Services / Software / Permanent / Cardiff / Hybrid

Vivo Talent are looking for an experienced Product Owner to take ownership of high-impact product areas within our clients software platform. This role is for a true product thinker - someone who is product-led rather than delivery-led and confident balancing customer needs, commercial priorities and long-term product strategy.

What you’ll do

• Own and evolve the product vision and roadmap aligned to company strategy
• Act as the voice of the product, clearly articulating why we’re building, not just what
• Lead continuous product discovery using customer insight, data and experimentation
• Work closely with engineering and design to drive fast feedback and continuous improvement
• Focus on outcomes over outputs, measuring success through customer and business impact
• Communicate complex product decisions clearly to senior and executive stakeholders
• Collaborate cross-functionally while maintaining a strong product-first mindset
• Confidently challenge feature requests to protect long-term product healthEmbed regulatory, security and risk considerations early in product thinking

What we’re looking for

• Strong experience as a Product Owner / Product Manager in a software product environment (FinTech or Financial Services preferred)
• Hands‑on experience in lean agile teams (Scrum, Kanban or hybrid)
• Deep understanding of product discovery, value‑based prioritisation and outcome‑driven roadmaps
• Comfortable saying "no" (or "not yet") with clarity and credibility
• Excellent communicator across technical and non-technical teams, including senior stakeholders
• Data‑driven, analytical and confident operating in ambiguity

If you’re interested in hearing more about this role please get in touch for further questions or a confidential conversation.