Product Owner

Lloyd's; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services provider in the City of Westminster is seeking an experienced Product Owner to join their team in the Gem Core lab. This role involves managing the product backlog, defining delivery roadmaps, and ensuring regulatory compliance within cash management. Candidates should possess strong strategic thinking, experience in product ownership, and the ability to engage complex stakeholders. The position offers a competitive benefits package including a generous pension contribution and an annual bonus.

Benefits

Generous pension contribution of up to 15%

Annual bonus award

Share schemes including free shares

Discounted shopping

30 days' holiday

Wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Ability to shape the overall product vision and align to platform objectives.
• Experience in change delivery or product ownership.
• Manage a complex network of stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage and prioritise the GEM Product backlog according to business value.
• Define and communicate the product roadmap.
• Ensure product governance and compliance with regulatory requirements.

Skills

Strategic thinking and vision

Stakeholder engagement and communication

Leadership and team development

Agile experience

Commercial or corporate banking experience

Job description

Overview

We currently have a phenomenal opportunity for a Product Owner to join our team in the Gem Core lab, working closely with the Engineering Leads. The Gem Core lab and the Channels lab are part of Cash Management & Payments; two teams that deliver our cash management offering to our biggest corporate clients and financial institutions.

Responsibilities

• Management and prioritisation of the GEM Product backlog - ensure items are prioritised according to business value and dependencies
• Define and communicate the product Roadmap - build strong relationships with key stakeholders in our CIB and BTB business to ensure that delivery timelines are understood and agreed
• Deliver the roadmap - remove blockers and ensure timelines are met
• Ensure GEM product governance and compliance - ensure that our platform adheres to the payments and liquidity regulatory requirements

Qualifications

• Strategic thinking and vision – the ability to shape the overall product vision and align to platform objectives and OKRs
• A background within change delivery or product ownership, with specific agile experience
• Commercial or corporate banking experience
• Stakeholder engagement and communication – manage a complex network of stakeholders to understand and act on business priorities
• Leadership and team development – lead a team of Customer Journey Managers, Developers and QE’s to deliver against the agreed roadmap
• Payments experience – an advantage

Benefits

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance
• Share schemes including free shares
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. All applicants will receive a fair and impartial assessment. If you have a disability, long‑term health or neurodivergent condition, we provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.