Product Owner

Allianz; Croydon; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance organization is seeking a Product Owner to lead a Scrum team in a hybrid working model. The role involves managing the backlog, supporting the business analysis, and ensuring successful delivery of projects. Candidates should possess a good understanding of Agile methodologies and strong stakeholder management abilities. Join us and contribute to innovative solutions at a top firm.

Benefits

Flexible buy/sell holiday options

Annual performance-related bonus

Contributory pension scheme

Development days

Retail discounts

Volunteering days

Qualifications

• Ability to manage stakeholder expectations with a strong focus on customer needs.
• Willingness to learn about the Product Owner role.
• Strong collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead a Scrum team from concept to delivery.
• Prioritize the team backlog for effective sprint planning.
• Support business validation and alignment with the Architecture team.

Skills

Technical understanding of company systems

Basic knowledge of Agile methodology

Strong communication skills

Critical thinking

Team player with domain knowledge

Job description

Role Description

We have an exciting opportunity to join Allianz Personal as a Product Owner. This is a 12 month secondment opportunity.

As a Product Owner, you will lead a Scrum team, supporting change throughout the full development process from concept to delivery. You will evaluate all opportunities and prioritise what gets built and delivered through a clear concise backlog. You will also support the Business Analysis/scrum team with epic creation and Business Owners with solution validation, review of epics, user stories, designs and solutions. You also support the business validation testing of the developed solution and ensure alignment with the Architecture team.

Location

Office location is flexible. This position is available on a hybrid basis and is a 12 month secondment opportunity.

Salary Information

• Pay: Circa £52,000 per year.
• Pay is based on relevant experience, skills for the role, and location. Salary is only one part of our total reward package.

About You

• Understand the technology product/application and manage stakeholder expectations regarding its functionality.
• Regularly demo Scrum team progress to keep business areas informed of upcoming changes.
• Engage in user story definition, providing clarifications for accurate story estimates and sequencing.
• Act as the customer proxy, prioritizing and refining the team backlog for sprint planning.
• Decide on acceptance or rejection of user stories and their sprint development timeline.
• Maintain awareness of wider Portfolios to ensure backlog alignment with broader initiatives.
• Encourage Scrum team engagement in backlog refinement and user story writing, providing support as needed.
• Confirm the definition of "Done" aligns with expectations and is complete.
• Work with the Scrum Master to monitor team progress towards key delivery dates.
• Coordinate with Product Owners, Business Owners, and Programme Leads for aligned design, build, and test cycles.
• Sign off on sprint development work, ensuring quality and alignment with the definition of "Done."
• Be available for day-to-day decisions, providing quick, clear guidance to help the team pivot when necessary.
• Maintain a well-defined backlog of future change items for consideration in planning future sprints and PIs.
• Escalate deviations, blockers, and dependencies to ensure delivery plans stay on track.

Essential Skills

• Technical understanding of company systems and business processes.
• Basic knowledge of Agile methodology, including frameworks like Scrum and Kanban.
• Understanding of the Product Owner role and willingness to learn. Previous experience not required
• Knowledge of Mid-Corporate business vision and changing technology/processes.
• A critical thinker with strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to energize cross-functional teams; self-motivated with risk based approach to decision making.
• Team player with domain knowledge, applying and developing business insights.
• Strong collaboration with Scrum Master, Product Owners, Project Managers, and Release Train Engineers for cross-team changes.

We support the government scheme "Access to Work" please feel free to ask us about the access to work scheme.

What We Will Offer You

Recognised and rewarded for a job well done, we have a range of flexible benefits for you to choose from- so you can pick a package that's perfect for you. We also offer flexible working options, global career opportunities across the wider Allianz Group, and fantastic career development and training. That's on top of enjoying all the benefits you'd expect from the world's number one insurance brand, including:

• Flexible buy/sell holiday options
• Hybrid working
• Annual performance related bonus
• Contributory pension scheme
• Development days
• A discount up to 50% on a range of insurance products including car, home and pet
• Retail discounts
• Volunteering days

Our Ways of Working

Do you need flexibility with the hours you work? Let us know as part of your application and if it's right for our customers, our business and for you, then we'll do everything we can to make it happen. Here at Allianz, we are signatories of the ABIs flexible working charter. We believe in supporting hybrid work patterns, which balance the needs of our customers, with your personal circumstances and our business requirements. Our aim with this is to help innovation, creativity, and you to thrive - Your work life balance is important to us.

Integrity, Fairness, Inclusion & Trust

At Allianz, we believe in fostering an inclusive workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Our commitment to equal opportunities, gender equity, and balanced gender representation, is demonstrated by our numerous accreditations: EDGE certified for gender inclusion, Women in Finance Charter members, Disability Confident employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion, Business in the Community's Race at Work Charter signatories, and Armed Forces Covenant gold standard employer.

We embrace neurodiversity and welcome applications from neurodivergent and disabled candidates, offering tailored adjustments to ensure your success.

We encourage our employees to advocate for their needs, whether it's assistive technology, ergonomic equipment, mentoring, coaching, or flexible work arrangements.

Accessible Application for All

As part of the Disability Confident Scheme, we support candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions through the Offer an Interview Scheme, for those meeting the essential skills for the role.

Contact our Resourcing team to opt into this scheme or for assistance with your application, including larger text, hard copies, or spoken applications. [e-mail]

Application Details

For any inquiries or to submit your application, please contact: Cathryn Thomas

If you are an at-risk candidate facing potential redeployment, please include this information in your CV.

Closing date 5th October 2025

We reserve the right to close the advert early if we reach enough applications.

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