product Owner

Zohorecruit; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

We are seeking a Product Owner in London to drive the mobile security product within the team, coordinating with senior stakeholders and ensuring alignment with the product vision. The role focuses on backlog management, prioritisation, and governance for technology components.

The candidate will collaborate with cross-functional teams, balance technical feasibility with business value, and lead change governance and readiness activities for implementation.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable skills in Product management and delivery.
• Excellent analytical, problem solving, and strategic thinking skills.
• Show ability to operate in a technical environment and challenge complex requirements.
• Proficient in Agile methods such as Scrum and Kanban and extensively used Jira and Confluence.
• Experience of working with cross-functional scrum teams to deliver on OKRs.
• Experience in financial services or other regulated environments.
• Strong leadership and communication skills with ability to influence stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Senior Product Owner and Principal engineer to develop the Team OKRs, technical roadmap, and coordinate delivery.
• Own, prioritise, refine and manage the Team Product backlog.
• Collaborate with wider product team and stakeholders to align on releases and priorities.
• Make critical decisions about features, releases, and resource allocation.
• Bridge the gap between business and technology and ensure alignment with product vision.
• Be accountable for Product change governance and Business Readiness activities for technology components.
• Protect autonomy of the Team to focus on product development.

Skills

Product management

Agile delivery

Leadership

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

Jira

Confluence

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

London, United Kingdom

We urgently need POs in London working 3 days/week from client site.

About the role within Mobile Security team:

Our team is accountable for security within the mobile channel. We provide a suite of mobile security components, that provides an all round security posture in mobile apps including associated services (penetration testing, obfuscation, consultancy etc.).

Our mission is to build a scalable, adaptable, and proactive approach to securing LBG ʼ s mobile apps, enabling mobile engineers across the bank to operate with confidence and agility in an ever-evolving threat landscape.

As a Product Owner you will:

• Work with the Senior Product Owner and Principal engineer in developing the Team OKRs, technical roadmap for our product and coordinate delivery. Own, prioritise, refine and manage the Team Product backlog.
• Work closely with the wider product team and stakeholders to align on product releases and cross team priorities.
• Make critical decisions about what features to build, when to release, and how to allocate resources. You will balance technical feasibility, business value, and user impact.
• Bridge the gap between business and technology. They will facilitate communication, resolve conflicts, and ensure everyone is aligned toward the product vision.
• Be accountable for Product change governance (e.g., CMIA / SPFIA) and Business Readiness activities ( e.g.,training and comms, testing and readiness for implementation) for the technology components we build.
• Protect autonomy of the Team so they can focus on the product development

What skills do you need to make an impact in this role:

• Demonstrable skills in Product management and delivery.
• Excellent analytical, problem solving, and strategic thinking skills
• Show ability to operate in a technical environment and able to challenge and understand complex technical requirements
• Proficient in Agile methods such as Scrum and Kanban and having extensively used JIRA and Confluence.
• Experience of collaboratively working with the scrum teams, engaging and shaping work with them to deliver on OKRs.
• Experience of working in financial services or other highly regulated environments
• Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders at all levels

We’ll be specifically looking for these skills on your CV:

• Experience working with technical and cross-functional teams to deliver change
• Proven experience in strategic / complex transformations