Senior Technical Product Owner

djr; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

djr in Preston is seeking a Senior Technical Product Owner to bridge technology and business, owning the delivery of complex, enterprise-scale tech products. This role sits at the intersection of senior stakeholders, Product, Engineering, Architecture, QA and Delivery, turning complex requirements into clear technical outcomes.

You'll challenge and influence senior conversations, translate needs into actionable backlogs, and drive decisions that move programs forward across the SDLC.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of software engineering and the SDLC.
• Experience translating business requirements into technical requirements/user stories.
• Strong backlog ownership and prioritisation.
• Experience working directly with Software Engineering and Architecture teams.
• Experience with APIs, integrations and complex enterprise systems.
• Excellent requirements gathering/workshop facilitation.
• Experience operating in complex enterprise environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirement-gathering workshops with senior business and technology stakeholders.
• Translate business and product requirements into clear technical requirements and actionable engineering backlogs.
• Own and prioritise backlogs through complex technology delivery.
• Work closely with Software Engineers, Architects, QA and Delivery teams.
• Challenge requirements and proposed solutions rather than simply documenting what's requested.
• Drive stakeholder conversations towards clear decisions and outcomes.
• Manage competing priorities across technical and commercial stakeholders.
• Support complex integrations across enterprise systems and platforms.
• Maintain clarity between business objectives and technical delivery throughout the SDLC.

Skills

Backlog ownership

Requirements translation

APIs

Integrations

SDLC understanding

Engineering collaboration

Job description

£75,000 + Benefits | Preston| Hybrid – 3 days onsite

Own the conversation between technology and the business.

We're partnering with a major international travel technology organisation looking for a Senior Technical Product Owner to play a key role in the delivery of complex, enterprise-scale technology products.

This isn't a traditional Product Owner role focused solely on backlog management.

You'll sit at the intersection of senior business stakeholders, Product, Engineering, Architecture, QA and Delivery, turning complex business requirements into clear technical outcomes and ensuring engineering teams have what they need to deliver successfully.

Just as importantly, you'll be expected to challenge, influence and bring clarity to senior stakeholder conversations.

What you'll be doing

• Lead requirement-gathering workshops with senior business and technology stakeholders.
• Translate business and product requirements into clear technical requirements and actionable engineering backlogs.
• Own and prioritise backlogs through complex technology delivery.
• Work closely with Software Engineers, Architects, QA and Delivery teams.
• Challenge requirements and proposed solutions rather than simply documenting what's requested.
• Drive stakeholder conversations towards clear decisions and outcomes.
• Manage competing priorities across technical and commercial stakeholders.
• Support complex integrations across enterprise systems and platforms.
• Maintain clarity between business objectives and technical delivery throughout the SDLC.

What we're looking for

You'll be an experienced Technical Product Owner, Technical Business Analyst or technically strong Product professional who can demonstrate:

• Strong understanding of software engineering and the SDLC.
• Experience translating business requirements into technical requirements/user stories.
• Strong backlog ownership and prioritisation.
• Experience working directly with Software Engineering and Architecture teams.
• Experience with APIs, integrations and complex enterprise systems.
• Excellent requirements gathering/workshop facilitation.
• Experience operating in complex enterprise environments.

But the differentiator is presence.

We're looking for somebody comfortable walking into a room with senior leadership, asking difficult questions, challenging assumptions and confidently driving the conversation towards an outcome.

You’ll need to communicate complex ideas clearly, confidently and concisely, while being equally credible with engineers and senior business leaders.

Why consider it?

You'll join a large international organisation operating complex technology at significant scale, with the opportunity to influence major technology initiatives rather than simply administer an existing backlog. You’ll have genuine visibility across Product, Engineering and senior business leadership, with the autonomy expected of a senior hire.

This is an opportunity for a strong TPO to become one of the people the business trusts to turn difficult problems into technology that actually gets delivered.