Products Owners - Container Operations Technology

Peel Ports Group; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday

Pension up to 10%

Flexible benefits

Learning and development

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

Peel Ports Group in Liverpool and Dublin is hiring three Technology Product Owners to support our Containerisation Operations across three focus areas, turning business needs into measurable technology solutions.

You will be the technology-facing representative for your area, manage the full product lifecycle, define KPIs, collaborate with IT and OT teams, and ensure delivery aligns with operational requirements and strategic goals.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager or IT Business Partner responsible for outcomes.
• Ability to define vision, roadmaps, priorities and value outcomes in a multi-stakeholder environment.
• Understanding of product delivery lifecycles, agile or iterative delivery, backlog management and transition into service.

Responsibilities

• Act as the technology-facing representative for your product area.
• Prioritise business needs and translate into product decisions.
• Oversee delivery and service transition, ensuring alignment with operational requirements.
• Define KPIs and use data to guide prioritisation and strategy.

Skills

Product Owner

Vision & Roadmaps

Agile Delivery

Stakeholder Management

Backlog Management

Travel

Tools

Terminal Operating Systems

Vehicle Booking Systems

Job description

Products Owners – Container Operations Technology

Are you ready to shape the future of container operations technology across our container operations? We are seeking three Technology Product Owners to support our Containerisation Operations across Liverpool and Dublin, each focused on a critical operational area: Gate, Landside and Rail Operations; Vessel and Quayside Operations; and Yard and Inventory Management. These are exciting roles for people who enjoy working closely with operational teams and leveraging IT and OT technology, understanding real business needs, and turning them into effective technology solutions that create measurable value.

Your role

You will act as the primary technology-facing representative for your product area, making sure business needs are understood, prioritised and reflected in product decisions. Working across the full product lifecycle, you will evaluate current products, explore future developments, assess demand and value, and work with technical teams and suppliers to understand feasibility, capacity, risk and delivery options.

You will oversee product delivery and transition into service, ensuring solutions align with operational requirements and support our strategic objectives. You will also monitor product performance, define clear KPIs and use insight to guide prioritisation, continuous improvement and future technology strategy.

Current key solutions include a mix of IT and OT, with Terminal Operating Systems, Real Time Location Systems, AutoGates and Automated Crane Operations.

Who are we?

Already one of the UK’s leading port and logistics companies, we are planning substantial capital investment over the next 5 years to achieve our vision of becoming the UK’s leading port operator. We have ambitious plans to grow and transform the supply chain to benefit our customers. Our investments are decarbonizing our operations, which in turn is helping us work towards our goal of having Net Zero Port Operations by 2040. Much of our success depends on our unrivalled facilities and technology. But in our sector, it comes down to having the right talent to enable our organisation to grow.

What you’ll bring

You will bring:

• experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager, IT Business Partner or similar, with accountability for product performance, value delivery and end-to-end outcomes;
• the ability to define product vision, roadmaps, priorities and value outcomes in a complex, multi-stakeholder environment;
• an understanding of product delivery lifecycles, agile or iterative delivery, backlog management and transition into service;
• strong analytical, governance and communication skills, with the confidence to challenge demand, balance priorities and build trusted relationships;
• commercial awareness, including cost, risk, supplier management, security, compliance, data and support considerations;
• a full driving licence and flexibility to travel between Peel Ports terminals.

Advantageous

• experience of operational systems, such as Terminal Operating Systems and Vehicle Booking Systems
• experience of OT, Operational Technology. The hardware and software used to directly monitor, control, and automate physical devices, processes, and infrastructure in industrial and enterprise environments

What we can offer you

In addition to a competitive salary, we have a strong track record of developing our people to expand their skills and experience and develop their careers. Valuing and rewarding our workforce is important to us which is why we offer a fantastic range of flexible benefits to choose from, such as:

• 27 days holiday per annum (plus bank holidays)
• Matched Contribution Pension Scheme up to 10%
• Peel Ports Flexible Benefits including salary sacrifice car scheme, healthcare cash plans, Cycle2Work Scheme, critical illness insurance, gyms, retail vouchers
• Commitment to learning and personal development
• We promote good physical and mental health and can provide additional support to colleagues via our employee assistance programme when required