Product Owner Azure Pipeline

Together Limited; Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic company in Manchester is seeking a skilled Product Owner to enhance its digital capabilities and operational efficiency. In this strategic role, you will lead initiatives, manage the Product Backlog, and ensure alignment with business objectives. Candidates should excel in Agile methodologies and have strong stakeholder engagement skills. Proficiency in Azure DevOps and experience in driving product vision is essential. The company embraces diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace.

Qualifications

• Experience in driving product vision and strategy.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and sprint delivery.
• Proven experience in managing product Roadmap and Backlog.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage the Product Roadmap and Backlog aligned with business goals.
• Conduct market/user research and horizon scanning to identify opportunities.
• Collaborate on portfolio strategy and manage dependencies.

Skills

Product vision

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder engagement

Data Governance

Azure DevOps

Lean or Six Sigma

Education

Certified Product Owner accreditation

Tools

Azure Pipelines

Power BI

Jira

Trello

Job description

Overview

Do you thrive in driving successful delivery in a fast-paced dynamic environment and have the skills to maximise business value? Then join us at Together as a Product Owner where you’ll lead initiatives that enhance our digital capabilities and operational efficiency. As a Product Owner you will play a pivotal role within an Agile Scrum Team managing and refining the Product Backlog to deliver high-value solutions. You’ll shape the product vision, build roadmaps and ensure alignment with business objectives while working closely with stakeholders across the organisation. This dynamic and strategic role blends product management, stakeholder engagement and agile delivery. You’ll be instrumental in driving innovation and ensuring the successful delivery of digital solutions that meet customer and business needs. With a focus on Azure Pipelines you will use Azure DevOps, Azure Services, Terraform, PowerShell, SonarQube, Progre New Republic and Splunk, among others, to support our transformative products that align with business goals, enhance user experiences and support our mission to drive business value.

The ideal candidate will excel in navigating complex and uncertain environments, leveraging framework-driven approaches to mitigate risks and adopting an experimental mindset to drive continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage the Product Roadmap and Backlog aligned with business goals.
• Conduct market / user research and horizon scanning to identify opportunities.
• Own product data and ensure compliance with Data Governance standards.
• Collaborate on portfolio strategy and manage dependencies.
• Track benefits and ROI through effective prioritisation.
• Work with Scrum Masters, Business Analysts and Solution Architects to plan and deliver features.
• Ensure operational readiness and manage change impacts.
• Monitor product performance and resolve incidents.

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Experience using Lean or Six Sigma accreditation (highly regarded).
• Background in process streamlining or improvement initiatives.
• Proven ability to drive product vision, strategy and backlog prioritisation.
• Strong experience in Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and sprint-based delivery.
• Understanding of software development, API integrations and third-party platforms.
• Experience in Financial Services, particularly mortgages and loans (regarded but not essential).
• Proficiency in tools like Azure DevOps, Jira, Miro, Trello, Power BI and MS 365 Suite.
• Certified Product Owner accreditation or working towards it.

Together embraces diversity and inclusion are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We welcome, celebrate, support and value our colleagues for who they are and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills.

If you feel you’d benefit from any support or reasonable adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process please don’t hesitate to let us know when completing your application. This information will be picked up by our team so we can try and put steps in place to help you be at your best through this process. Click here for more information on our Recruitment Process. Please note that all successful applicants will undergo relevant employment, reference, financial and criminal record checks.