Senior Product Owner

TN United Kingdom; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative fintech company is searching for a skilled Product Owner to lead their agile engineering teams. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for defining and executing product strategies that align with customer needs and business objectives. Your expertise will guide the development of high-quality digital lending solutions, ensuring smooth product releases through effective communication with cross-functional teams. Join a diverse team that values teamwork, merit, and integrity, and play a key role in shaping the future of digital lending software in a rapidly growing market.

Benefits

Discretionary Bonus (up to 20%)

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

1 day charity leave

EAP

Pension scheme (salary sacrifice 3%/5%)

Bike and electric car salary sacrifice schemes

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Product Owner in the Financial sector.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to define MVPs.

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with stakeholders to understand business needs.
• Managing feature requests and updating the Product backlog.

Skills

Product Ownership

Loan Agreement Administration

Scrum Methodology

JIRA

Azure DevOps

Problem-Solving

Data Analysis

Technical Understanding

Tools

Postman

Dbeaver

SQL Server

SQL Developer

Job description

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Founded in 2018, LDMS is part of the LC Financial Holdings group, a 4-pillar organisation with over 2,000 employees across Europe. We have an impressive track record of providing world-class credit expertise spanning over 20 years.

We are a Fintech company focused on digital lending software, a market growing approximately 18% per year and projected to be worth $27 billion by 2028. Our goal is to lead in this space by building a team capable of creating high-quality code, thinking innovatively, and challenging others to develop the best solutions for our customers. We are ambitious, with plans to improve existing products, develop new ones, and expand into new markets.

As a Product Owner, you will be a senior member of the LDMS Product team, responsible for organising, prioritising, and refining work for our agile engineering teams. Your role will involve creating, defining, and executing the product strategy, gathering feature requests, and coordinating sprint cycles to ensure clarity and quality of work items. Success in this role depends on your ability to understand customer needs and communicate these effectively to cross-functional teams to facilitate smooth product releases.

You will play a key role in delivering products aligned with our company vision, clearly communicating this vision, and gathering requirements from stakeholders to ensure alignment with business objectives and the product roadmap.

Additional responsibilities include supporting other Product team members and contributing to an effective product function. You will be expected to embody and promote LDMS's values and behaviours.

Requirements

While responsibilities may evolve with the needs of the business, the key areas of focus include:

Day-to-Day

• Collaborating with stakeholders and customers to understand business needs and translate them into requirements
• Managing feature requests and updating the Product backlog and Roadmap accordingly
• Grooming and prioritising the backlog to align with company objectives
• Developing clear user stories and acceptance criteria
• Working with UX designers to create prototypes and gather stakeholder feedback
• Aligning team understanding and setting sprint goals
• Planning releases and upgrades with the Release Manager
• Analyzing requirements and end-user needs
• Staying informed on industry trends and developments

Skills & Knowledge

• Proven experience as a Product Owner in the Financial sector
• Knowledge of Loan agreement administration/servicing
• Experience managing product lifecycle aspects in software delivery (e.g., Business Analyst, Scrum Master roles)
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to define MVPs and balance strategic and tactical delivery
• Experience communicating stories, epics, and initiatives to engineering teams using Scrum and platforms like JIRA or Azure DevOps
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to compare existing and competitor solutions to optimise outcomes
• Experience analysing data and customer issues to derive business insights
• Technical understanding, with experience using tools like Postman and database IDEs (Dbeaver, SQL Server, SQL Developer)

What’s important to us?

Our passion is technology, but we believe our people are at the heart of our success. We have a diverse team with hobbies ranging from gaming and ultra marathon running to snowboarding, chess, hiking, and climbing. Our core values are:

• Teamwork
• Merit
• Develop
• Impactful
• Integrity

If you relate to these values, we encourage you to get in touch as you could be a great addition to our team.

• Discretionary Bonus (up to 20%)
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• 1 day charity leave
• EAP
• Pension scheme (salary sacrifice 3%/5%)
• Bike and electric car salary sacrifice schemes