Product Owner – Digital Trade & Policy Platforms

Animal and Plant Health Agency; Carmarthen; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Professional development

Employee discounts

Bonuses & recognition

Flexible working

Job summary

Animal and Plant Health Agency in the United Kingdom is recruiting a Product Owner to join the Project Delivery and Portfolio Management team. You will work with internal and external stakeholders, including industry bodies and NGOs, to drive policy-facing digital products and services that support international trade and deliver lasting impact across government and industry.

The role focuses on building relationships, shaping requirements, and guiding agile delivery across multiple workstreams.

Qualifications

• Experience leading development of operational change, projects, or IT programmes.
• Experience translating business requirements into product priorities and deliverables.
• Ability to provide quality service to customers and adapt to change.
• Ability to manage performance targets across multiple work areas.
• Experience working with stakeholders and delivery partners.
• Experience delivering results across multiple work areas.
• Experience in agile or digital delivery environments with continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining and building effective relationships with policy customer groups with an involvement in the EU-NI Borders and Trade programme
• Working closely with the Digital Programme Manager and Senior Product Manager and Subject Matter Experts within the programme and sharing responsibilities in the development of new ways of working
• Helping safeguard GB's reputation by supporting activity across work areas impacted by the Animals and Plants International Trade Platforms
• Supporting the design, development and implementation of policy initiatives and reforms, by undertaking an active role on project teams and working groups
• Working with the established team to support the development of new and fit for purpose Animal and Plants IT systems and processes that facilitate trade and satisfy the needs of importing countries and traders based in the UK
• Directly supporting the Digital Programme Manager and Senior Product Manager through managing their own responsibilities and workload efficiently to help facilitate and deliver changing priorities and demands
• Deputising for the Senior Product Manager in a holistic and effective capacity, where applicable

Skills

Stakeholder management

Requirements analysis

Agile delivery

IT programmes delivery

Policy understanding

Relationship building

Prioritisation

Job description

Animal and Plant Health Agency in the United Kingdom is recruiting a Product Owner to join the Project Delivery and Portfolio Management team. You will work with internal and external stakeholders, including industry bodies and NGOs, to drive policy-facing digital products and services that support international trade and deliver lasting impact across government and industry.

The role focuses on building relationships, shaping requirements, and guiding agile delivery across multiple workstreams.