Junior Product Owner

Junior Product Owner

Posted Today by Computappoint

£40 Per hour
Outside
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom

Summary: The role of Junior Product Owner involves taking full ownership of key Audit and Business Operations Support applications within a leading professional services organization. The position requires a proactive individual to manage day-to-day operations, enhance system functionality, and ensure user satisfaction while collaborating with stakeholders and vendors. This is a contract position based in Central London, emphasizing the intersection of business and technology. The successful candidate will drive efficiency and performance across critical applications.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Take accountability for the day-to-day management and continuous optimisation of Audit and BOS applications
  • Proactively identify inefficiencies and opportunities to enhance system functionality and user experience
  • Manage and prioritise a pipeline of business requests, issues, and enhancements with clear ownership and visibility
  • Collaborate closely with external vendors to resolve issues and influence product development and delivery
  • Oversee user access, onboarding, and governance processes to ensure robust control and compliance
  • Stay ahead of product updates and new features, driving adoption where beneficial to the business
  • Communicate effectively with stakeholders, providing clarity on priorities, progress, and outcomes

Key Skills:

  • Strong experience as a Product Owner or similar role managing business-critical applications
  • Highly organised with excellent planning and prioritisation skills
  • A naturally curious mindset with a passion for continuous improvement and problem-solving
  • Proven stakeholder management skills across business, technology teams, and third-party vendors
  • Experience in vendor management, holding suppliers accountable for service delivery
  • Knowledge of user access management, governance, and system controls
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey complex information clearly

Salary (Rate): £40.00/hr

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Are you a highly organised and proactive Product Owner looking to make a tangible impact across business-critical applications? A leading professional services organisation, is seeking an experienced individual to join their Digital and Technology Solutions team. This is a fantastic opportunity to take full ownership of key Audit and Business Operations Support (BOS) applications, playing a central role in driving efficiency, performance, and user satisfaction across the firm. You’ll work at the intersection of business and technology, ensuring systems evolve in line with business needs while delivering maximum value.This is a fantastic opportunity to take full ownership of key Audit and Business Operations Support (BOS) applications, playing a central role in driving efficiency, performance, and user satisfaction across the firm. You’ll work at the intersection of business and technology, ensuring systems evolve in line with business needs while delivering maximum value.

Job Title: Junior Product Owner

Job Type: Initial 3 month Contract

Location: Central London - 2 day on-site per week

Day Rate: Up to £250/day (Outside IR35)

The Role

  • Take accountability for the day-to-day management and continuous optimisation of Audit and BOS applications
  • Proactively identify inefficiencies and opportunities to enhance system functionality and user experience
  • Manage and prioritise a pipeline of business requests, issues, and enhancements with clear ownership and visibility
  • Collaborate closely with external vendors to resolve issues and influence product development and delivery
  • Oversee user access, onboarding, and governance processes to ensure robust control and compliance
  • Stay ahead of product updates and new features, driving adoption where beneficial to the business
  • Communicate effectively with stakeholders, providing clarity on priorities, progress, and outcomes

What We’re Looking For

  • Strong experience as a Product Owner or similar role managing business-critical applications
  • Highly organised with excellent planning and prioritisation skills
  • A naturally curious mindset with a passion for continuous improvement and problem-solving
  • Proven stakeholder management skills across business, technology teams, and third-party vendors
  • Experience in vendor management, holding suppliers accountable for service delivery
  • Knowledge of user access management, governance, and system controls
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey complex information clearly

Personal Attributes

  • Proactive and ownership-driven with a strong bias for action
  • Methodical, detail-oriented, and highly organised
  • Collaborative, approachable, and service-focused
  • Resilient and calm under pressure, able to juggle competing priorities

Services offered by Computappoint Limited are those of an Employment Business and/or Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. Computappoint do not use AI to filter or assess candidates, we use experienced and dedicated recruiters, who want to match the best people to roles.