Product Owner - Sports Platforms

Hawk-Eye Innovations (HEI); United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in sports technology seeks a Product Owner to drive product development and market strategies. You'll collaborate with teams to enhance sports platforms and create innovative solutions while enjoying benefits like generous holidays and a pension scheme. If you're passionate about sports and technology, apply to join a dynamic team focused on impactful products.

Benefits

25 days' holiday plus 8 public holidays

Enhanced pension scheme (5% matching)

Access to the Unmind app for mental wellbeing

Onsite gym (Basingstoke)

Sony Group discounts and event access

Qualifications

• At least 2 years in a Product role, ideally owning products end to end.
• Experience delivering complex front-end platforms.
• Familiar with Agile ways of working (Scrum or Kanban).

Responsibilities

• Working with users and clients to understand needs and shape product requirements.
• Defining the product vision and roadmap for engineering teams.
• Researching market trends and competitor activity.

Skills

Agile

Stakeholder Management

Communication

Customer Focus

Product Management

Writing Requirements

Data Analysis

Job description

Product Owner – Sports Platforms
£42,770 – £64,150
Hybrid – 2 days a week in London, Basingstoke or Bristol

Join Our Team at Hawk-Eye Innovations
Hi, I’m Dan Payne, Product Director here at Hawk-Eye Innovations. We’re on the lookout for a Product Owner to help shape the future of sports technology. If you get excited about building products that push the boundaries and make a real impact, this could be a great fit.

What Your Day Will Look Like :

You’ll be a key part of the product team, working closely with stakeholders, users, and
engineers to bring products to life — and keep them evolving.
Here’s what your typical week might include:
● Working with users and clients to understand needs and shape product requirements
● Defining the product vision and roadmap, prioritising work for the engineering teams
● Writing clear user stories and acceptance criteria
● Supporting delivery teams to ensure consistency across multiple products
● Making sure training, documentation and testing are in place for smooth launches
● Keeping an eye on performance and supporting troubleshooting where needed
● Researching market trends and competitor activity
● Acting as the go-to person for your product — owning comms and alignment
● Occasional international travel to meet users and gather insights
Projects on the Horizon
This year, we’re:
● Creating best-in-class portals to showcase video and data across Sony Sports
● Extending our current platforms in line with what our customers need
● Building brand-new tools that let users dig deeper into the data collected by
Hawk-Eye

What We’re Looking For :

You don’t need to tick every box, but here’s what we’d ideally love to see: Must-haves
● At least 2 years in a Product role, ideally owning products end to end
● Experience working closely with engineers, designers, and other teams to ship great
products
● Comfortable writing detailed requirements and clear acceptance criteria
● Organised, a strong communicator, and confident managing stakeholders
● Familiar with Agile ways of working (Scrum or Kanban)
● Confident prioritising roadmaps in line with business goals
● Experience delivering complex front-end platforms
● Customer-focused with a good sense of balancing expectations vs strategy
● Experience working with sports data feeds or APIs

Nice-to-haves :
● Worked directly with sports teams and understand their unique time pressures
● Experience signing off work through UAT testing
● Basic understanding of web tech and how to use dev tools to troubleshoot

Benefits UK :
● 25 days’ holiday plus 8 public holidays
● Enhanced pension scheme (5% matching)

● Access to the Unmind app for mental wellbeing
● Onsite gym (Basingstoke)
● Sony Group discounts and event access

Hungary :
● Annual leave in line with local labour laws
● Sony Group perks – discounted tickets and events
● Cafeteria options (SZÉP Card, nursery/kindergarten support, MOL Bubi Pass)
● Private medical, life & accident insurance, plus dental discounts
● Seniority awards and Employee Assistance Program
● “All You Can Move” Pass option

Interested?
If this sounds like you and you’re ready to help shape the next generation of sports
platforms, we’d love to hear from you. You’ll be joining a team that’s passionate about sport,
driven by data, and always looking for what’s next.