Product Owner / Manager – Manchester

Atrium (EMEA); Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Manchester is seeking an accomplished Product Owner / Manager to lead product development and strategy for complex products. The ideal candidate will have experience in client onboarding and product management, with a strong background in Agile methodologies and a degree in business or finance. You will oversee product strategy, manage a team, and collaborate across departments to ensure alignment with company goals. This role requires 4 days in the office and 1 day of remote work.

Qualifications

• Hands-on product ownership experience in financial services.
• Proven track record in product development and delivery.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Lead product management team and direct product strategy.
• Collaborate with department heads to align product strategy.
• Oversee budgeting and resource allocation for product initiatives.

Skills

Product ownership

Agile methodologies

Scrum

Client onboarding

Market analysis

Education

Degree in business management, Finance or related discipline

Job description

Product Owner / Manager – Manchester

Atrium EMEA is looking for an accomplished Product Owner / Manager to lead product development and strategy for several large and / or complex products. You must have client onboarding / account opening experience with financial services knowledhge.

You will be assigned to high-growth product area expectations and will fully developed core expertise in industry trends, market segments and competitor profiles. Experienced in Agile and Scrum methodologies. The Product Manager will direct the overall product strategy for the organization. 4 days onsite in office / 1 day WFH. PAYE / Umbrella options.

• Managing and leading the product management team.
• Collaborating with department heads to ensure product strategy alignment with company goals. Overseeing budgeting and resource allocation for product initiatives. Product launch and go to market strategy.
• Directing the overall product strategy for the organization.
• Using subject matter expertise, experience and thought leadership to influence and direct the product management team, key stakeholders and senior leaders.
• Collaborating with other department heads to ensure product strategy alignment with company goals. Overseeing budgeting and resource allocation for product initiatives.

Essential

• Hands on product ownership / management experience, combined with either Client onboarding / account opening, fund / trust / custody experience.
• Degree in business management, Finance or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience required.
• Demonstrated ability in product development and delivery with proven track record in defining winning product constructs and delivering a product roadmap.
• Prior experience working in a financial industry preferred.
• A balance of technical knowledge and business acumen with a proven track record in launching software or services in partnership with engineering teams, and / or working cross functionally with multiple stakeholders and product development teams.
• High degree of proficiency in OKR, Design Thinking, Event Storming, prototyping, iterative development, Scrum, and Agile product development.
• Deep product management expertise, excellent leadership and influencing skills and strong business judgement.

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