Product Owner - Digital Solutions

Jacobs; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs in the United Kingdom is seeking a proactive Product Owner/Manager to lead digital product lifecycles, from ideation through delivery, and to align roadmaps with business goals.

You will drive Agile practices, manage stakeholders, coordinate cross-functional teams, and ensure high-quality delivery while balancing schedule, budget and risks to enable design process automation and value across projects.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience as a recognised Product Owner/Manager of digital products/tools.

Responsibilities

• Foster a collaborative and innovative culture.
• Coordinate the planning and management of tool backlog and roadmaps, reporting on progress.
• Ensure high-quality delivery of the approved scope of works.
• Identify and monitor dependencies, blockers and product risks
• Monitor Opex vs. Capex, taking corrective actions as required
• Collaborate with the Communications, Marketing and Adoption teams to facilitate product growth
• Plan and facilitate resource forecasting and sprint planning.
• Coordinate 3rd party vendors to manage scope, schedule and budget
• Ensure governance of Agile and DevOps practices throughout the development lifecycle

Skills

Product Owner

Stakeholder management

Agile practices

Strategic problem solving

Job description

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission‑critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting‑edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

Are you interested in being part of a dynamic global team of digital professionals?

You will gain the opportunity to have real business impact, setting the direction of digital products, supporting the development and implementation of automation solutions that enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of design processes.

Leading a team to advance tools through the product ideation and development lifecycle, while maintaining consistent scheduling, budgeting and performance tracking, your remit will include

• Foster a collaborative and innovative culture
• Coordinate the planning and management of tool backlog and roadmaps, reporting on progress.
• Ensure high-quality delivery of the approved scope of works.
• Identify and monitor dependencies, blockers and product risks
• Monitor Opex vs. Capex, taking corrective actions as required
• Collaborate with the Communications, Marketing and Adoption teams to facilitate product growth
• Plan and facilitate resource forecasting and sprint planning.
• Coordinate 3rd party vendors to manage scope, schedule and budget
• Ensure governance of Agile and DevOps practices throughout the development lifecycle

Here’s what you’ll need

We would be delighted to hear from candidates with established experience of software development processes, including Agile practices, DevOps, and product lifecycle management who can demonstrate a real blend of experience, skill and attributes

• Demonstrable experience as a recognised Product Owner/Manager of digital products/tools.
• Well established project management skills with the ability to report progress effectively.
• Well established stakeholder management, communication and presentation skills, comfortable engaging at all levels with all and align multiple stakeholders
• Sound Strategic problem solving and decision-making capabilities

Benefits

• A global network of expertise and opportunity
• A culture founded on safety, integrity, inclusion, and belonging
• Flexible working arrangements that support your well‑being and potential
• Opportunities to make a real‑world impact through our global giving and volunteering programmes
• Up to 10% pension

Joining Jacobs not only connects you locally but globally. Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and belonging. We put people at the heart of our business, and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.

With safety and flexibility always top of mind, we’ve gone beyond traditional ways of working so you have the support, means and space to maximize your potential. You’ll uncover flexible working arrangements, benefits, and opportunities, from well‑being benefits to our global giving and volunteering program, to exploring new and inventive ways to help our clients make the world a better place. No matter what drives you, you’ll discover how you can cultivate, nurture, and achieve your goals – all at a single global company. Find out more about life at Jacobs.

We aim to embed inclusion and belonging in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected and creative. We accept people for who they are, and we champion the richness of different perspectives, lived experiences and backgrounds in the workplace, as a source of learning and innovation. We are committed to building vibrant communities within Jacobs, including through our Jacobs Employee Networks, Communities of Practice and our Find Your Community initiatives, allowing every employee to find connection, purpose, and belonging. Find out more about our Jacobs Employee Networks here.

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As a disability confident employer, we will interview disabled candidates who best meet the criteria. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

Your application experience is important to us, and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team via Careers Support.