Product Owner - Advisory

Xafinity Consulting Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual discretionary bonus

25 days holiday with buy/sell

Pension matching

Healthcare plans

Life assurance

Retailer discounts

Flexible benefits scheme

Employee assistance

Job summary

XPS Group is seeking a Product Owner for Advisory platforms in London. The role sits in IT Development and Delivery, focusing on end-to-end product ownership from discovery to live service operation.

You will lead technical direction, ensure Azure-first patterns, and collaborate with engineers to deliver compliant, scalable solutions. The role offers hybrid/remote work, a senior consultant grade, and a comprehensive benefits package including discretionary bonus and substantial holiday

Qualifications

• Experience building data-driven software products for finance/actuarial domains.
• Strong practical knowledge of Microsoft Azure-based solutions (cloud, serverless, API management).
• Ability to translate complex regulatory and modelling requirements into deliverable software.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end product lifecycle for Advisory platforms.
• Provide technical direction aligning with Azure-first, API-first principles.
• Lead design checkpoints with engineering teams and ensure platform consistency.
• Coach and mentor a team within IT Development and Delivery.

Skills

Data-driven software

Azure expertise

Actuarial modelling understanding

Stakeholder collaboration

Tools

Azure

Job description

At XPS, we don't just value the work you do – we value you. Your ambition, your ideas, your career goals and your life outside of work.Whether you're looking for your next challenge, greater flexibility, or a place where you can make a real impact, you'll find opportunities to thrive at XPS. We're built on collaboration, trust and expertise, giving our people the freedom to work their way, shape their path and be themselves.If you're looking for a career where you can grow, belong and make a difference, we'd love to hear from you.Find a career that's built for you.

Job profile for Product Owner - Advisory

Product Owner - Advisory

London

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Job details

Contractual hours 36.25 Basis Full time Job category/type - Central Functions Date posted 21/10/2026 Job reference REQ003918

Job description

Product Owner - Advisory

Location: London

Employment Type: Permanent, Full Time

Grade: Senior Consultant

Hybrid/Remote

REQ003918

About XPS Group:

XPS Group is a prominent and growing UK consultancy and administration firm within the pensions and insurance sectors. As a FTSE 250 company with over 2000 employees, we leverage expertise alongside advanced technology to serve over 1,400 pension schemes and their sponsors. Our goal is to foster a workplace where diverse talents thrive.

About the Role:

XPS Group IT provides IT services to all XPS offices located across the UK and Ireland. XPS currently employs over 2000 employees across multiple business areas.

This role sits within the IT Development and Delivery team (part of XPS IT); a centralised technical team that specialises in the management and maintenance of the core software used to deliver pension services to XPS customers and clients.

We develop software in-house that we can tune to our own processes to give ourselves a competitive advantage. We run a development team that is focused on pragmatic approaches to real business needs.

Key Responsibilities:

Technical Product & Solution Leadership

• Own the end-to-end product lifecycle for the Advisory platforms (Actuarial & Investment), from discovery through to delivery and live service operation.
• Provide technical oversight of solution direction, ensuring all designs align with defined principles including Azure-first, Serverless-first, API-first and event-driven integration.
• Act as a design checkpoint for engineering teams, validating that proposed solutions follow agreed Azure reference patterns and avoid unnecessary complexity or technical debt.
• Collaborate with developers to shape solutions while ensuring consistency across the platform.

Azure Architecture Alignment

• Maintain strong working knowledge of Azure services and ensure their appropriate use, including API Management, Azure Functions / App Services, and Service Bus / event-driven patterns.
• Enforce standard integration, security, and data access patterns.
• Work with external or internal architecture support (where required) to ensure alignment to wider enterprise standards.

DevOps & Delivery Model Ownership

• Own and evolve the Azure DevOps delivery process, including backlog structure and refinement, flow optimisation, and release and deployment practices.
• Ensure all solutions are deployable via CI/CD pipelines, observable and supportable in production.
• Drive improvements in delivery predictability, quality, and speed.

Non-Functional Requirements & Quality

• Define and own non-functional requirements, including performance and scalability, resilience and availability, security and auditability, and cost efficiency within Azure.
• Validate that delivered solutions meet both functional and non-functional expectations before release.

Stakeholder & Domain Translation

• Work with SMEs, operations, and compliance teams to understand business requirements.
• Translate complex regulatory and process requirements into clear, implementable delivery items.
• Ensure regulatory and audit obligations are embedded within solutions.

Performance & Continuous Improvement

• Define and monitor key delivery metrics, including lead time for change, deployment frequency, and defect rates and rework.
• Drive continuous improvement across engineering and delivery practices.

Team Leader

• Act as line manager for a team with software development skills. Allocate work, support delivery planning, and help ensure team objectives and deadlines are met. Drive continuous improvement across engineering and delivery practices.
• Provide coaching, mentoring, and development support to team members. Conduct regular one-to-ones, performance reviews, and development planning for direct reports

Your Profile:

Essential:

• Experience working with technically complex, data-driven or analytical software products, with the ability to understand complex calculation and modelling requirements and translate them into clear, deliverable software capabilities.
• Candidates should be comfortable working with concepts such as statistical and mathematical models, curves, assumptions, calculation methodologies and analytical services, and be able to engage effectively with both subject matter experts and software development teams.
• Strong experience working with Microsoft Azure-based solutions, including practical understanding of cloud-native and serverless architectures.

Desirable:

• Experience working with actuarial and/or investment consulting teams within pensions or financial services, particularly in the development of actuarial, statistical or analytical tools and services.
• Familiarity with actuarial modelling concepts, curve construction, calculation engines and the use of data and assumptions within analytical models would be advantageous.

What We Offer:

Enjoy a competitive salary, annual discretionary bonus, and 25 days’ holiday with buy/sell flexibility. Benefits include pension matching, healthcare plans, life assurance, and retailer discounts. We support our team with a flexible benefits scheme, employee assistance, and digital GP service. Participating in volunteering events is encouraged with paid volunteer days available. Referral bonuses are offered for introducing suitable candidates to XPS.

Equal Opportunities Statement:

XPS Group is committed to diversity and equal opportunities. We welcome applications from all candidates, irrespective of sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion, or belief. As a Disability Confident employer, we ensure accessible and supportive work settings for all employees.

Eligibility:

Any employment offer made will be conditional upon you satisfying DBS Disclosure checks, Employment or educational references, Satisfactory credit checks and eligibility to work in the UK before an offer can be made. XPS Group is not able to provide sponsorship to employees.

Who Are We:

To find out more please visit: www.xpsgroup.com