Product Owner

F5; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 15% bonus

Profit share scheme

Private healthcare

25 days holiday (buy/sell)

Enhanced parental leave

Job summary

F5 is seeking a Product Owner to drive the product lifecycle from discovery to release within a small Software Engineering team in Bristol. You will balance business needs with delivery capacity, manage roadmaps, and support testing and rollout across AI tools and business apps.

The role requires strong requirements gathering, stakeholder management, and hands-on agile delivery. This hybrid role offers office days in Bristol with some work-from-home flexibility.

Qualifications

• Experience in Product Ownership or a similar role.
• Experience taking products or features from initial requirements through to release.
• Strong requirements gathering, user story writing and prioritisation skills.
• Experience working closely with software developers in an Agile environment.
• Confidence managing competing priorities and stakeholder expectations.
• Experience in user acceptance testing and strong attention to detail.
• Clear communication with technical and non-technical colleagues.
• An interest in AI and using technology to solve business problems.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery sessions and gather requirements from stakeholders and end users.
• Write user stories and manage product roadmaps.
• Prioritise development work across AI tools and business applications.
• Work closely with developers, answering questions and clarifying requirements.
• Coordinate UX/UI work alongside development priorities.
• Facilitate sprint planning, stand-ups, reviews and retrospectives.
• Track delivery progress and address risks or delays.
• Review test scripts and carry out user acceptance testing.
• Demonstrate new features and create training materials.
• Work with UK and international teams, using feedback to improve products and processes.

Skills

Product Ownership

Agile

User stories

Requirements gathering

Stakeholder management

Communication

UAT

Prioritisation

Tools

Jira

Job description

Product Owner

Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 + up to 15% bonus + profit share scheme

Location: Central Bristol - 3 days in the office / 2 days work from home

Type: Permanent

We're supporting an established professional services company with their search for a Product Owner to join a small Software Engineering team.

You'll own the product lifecycle from discovery through to release, managing roadmaps and development priorities across AI tools and business applications. Working closely with stakeholders and the engineering team, you'll balance business requirements with delivery capacity and support testing and rollout.

Key responsibilities

• Lead discovery sessions and gather requirements from stakeholders and end users
• Write user stories and manage product roadmaps
• Prioritise development work across AI tools and business applications
• Work closely with developers, answering questions and clarifying requirements
• Coordinate UX/UI work alongside development priorities
• Facilitate sprint planning, stand-ups, reviews and retrospectives
• Track delivery progress and address risks or delays
• Review test scripts and carry out user acceptance testing
• Demonstrate new features and create training materials
• Work with UK and international teams, using feedback to improve products and processes

What we're looking for

• Experience in Product Ownership or a similar role with responsibility for software delivery
• Experience taking products or features from initial requirements through to release
• Strong requirements gathering, user story writing and prioritisation skills
• Experience working closely with software developers in an Agile environment
• Confidence managing competing priorities and stakeholder expectations
• Experience in user acceptance testing and strong attention to detail
• Clear communication with technical and non-technical colleagues
• An interest in AI and using technology to solve business problems

Benefits

• Up to 15% annual bonus
• Company profit share scheme
• Private healthcare
• 25 days holiday with buy/sell options
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave