Product Owner – Banking & Payments

Barclays Bank Plc; Over Peover; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclays Bank Plc in Knutsford seeks a Product Owner to shape, prioritise and deliver products and capabilities within Corporate Banking and Payments. You will work closely with business, technology and stakeholder teams to translate strategic priorities and customer needs into a clear, deliverable product backlog.

The role involves collaborating with product owners and technical teams, advising on policy and governance, and leading initiatives that enhance product quality and performance while

Qualifications

• Backlog management: owning, prioritising and refining product backlogs and translating requirements into clear user stories.
• Stakeholder communication: strong communication to align business and tech teams.
• Corporate Banking & Payments: understanding of products, processes and customer journeys.
• Technical literacy: comfortable with engineering concepts and dependencies.
• Strategic vision: connect day‑to‑day delivery with broader strategy.
• UX empathy: focus on user journeys and pain points when shaping product decisions.

Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise to support collaboration between product owner and technical teams.
• Support development and implementation of the product strategy and communicate with stakeholders and development team.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to gather and prioritise product requirements based on value and feasibility.
• Develop and implement assessments to ensure continuous testing and improve product quality and performance.
• Monitor product performance to identify optimisation opportunities and meet performance standards.
• Stay abreast of industry trends to evaluate and adopt new approaches in product development.

Skills

Backlog management

Stakeholder communication

Corporate Banking & Payments

Technical literacy

Strategic vision

UX empathy

Job description

Barclays Bank Plc in Knutsford seeks a Product Owner to shape, prioritise and deliver products and capabilities within Corporate Banking and Payments. You will work closely with business, technology and stakeholder teams to translate strategic priorities and customer needs into a clear, deliverable product backlog.

The role involves collaborating with product owners and technical teams, advising on policy and governance, and leading initiatives that enhance product quality and performance while