Freelance Product Owner/Solutions Designer
Posted Today by Salt
£400 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
London, UK
Summary: The role of Freelance Senior Solution Owner involves leading the delivery of an integration project that connects Embedded services with accounting workflows across various platform partners. This strategic position requires a hands-on approach with strong capabilities in product ownership, solution design, and agile delivery. The candidate will work closely with Product, Engineering, and external partners to ensure successful implementation. The position is primarily remote, with occasional visits to UK offices if based in the UK.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead solution design and delivery for Embedded service integrations
- Translate business and user needs into clear, testable requirements
- Manage backlog, sprints, refinement and agile ceremonies
- Collaborate with Product, Engineering and external partners
- Create scalable models, documentation and delivery frameworks
- Ensure smooth end-to-end implementation across teams
Key Skills:
- Proven background as a Product Owner, Solution Designer, and Solution Architect
- Strong experience in agile delivery
- Skilled in requirement gathering, analysis and stakeholder management
- Ability to bridge technical and non-technical teams
- Highly analytical, detail-focused and user-centred
- Strong communicator with experience in SaaS/software environments
Salary (Rate): £400 per day
City: London
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
Title: Freelance Senior Solution Owner (Agile Delivery & Integrations)
Start: 8th December 2025
End: 30th September 2026
Length: 9-month contract
Day Rate: £400 per day
IR35:
Inside IR35 for UK candidates (Umbrella)
Outside IR35 for EU-based candidates
Location: UK or Europe (UK - potentially will have to go into the London, Newcastle or Manchester offices maybe once a month, if based in Europe, then fully remote)
Work Pattern: Nearly fully remote or remote, depending on location
Schedule: Full-time, Monday-Friday
Brief:
A major software programme is seeking a Senior Product Owner/Solution Owner to lead the delivery of an integration project connecting Embedded services with accounting workflows across multiple platform partners. This is a strategic, hands-on role requiring strong product ownership, solution design and agile delivery capability.
Responsibilities:
- Lead solution design and delivery for Embedded service integrations
- Translate business and user needs into clear, testable requirements
- Manage backlog, sprints, refinement and agile ceremonies
- Collaborate with Product, Engineering and external partners
- Create scalable models, documentation and delivery frameworks
- Ensure smooth end-to-end implementation across teams
- Proven background as a Product Owner, Solution Designer, and Solution Architect
- Strong experience in agile delivery
- Skilled in requirement gathering, analysis and stakeholder management
- Ability to bridge technical and non-technical teams
- Highly analytical, detail-focused and user-centred
- Strong communicator with experience in SaaS/software environments
- Fintech, Embedded finance or accounting product experience
- Understanding of MTD and small-business accounting workflows
- Experience with partner integrations (eg, banking APIs)
- Proficiency with Jira, Confluence, and Figma
*Rates depend on experience and client requirements