Technical Product Owner Level 2

Damstra Technology; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Ideagen is seeking a Technical Product Owner Level 2 to join its Maritime portfolio in the UK. You will shape product delivery, refine requirements, and lead agile ceremonies while collaborating with Product Managers, Engineers and business stakeholders.

The role emphasizes AI-assisted delivery, risk management and continuous improvement within a hybrid/remote UK setting. The successful candidate will have strong backlog and sprint planning experience, a deep understanding of agile

Qualifications

• Experience supporting agile software development teams through effective backlog management and sprint planning.
• Strong understanding of agile methodologies and product delivery best practices.
• Ability to create clear, structured requirements that support successful engineering outcomes.
• Experience working closely with Product Managers, Engineers and business stakeholders.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills within complex delivery environments.
• Confidence assessing and improving AI-assisted delivery processes and documentation.
• Experience in SaaS, maritime technology or regulated software environments would be beneficial.
• Excellent communication skills with a collaborative and proactive approach.

Responsibilities

• Own backlog quality and sprint readiness, ensuring engineering teams can deliver effectively against agreed priorities.
• Refine requirements and acceptance criteria to provide engineers with clear, actionable and well-defined work.
• Lead sprint ceremonies, including planning, refinement, reviews and retrospectives, to maintain delivery momentum and transparency.
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers to ensure delivery activities remain aligned with customer and business objectives.
• Review AI-generated user stories, acceptance criteria and delivery artefacts to ensure quality and accuracy.
• Proactively identify and manage delivery risks, dependencies and blockers across the development cycle.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives aimed at improving squad performance and product delivery effectiveness.
• Share knowledge and support the growth of junior Product Owners where appropriate.

Skills

Backlog management

Agile methodologies

Requirements writing

Stakeholder collaboration

Prioritisation

AI-assisted delivery

Communication

SaaS

Maritime technology

Job description

Technical Product Owner Level 2

Role Purpose

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Pattern: Hybrid

Location - UK

Level - Experienced Professional

Department - Product R&D

Working Pattern - Remote

Benefits - Benefits at Ideagen

As a Technical Product Owner within Ideagen's Maritime portfolio, you'll help deliver products that support customers operating in highly regulated environments across the maritime industry. You'll act as the operational backbone of an engineering squad, ensuring priorities are clear, requirements are robust and delivery remains efficient. This is an exciting opportunity to combine product delivery expertise with technology that helps customers manage safety, compliance and operational performance.

Responsibilities

• Own backlog quality and sprint readiness, ensuring engineering teams can deliver effectively against agreed priorities.

• Refine requirements and acceptance criteria to provide engineers with clear, actionable and well-defined work.

• Lead sprint ceremonies, including planning, refinement, reviews and retrospectives, to maintain delivery momentum and transparency.

• Collaborate closely with Product Managers to ensure delivery activities remain aligned with customer and business objectives.

• Review AI-generated user stories, acceptance criteria and delivery artefacts to ensure quality and accuracy.

• Proactively identify and manage delivery risks, dependencies and blockers across the development cycle.

• Support continuous improvement initiatives aimed at improving squad performance and product delivery effectiveness.

• Share knowledge and support the growth of junior Product Owners where appropriate.

Skills and Experience

• Experience supporting agile software development teams through effective backlog management and sprint planning.

• Strong understanding of agile methodologies and product delivery best practices.

• Ability to create clear, structured requirements that support successful engineering outcomes.

• Experience working closely with Product Managers, Engineers and business stakeholders.

• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills within complex delivery environments.

• Confidence assessing and improving AI-assisted delivery processes and documentation.

• Experience in SaaS, maritime technology or regulated software environments would be beneficial.

• Excellent communication skills with a collaborative and proactive approach.

As a business, we place great value on collaboration, knowledge sharing and building strong relationships across our teams. Therefore, for candidates living within a 35-mile radius of Nottingham, this role will follow a hybrid working pattern, with three days per week based in our Ruddington office. Please also note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this opportunity and can only consider applicants who already have the right to work in the UK.

About Ideagen

Ideagen is the invisible force behind many things we rely on every day - from keeping airplanes soaring in the sky, to ensuring the food on our tables is safe, to helping doctors and nurses care for the sick. So, when you think of Ideagen, think of it as the silent teammate that's always working behind the scenes to help those people who make our lives safer and better. Everyday millions of people are kept safe using Ideagen software. We have offices all over the world including America, Australia, Malaysia and India with people doing lots of different and exciting jobs.

We’re building a future-ready team, and AI is part of how we work smarter. If you're curious, adaptable and open to using AI to improve how you work, you’ll thrive at Ideagen!

What is next?

If your application meets the requirements for this role, our Talent Acquisition team will be in touch to guide you through the next steps.

To ensure a flexible and inclusive process, please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments by contacting us at [e-mail]. All matters will be treated with strict confidence.

At Ideagen, we value the importance of work-life balance and welcome candidates seeking flexible arrangements. If this is something you are interested in, please let us know during the application process. Enhance your career and make the world a safer place!

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