Product Owner

PRODUCT OWNER

12 month initial FTC

Salary is £50-60k

Hybrid working - 2 days on-site in Manchester

Opportunity to shape the direction of enterprise-scale software products within a growing Agile team

KEY POINTS

Take ownership of product roadmaps and backlog management across multiple web and API-based applications

Work closely with clients, developers and stakeholders to translate business requirements into deliverable solutions

Join a collaborative Agile team where you'll have genuine influence over product direction

Opportunity to work on enterprise-scale software used by organisations across international markets

ABOUT THE CLIENT

We're supporting an established technology organisation that develops enterprise software solutions for a diverse client base. Following continued growth, they're looking to add an experienced Product Owner who enjoys working closely with customers, development teams and stakeholders to deliver high-quality digital products.

THE ROLE

As a Product Owner, you'll act as the bridge between clients and the development team, gathering business requirements, defining product roadmaps and ensuring features deliver genuine value. You'll work closely with technical teams to translate business needs into well-defined user stories and acceptance criteria, helping to shape the future direction of multiple enterprise applications.

Alongside managing and prioritising the product backlog, you'll facilitate Agile ceremonies including backlog refinement, stand-ups and retrospectives. You'll also support feature demonstrations, assist with issue investigation, contribute to technical documentation and collaborate with developers, testers and stakeholders to ensure successful product delivery from concept through to release.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS

Previous experience working as a Product Owner or in a similar Agile product role

Strong experience gathering and analysing business requirements

Confident writing user stories and acceptance criteria

Experience managing and prioritising product backlogs

Strong understanding of Agile methodologies including Scrum or Kanban

Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

Ability to work closely with developers, testers and business users

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Desirable

Azure DevOps Boards

Confluence

SQL

Experience working with APIs and integration projects

Understanding of JSON, CSV or other data formats

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KEY SKILLS

Product Owner, Agile, Scrum, Kanban, User Stories, Acceptance Criteria, Product Roadmaps, Backlog Management, Azure DevOps, Confluence, Stakeholder Management, Business Analysis, API Integration, SQL, JSON, Product Development, Enterprise Software