Product Owner

Apadmi Ltd; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Apadmi Ltd. is seeking a Product Owner to translate client goals into measurable outcomes, prioritise backlogs, and guide product discovery within a fast-growing consultancy. You will collaborate with Project Managers, Engineering Leads, Design Leads, and client stakeholders to balance user needs with business goals.

The role focuses on maximising value across cross-functional teams, leveraging AI tools to accelerate discovery and improve product delivery in mobile and emerging technologies.

Qualifications

• Outcome-focused product practitioner balancing commercial objectives with customer value in agile environments.
• Experience owning backlog priorities and roadmaps for digital or mobile products.
• Proven track record in product discovery, iterative validation, and defining testable hypotheses.

Responsibilities

• Lead backlog and roadmap for one product or value stream.
• Translate client goals into measurable outcomes; balance value, outcomes, feasibility, and costs.
• Facilitate discovery workshops to align stakeholders and validate critical assumptions.
• Define and monitor KPIs using analytics and user insight.
• Coordinate with Project Managers, Design and Engineering for scope, SOWs, and releases.

Skills

Backlog ownership

Roadmap prioritisation

Product discovery

KPIs & analytics

Stakeholder collaboration

AI tooling adoption

Workshop facilitation

Agile delivery

Job description

As a Product Owner, you will shape agreed product directions into clear priorities, testable decisions, and valuable product increments. Reporting to the Senior Product Owner, you will collaborate closely with Project Managers, Engineering Leads, Design Leads, User Researchers, and client stakeholders to align user needs with business goals. This role offers the opportunity to drive digital transformation and influence product strategy in a fast-growing consultancy environment.

At Apadmi, we value diverse perspectives and foster an inclusive workplace driven by digital innovation. We are seeking a Product Owner to maximise value for cross-functional product teams, connecting client needs with impactful digital product delivery. Join our expanding European team to drive meaningful work across mobile and emerging technologies.

What you’ll be working on

You will lead the backlog and roadmap for one product or value stream, turning client goals into measurable outcomes while leveraging modern practices and AI tools.

• Roadmap & Priorities: Translate agreed goals into outcome-led roadmaps, prioritising backlog items by balancing customer value, business outcomes, technical feasibility, and delivery costs.
• Discovery & Validation: Facilitate product discovery, research, and requirements-gathering workshops to align stakeholders and test critical assumptions early. Client Collaboration: Build trusted relationships with clients through transparent decision-making regarding priorities, trade-offs, dependencies, and performance.
• Data & Analytics: Define and monitor KPIs using product analytics, market evidence, and customer feedback to validate hypotheses and guide continuous improvement.
• Delivery Alignment: Work alongside Project Managers, Design, and Engineering to ensure scope changes are documented, Statements of Work are respected, and releases are ready and measurable.
• AI Integration: Utilise AI capabilities to accelerate product discovery, refine backlogs, synthesise research, and share effective prompts and workflows with the wider team.

What you’ll bring to the team

You are an outcome-focused product practitioner who excels at balancing commercial objectives with customer value in an agile environment.

• Experience owning backlog priorities and roadmaps for digital or mobile products, ideally within a consultancy or client-facing setting.
• Proven track record in product discovery, iterative validation, and defining testable hypotheses.
• Proficiency in establishing KPIs and utilising product analytics and user insight to inform key decisions.
• Strong workshop facilitation skills and the ability to guide client stakeholders through complex trade-offs.
• Excellent communication skills for writing clear acceptance criteria, outcomes, and requirements.
• A collaborative mindset with a track record of partnering successfully with cross-functional delivery teams.
• Enthusiasm for adopting and sharing AI tools to enhance analytical speed, documentation quality, and practice effectiveness.