Product Owner

NES Fircroft Engineering Services; Knutsford; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

NES Fircroft is seeking a skilled Product Owner for a permanent role in Knutsford. The position is hybrid (3 on-site days, 2 remote) and requires around 5 years of Product Owner experience, with strong roadmapping, process setup, and DevOps familiarity.

Experience with cloud/SaaS/infrastructure or data protection is a plus. In this hands-on role you’ll own the product direction at delivery level, translating customer and operational needs into clear deliverables and working closely with

Qualifications

• Own, manage and prioritise the product backlog.
• Translate requirements into clear user stories with acceptance criteria.
• Guide delivery with engineering and resolve priority questions.
• Balance new features with technical debt and compliance needs.
• Act as day-to-day product decision-maker during delivery.
• Collaborate with commercial, operational and senior stakeholders.
• Ensure changes deliver measurable customer and commercial value.
• Support product launches and go-to-market activities.

Responsibilities

• Own, manage & prioritise the product backlog.
• Translate customer, commercial & operational requirements into clear user stories & acceptance criteria.
• Work closely with engineering to guide delivery & resolve questions & priorities.
• Balance new features with technical debt, compliance requirements & operational improvements.
• Act as the day-to-day product decision-maker throughout delivery.
• Collaborate with commercial, operational & senior stakeholders to align priorities.
• Ensure delivered changes create measurable customer & commercial value.
• Support product launches & go-to-market activity.

Skills

Backlog management

User stories & acceptance criteria

Stakeholder management

Agile / Scrum experience

Engineering coordination

Decision making

Prioritisation & trade-offs

Go-to-market support

Job description

Product Owner - Permanent - Knutsford

Hybrid - 3 days on site, 2 days remote

Required - A good 5 years' experience as a Product Owner, strong with regards to building roadmaps & putting processes in place. Looking for somebody that has a strong personality & can challenge when required but also bring the best out of people. Know the DevOps processes & work with the DevOps team. Industry background is not essential, but a good software background with cloud, SaaS, infrastructure, or data protection would be a bonus.

Product Owner Job Overview:

Looking for a Product Owner to help shape, prioritise & deliver my client's compliance platforms. This is a hands-on role that owns product direction at the delivery level. You will translate customer, commercial & operational needs into clear, deliverable outcomes, working closely with engineering & senior stakeholders.

Product Owner Key Responsibilities:

Skills & Experience Essential

• Own, manage & prioritise the product backlog.
• Translate customer, commercial & operational requirements into clear user stories & acceptance criteria.
• Work closely with engineering to guide delivery & resolve questions & priorities.
• Balance new features with technical debt, compliance requirements & operational improvements.
• Act as the day-to-day product decision-maker throughout delivery.
• Collaborate with commercial, operational & senior stakeholders to align priorities.
• Ensure delivered changes create measurable customer & commercial value.
• Support product launches & go-to-market activity.

Classification: Commercial In Confidence

• Maintain a clear connection between product strategy, roadmap priorities & engineering delivery.

Product Owner Desirable

• Strong experience as a Product Owner or in a similar product-delivery role.
• Experience working in Agile or Scrum development environments.
• Proven ability to own & prioritise a product backlog.
  • Ability to translate complex technical & business requirements into clear deliverables.
  • Strong stakeholder-management & communication skills.
  • Commercial awareness & a focus on customer outcomes.
  • Experience working closely with engineering & operational teams.
• Experience in cloud, SaaS, infrastructure, or data protection would be beneficial

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.