Products Owners - Container Operations Technology

HEYSHAM PORT LTD; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday

Pension up to 10%

Flexible benefits

Learning & development

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

Heysham Port Ltd in Liverpool is seeking a results-driven Product Owner to lead technology-focused product areas across the full lifecycle, ensuring business needs are understood and prioritized.

You will oversee delivery, guide capability improvements, define KPIs and work with IT teams and suppliers to assess feasibility and value while aligning with operational goals. Current solutions include TO systems, RTLS, AutoGates and Crane Ops, with travel to Peel Ports terminals.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager or IT Business Partner with accountability for product performance and value delivery.
• Ability to define vision, roadmaps, priorities and value outcomes in a complex, multi-stakeholder environment.
• Understanding of product delivery lifecycles, agile or iterative delivery, backlog management and transition into service.
• Strong analytical, governance and communication skills, with the ability to challenge demand and balance priorities.

Responsibilities

• Act as the technology-facing representative for your product area, ensuring business needs are understood and reflected in decisions.
• Oversee product delivery and transition into service, aligning with operational requirements and strategic objectives.
• Define clear KPIs and use insights to guide prioritisation and continuous improvement.

Skills

Product Owner

Product Manager

IT Business Partner

Product Vision

Roadmaps

Priorities

Value Outcomes

Delivery Lifecycles

Agile Methods

Backlog Management

Transition to Service

Analytical Skills

Governance

Communication

Commercial Awareness

Cost

Risk

Supplier Management

Security

Compliance

Data

Support

Driving Licence

Travel Flexibility

Job description

Products Owners - Container Operations Technology

Date: 15 Sept 2026

Location: Liverpool, GB, L21 1LA

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

If you are interested in helping shape technology that supports safe, efficient and future-focused port operations, we’d really like to hear from you.

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