Product Owner

FORT; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays

Annual bonus

Healthcare insurance via myWellbeing

Electric car salary sacrifice

Job summary

FORT - Future of Recruiting Technologists is a technical & IT search consultancy based in the North of England. We are seeking a hands-on Product Owner to own feature delivery, working with Product leadership, Engineering and customers to shape how the platform evolves.

You will translate customer and business requirements into clear, practical solutions, create user workflows and wireframes, and ensure engineering teams have what they need to deliver high-quality functionality.

Qualifications

• Proven experience defining features from concept to release.
• Strong requirements gathering and functional specification experience.
• Ability to own features end-to-end from requirements to release.
• Experience creating user workflows and detailed acceptance criteria.

Responsibilities

• Own features from initial concept through development, testing and release.
• Define requirements, user workflows, wireframes and acceptance criteria.
• Collaborate with Product leadership, Engineering and customers to shape platform evolution.
• Support releases and gather feedback to improve the product and user experience.

Skills

Product ownership

Wireframing

UX design

Figma

SaaS / B2B

Integrations

AI tooling

Tools

Figma

Job description

We're partnering with an established, technology-led organisation delivering business-critical SaaS solutions that help businesses manage complex operational processes, improve efficiency and streamline their day-to-day activities.

Operating within a specialist B2B technology environment, the business is continuing to develop and enhance its software platform, with a strong focus on improving customer experience, introducing new functionality and delivering practical solutions to real-world challenges.

This is an opportunity for a hands-on Product Owner to take genuine ownership of feature delivery, working closely with Product leadership, Engineering and customers to shape how the platform evolves.

The What

You’ll be responsible for taking product features from initial concept through to development, testing and release, ensuring customer and business requirements are translated into clear, practical solutions.

Working closely with the Product Director, Developers, QA and wider business stakeholders, you’ll define requirements, create user workflows, develop wireframes and ensure engineering teams have everything they need to deliver high-quality functionality.

From understanding customer challenges and shaping feature specifications to supporting releases and gathering feedback, you’ll play a pivotal role in improving the product and the experience of those using it.

This isn’t simply a backlog management role.

We’re looking for someone who can independently own features, challenge assumptions, make informed product decisions and take responsibility for delivering solutions that genuinely add value.

Critical

Proven experience as a Product Owner, Business Analyst or Product Manager within a software / SaaS environment.

Strong requirements gathering, feature definition and functional specification experience.

Ability to independently take features from initial requirements through development, testing and release.

Experience creating user workflows, wireframes and detailed acceptance criteria.

Strong stakeholder engagement skills, working closely with both technical and non-technical teams.

The Technical Skills & Tools

• Product Ownership – Feature definition, requirements gathering, prioritisation and delivery.
• Wireframing & UX – User workflows, screen designs and functional specifications.
• Figma / Similar Tools – Desirable experience creating wireframes and interface designs.
• SaaS / B2B Software – Experience delivering features within complex business applications.
• Integrations & Data Flows – Understanding of system integrations, permissions and business rules.
• AI Tooling – Interest or experience using AI to accelerate requirements analysis, prototyping and documentation.

The Requirements

Product Ownership & Feature Delivery

• Proven experience independently managing software features from initial problem definition through to release.
• Ability to translate customer and business requirements into clear, development-ready specifications.
• Experience defining acceptance criteria, business rules, dependencies and complex user workflows.
• Comfortable balancing customer requirements, technical constraints and delivery priorities.

Requirements Analysis & UX

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify gaps, challenge assumptions and recommend practical solutions.
• Experience creating wireframes, screen designs and detailed functional documentation.
• Understanding of user experience and the importance of delivering intuitive, straightforward software.
• Ability to work through complex processes, permissions, exceptions and integrations.

Development, Testing & Delivery

• Experience collaborating closely with Software Engineers, QA and Product leadership.
• Ability to clarify requirements, resolve delivery questions and manage scope changes.
• Experience supporting acceptance testing and validating functionality against agreed requirements.
• Comfortable coordinating product releases, documentation and stakeholder readiness.
• Confident communicating with technical teams, commercial stakeholders and customers.
• Experience gathering customer feedback and translating it into product improvements.
• Comfortable engaging directly with end users to understand operational challenges.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and independently drive delivery.
• Background within construction technology, workforce management, compliance or operational SaaS platforms.
• Experience with access control, timesheets, payroll or other complex business workflows.
• Experience using AI tools to improve product documentation, prototyping or requirements gathering.

HYBRID WORKING ENVIRONMENT

Our client operates a two days a week onsite policy and three from home. These tend to be set days when the team are in though start and end times can be flexible.

The Benefits? (Skinny)

• 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays (option to purchase days)
• Annual bonus
• Healthcare insurance via myWellbeing
• Electric car salary sacrifice
• Among more!

And finally.. Who are we?

FORT - Future of Recruiting Technologists is a technical & IT search consultancy that specialises in placing experienced professionals & teams with leading technology companies in the North of England.

We strive to provide our candidates with the most transformative opportunities available. For our clients we understand that technical expertise alone does not make for the best employee. We take time to ensure a strong cultural and technical fit through deep understanding of our client's business and project needs. Ultimately, we pair technologists with businesses based on more than just skills.