Product Owner

JR United Kingdom; Preston; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global consulting client is seeking a skilled Product Owner to join their team. The ideal candidate will lead product vision, collaborate on roadmaps, and manage product backlogs while ensuring alignment with client objectives. Expertise in agile frameworks and proficiency in tools like Jira and Confluence are essential. This position is remote, requiring residency in the UK with competitive and flexible rates.

Qualifications

• Experience in writing user stories and managing product backlogs.
• Strong understanding of product management principles and methodologies.
• Proven ability to develop and maintain product roadmaps.

Responsibilities

• Define, communicate, and maintain vision for products/services.
• Develop an achievable roadmap in collaboration with engineering teams.
• Manage product backlog and prioritize delivery on a daily basis.

Skills

Product ownership experience

Story-mapping

Budget management

Agile frameworks

Proficiency in Jira

Proficiency in Confluence

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

ContractStart: NOWDuration: 31 May 2026 (+ possible extensions)Location: Remote (must be resident in UK)Rate: flexible (will be inside IR35 and required to use an umbrella company)We are recruiting on behalf of our global consulting client for a Product Owner to sit within the Global Technology (Infrastructure & Cloud) business area. You would be responsible for engaging with customers, shaping the vision for the product/service, working with an engineering team to develop to create and publish an achievable roadmap, with appropriate prioritising of delivery on a day-to-day basis.Principal accountabilities:Define, communicate, and maintain vision for assigned products/services that meets or exceeds customer expectations.Develop an achievable roadmap in collaboration with the relevant engineering team that can be used as a tracking and progress vehicle for stakeholder communications.Work within the pre-agreed Service Level Objectives for the assigned product, ensuring that the LIVE products are supported by the Modern Operations teams in a robust and stable way.Manage the product backlog, prioritising delivery on a day-to-day basis and address questions and concerns from the engineering team, ensuring guidance and work activities are aligned to the needs of the customer and their outcomes.Report on the performance of the assigned product, with both operational and product value delivery insights. Work with the team and senior leaders to assess if opportunities for improvements are available.Collaborate with the assigned team to enable a full experience to customers when using the assigned product, ensuring they interact with minimal teams.Engage with stakeholders to share appropriate delivery progress information and collaborate with the identification of alternative solutions where appropriate.Ensure any system or process changes that impact customer journeys have been reviewed by business stakeholders to determine the impact of the changes on the delivery of customer outcomes.Required Experience:Product ownership experience, including story-mapping, budget management, working stakeholders, developing and maintaining product roadmaps, writing user storiesUnderstanding of product management principles, methodologies, and best practicesIn-depth knowledge of agile frameworks (e.g. Scrum, Kanban) and the roles, ceremonies, and artifacts within scrumProficiency in project management tools and software (e.g. Jira, Confluence)Understanding of aligning product strategy with client goalsUnderstanding of software development processes and technologies