Product Owner - Credit Cards Platform

Spencer Rose Ltd; Chester; On-site; GBP 83,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Spencer Rose Ltd is seeking an experienced Product Owner to lead the migration of Credit Cards, Sales and Acquisition journeys from on-premises infrastructure to Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This urgent 6-month contract starts ASAP with a Chester-based role requiring 2 days onsite per week.

You will collaborate with business management to gather and prioritise requirements, convert them into actionable user stories, and drive delivery with a dedicated feature team while minimising customer

Qualifications

• Proven Product Owner experience in banking or financial services.
• Experience with Agile delivery and backlog management.
• Experience with cloud migration programs, preferably GCP.

Responsibilities

• Gather, analyse and prioritise business and technical requirements.
• Translate business needs into clear user stories and a prioritised product backlog.
• Communicate requirements to the feature team and ensure clarity of scope and outcomes.
• Enable the team to work independently by resolving blockers and managing dependencies.
• Align delivery priorities with migration milestones and customer expectations.

Skills

Product Owner

Agile backlog management

Stakeholder management

GCP migration

Banking domain knowledge

Job description

Spencer Rose are seeking an experienced Product Owner to support the migration of Credit Cards, Sales and Acquisition journeys from on-premises infrastructure to Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Urgent start, initial 3 month contract.

Start: ASAP
Location: Chester - 2 days a week onsite
Rate: £#removed# per day Inside IR35
Duration: 6 months initial contract

The role will focus on collaborating with business management teams to gather, refine and prioritise requirements, translating them into actionable work items for a newly established feature team. The Product Owner will ensure the team operates autonomously, delivers business value and minimises dependencies on the customer through effective planning, stakeholder engagement and decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business stakeholders to gather, analyse and prioritise business and technical requirements.
• Translate business needs into clear user stories, acceptance criteria and a prioritised product backlog.
• Communicate requirements to the feature team, ensuring clarity of scope, objectives and expected outcomes.
• Enable the team to work independently by proactively resolving blockers and managing dependencies.
• Align delivery priorities with business objectives, migration milestones and customer expectations.
• Work closely with technical teams to support the successful migration of Credit Cards, Sales and Acquisition journeys to GCP.
• Manage stakeholder communications, risks and issues, ensuring transparency and timely decision-making.
• Drive continuous improvement, delivery quality and incremental business value throughout the contract.

Key Skills and Experience

• Proven experience as a Product Owner within banking or financial services, preferably in the credit cards domain.
• Strong understanding of Agile delivery, backlog management, user story development and prioritisation.
• Experience working with cloud migration programmes, ideally involving GCP.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and decision-making skills.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams, work independently and drive outcomes with minimal customer dependency.