Senior Product Owner

Enra Specialist Finance; Watford; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical healthcare

25 days' annual leave

Volunteer days

Job summary

Enra Specialist Finance, including West One Secured Loans, is seeking a Senior Product Owner to drive meaningful system change in a fast-paced financial services environment in Watford.

You will own the product life cycle, mentor junior POs, collaborate with business and tech stakeholders, and prioritise backlogs to deliver customer value with autonomy and leadership. In-office role with potential manager-discretion remote work.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years' experience in a Product Owner role with large-scale system change.
• Senior level delivery experience and mentoring junior colleagues.
• Desirable tertiary qualification in a relevant field; financial services exposure is a plus.
• Experience with Agile environments including Scrum and Kanban.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to identify initiatives.
• Define, scope and break down work into value-generating features and fixes.
• Prioritise backlogs using insights from business, customer and systems.
• Write functional specs with acceptance criteria and sign-off deliverables.
• Mentor junior Product Owners and deputise for Head of Software Product as needed.

Skills

Product ownership

Stakeholder management

Agile

Mentoring

Autonomous work

Education

Tertiary qualification desirable

Tools

Atlassian tools

Job description

Are you an experienced Senior Product Owner who enjoys taking ownership, supporting others, and has experience delivering meaningful system change? Do you thrive in a fast-paced financial services environment where customer value, commercial focus, and collaborative delivery are equally important? If this sounds like you, then this could be the perfect next step in your career. Let's grow together at Enra Specialist Finance, including West One and Aria.

Key Accountabilities

Collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to identify initiatives aligned with Enra's objectives. Define, scope and break down work into value-generating features, enhancements and fixes. Prioritise and manage product backlogs using business, customer and system insights. Write clear functional specifications with acceptance criteria and sign off completed deliverables. Review and resolve customer and user issues applying expert system knowledge. Lead complex high-value initiatives with autonomy and act as the senior product escalation point. Mentor less experienced Product Owners to raise standards across the team. Deputise for the Head of Software Product and represent the function in senior forums. Foster transparency and continuous improvement across the team and wider business. Maintain product documentation and identify, escalate and manage risks.

Skills & Competencies

Strong commercial focus with ability to assess feature value. Excellent communication and stakeholder management at all levels. Self-motivated, proactive independent thinker who thrives in collaborative teams. Expert in business analysis, process and data modelling. Comfortable working with a high degree of autonomy and leading by example.

Knowledge & Qualifications

Minimum 4 years' experience in a Product Owner role including delivery of large-scale system change. Demonstrable experience operating at senior level and mentoring junior colleagues. Tertiary qualification in a relevant field is desirable. Experience in credit lending or financial services. Extensive experience working in Agile environments including Scrum and Kanban. Familiarity with Atlassian products is an advantage.

Personal Attributes

Team player who lifts others up. Flexible approach to shifting priorities and stakeholder needs. Able to lead independently and also deputise effectively as required. Committed to openness, fairness and continuous improvement.

Why Join Us?

Why Join Us? At Enra Specialist Finance, we're growing fast and looking for ambitious people who want to be part of our exciting journey across Enra, West One Secured Loans, West One Development Finance and Aria Finance. We'll give you the tools, training and support you need to succeed, while offering clear opportunities to progress your career. This is an in-office role based in Watford with work-from-home at manager discretion. Alongside this, we offer a strong benefits package, including private medical healthcare, 25 days' annual leave, paid volunteering days and a host of additional benefits.

If you're ready to build your career with a leading Specialist Finance group and make an impact.