Technical Product Owner

RSM UK Group LLP.; Ipswich; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid and Flexible working

27 Days Holiday

Lifestyle, Health, and Wellbeing

Job summary

RSM UK LLP is seeking a Technical Product Owner to bridge business priorities with technical delivery in the managed payroll and related services. You will translate requirements into epics and ensure backlogs are refined, prioritized and ready for delivery across teams.

The role requires strong agile experience, hands-on collaboration with developers, testers and operations, and the ability to manage dependencies and risks while upholding security and data protection standards.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of Technical Product Owner experience in agile environments.
• Experience translating business requirements into epics and user stories.
• Strong understanding of backlog refinement, sprint planning and iteration delivery.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Business Product Owner to understand priorities and deliver options.
• Translate requirements into epics, stories and acceptance criteria; prioritise backlog items.
• Collaborate with development, testing and operations to deliver secure, scalable solutions.
• Lead technical delivery activities across the product lifecycle; manage dependencies and risks.
• Validate solutions against requirements and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Technical Product Owner experience

Agile delivery

Backlog management

Stakeholder communication

Tools

APIs

Databases

Testing

Release management

Job description

The Technical Product Owner is responsible for ensuring that the firm's managed pay and people technology solutions are technically well-defined, deliverable, secure, maintainable and aligned with business priorities. Working closely with the Business Product Owner, the role translates business requirements into technically actionable delivery work and ensures that internal development teams have the clarity, context and direction needed to deliver effective solutions. The Technical Product Owner acts as the bridge between business priorities and technical execution. The role provides product and technical leadership across the delivery lifecycle, helping to shape solution options, manage technical dependencies, support backlog refinement, and ensure that delivered changes are robust, scalable and fit for use in a professional services managed payroll environment. You will make an impact by:

• Partner with the Business Product Owner and stakeholders to understand business priorities, client requirements and desired outcomes, providing guidance on technical feasibility, risks, dependencies and delivery options.
• Translate business requirements into clear epics, user stories, acceptance criteria and prioritised backlog items, ensuring work is understood, sequenced and ready for delivery.
• Collaborate with development, testing and operations teams to design, deliver and support sustainable technical solutions aligned with architectural, security, data protection and operational standards.
• Lead technical delivery activities across the product lifecycle, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, dependency management, release planning and the resolution of technical constraints and risks.
• Validate delivered solutions against agreed requirements, while driving continuous improvement through the management of technical debt, incident learning, defect triage and clear stakeholder communication.

Are you someone who thrives on variety, loves learning new things, and enjoys connecting with people? If you can spot inefficiencies in everyday life and are passionate about making improvements, this role is perfect for you!

We value diverse experiences and perspectives. Here's what we're looking for in our ideal candidate:

• At least 3 years' experience as a Technical Product Owner, with experience managing internal development teams and delivering products in agile environments.
• Strong understanding of agile delivery practices, including backlog management, story refinement, sprint planning, reviews and iterative delivery, with the ability to translate business requirements into technically deliverable solutions.
• Good technical knowledge of software development lifecycles, system integrations, APIs, databases, testing, release management and operational support considerations.
• Ability to identify and manage technical risks, dependencies, constraints and non-functional requirements, with an understanding of secure development, data protection, access control and audit requirements.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience within managed payroll services, payroll operations or professional services environments is advantageous.

As one of the world's largest networks of audit, tax and consulting firms, RSM delivers big ideas and premium service to help middle-market businesses thrive. We are a fast-growing firm with big ambitions - we have a clear goal to become the premium adviser to the middle market, globally. This vision touches everything we do, motivating and inspiring us to become better every day. If you are looking for a firm where you can build a future and make an impact, then RSM is the place for you.

Make an Impact at RSM UK. Diversity and Inclusion at RSM: At RSM, we want to create a strong sense of belonging so that people of all identities, backgrounds, and cultures feel they can bring their true self to work. Our clients come from all walks of life. We aim to achieve that same diversity of background, experience and perspective in our own teams, so that we can genuinely understand our client's needs. Diverse teams bring a broader range of ideas and insights to work. That's why we're working together to ensure our firm's principles and processes support a firm culture that embraces difference and strengthens inclusion. At RSM we work hard to create an environment where our people can make a difference - to themselves, their career, their teams, and to the success of our firm and clients. We support all our people to work flexibly, to manage their family and other responsibilities alongside their work commitments; we believe this is key to achieving an inspiring and fulfilling working environment.

What we can offer you: We recognise that our people are our most important assets. That's why we offer a flexible reward and benefits package that will help you have fulfilling experience, both in and out of work.

• Hybrid and Flexible working (confirm pattern or delete if not applicable)
• 27 Days Holiday (with the option of purchasing additional days) (confirm appropriate days per role)
• Lifestyle, Health, and Wellbeing including financial wellbeing benefits such as financial tools, electric car scheme and access to a virtual GP
• Access to a suite of 300+ courses on demand developed by our inhouse Talent Development team