Senior Product Owner - Hybrid FinTech, Drive Change

Aria Finance Ltd; Watford; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical healthcare

25 days’ annual leave

Volunteer days

Job summary

Enra Specialist Finance is seeking an experienced Senior Product Owner to take ownership, support others and deliver meaningful system change in a fast-paced financial services environment. You will collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to identify initiatives, define backlogs, and mentor others, while deputising for the Head of Software Product.

The role is based in Watford with in-office duties and some work-from-home flexibility at manager discretion.

Qualifications

• 4+ years’ experience in a Product Owner role delivering large-scale system change.
• 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 in Agile environments including Scrum and Kanban.
• Familiarity with Atlassian products is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to identify initiatives.
• 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.
• Review and resolve customer and user issues applying system knowledge.
• Lead complex high-value initiatives with autonomy and mentor others.
• 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, elevate and manage risks.

Skills

Commercial focus

Stakeholder management

Independent thinker

Business analysis

Autonomy

Education

Bachelor’s or equivalent

Tools

Atlassian tools

Job description

Enra Specialist Finance is seeking an experienced Senior Product Owner to take ownership, support others and deliver meaningful system change in a fast-paced financial services environment. You will collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to identify initiatives, define backlogs, and mentor others, while deputising for the Head of Software Product.

The role is based in Watford with in-office duties and some work-from-home flexibility at manager discretion.