Senior Product Owner

NGIS; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading geospatial solutions provider is seeking a Senior Product Owner to drive high-value solutions and bridge product ownership and delivery. You will manage the product backlog and engage with customers throughout the implementation process. Ideal candidates should have 5+ years of relevant experience in an agile environment, excellent communication skills, and the ability to coordinate globally distributed teams. This role supports flexible working arrangements and aims to contribute to impactful solutions across various sectors including sustainability.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Support for certification and professional growth

Collaborate with global teams

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years as a Product Owner, Product Manager, or Delivery Lead in an agile software environment.
• Proven success leading cross-functional delivery teams and managing complex product backlogs.
• Experience in customer-facing delivery and stakeholder engagement in enterprise or B2B contexts.

Responsibilities

• Own the product backlog while leading customer engagement throughout discovery and implementation.
• Act as a key interface between customers and internal stakeholders.
• Ensure delivery is well-structured and every increment adds measurable value.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Proficiency with Azure DevOps

Proficiency with Jira

Knowledge of Figma

Knowledge of Miro

Skills in Scrum or Kanban

Education

Tertiary education in Business or IT

Tools

Azure DevOps

Jira

Figma

Miro

Job description

About NGIS

NGIS is a leading provider of geospatial solutions to organisations around the world. We deliver impact through the power of location technology, helping clients use spatial data to make better, faster, and more sustainable decisions.

Our Software Engineering team builds, implements, and supports both customer‑specific geospatial solutions and our own TraceMark Software as a Service products. TraceMark provides map‑centric insights that drive impact across industries such as agriculture, sustainability, transport, and natural resources.

Whether working on the TraceMark roadmap or a bespoke client solution, our engineers bring technical excellence, collaboration, and a shared passion for geospatial innovation to everything they build.

About the Role

The Senior Product Owner plays a pivotal role in delivering high‑value solutions that meet the needs of NGIS’s customers and align with business strategy. This role bridges product ownership and project delivery, owning the product backlog while leading customer engagement throughout discovery, implementation, and release.

The Senior Product Owner acts as the key interface between customers, internal stakeholders, and the delivery team, ensuring priorities are clear, delivery is well‑structured, and every increment adds measurable value.

The role will operate primarily within the EU, working remotely with a dedicated delivery team and coordinating closely with the Australian (WA) product and engineering teams. The Senior Product Owner plays a key role in bridging time zones and maintaining strong communication between regions to ensure seamless handover, aligned priorities, and continuous delivery.

About You

Qualifications

Tertiary education in Business, IT, or a related discipline, or equivalent commercial experience and results.

Experience

• Minimum 5 years as a Product Owner, Product Manager, or Delivery Lead in an agile software environment.
• Proven success leading a cross‑functional delivery team and managing complex product backlogs.
• Experience in customer‑facing delivery and stakeholder engagement in enterprise or B2B contexts.
• Experience in CPG, ESG, or sustainability‑related domains is highly desirable.
• Exposure to project delivery management is preferred.
• Experience working with remote or globally distributed teams and managing across time zones is desirable.

Skills

• Excellent communication, facilitation, and presentation skills with technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving capabilities.
• Proficiency with backlog and delivery tools (Azure DevOps, Jira).
• Working knowledge of design and prototyping tools (Figma, Miro).
• Skilled in agile delivery practices (Scrum or Kanban) and modern product management methods.

Objectives and Goals

This role is critical to the success of NGIS’ TraceMark and related products, ensuring EU‑based delivery teams contribute effectively to global product outcomes and customer success.

Success in this role includes

• A clear, prioritised backlog and consistent delivery cadence.
• High levels of customer satisfaction (NPS > 25 and proactive communication).
• Reduced cycle time and delivery risk.
• Growing customer adoption and measurable business value from delivered features.Strong collaboration and knowledge sharing across global teams.

Why Join NGIS?

• Work with purpose, building technology that drives environmental and social impact.
• Collaborate with talented engineers and geospatial experts across global teams.
• Flexible working arrangements; option to opt‑in to a 9‑day fortnight.
• Continuous learning culture with support for certification and professional growth.
• Be part of an innovative company recognised for geospatial and cloud excellence.

If you believe you have the skills and experience to excel in this role, we would like to hear from you.