Product Owner

Summary: The role of Product Owner involves gathering and managing business and technical requirements within a financial services environment. The successful candidate will collaborate with development teams and stakeholders to prioritize work and ensure the delivery of complex solutions. An entrepreneurial mindset and familiarity with Agile methodologies are essential for this position. The role requires effective communication and problem-solving skills to translate technical concepts into business-friendly language.

Key Responsibilities:

• Gather, document, and manage business and technical requirements (stakeholder interviews, use cases, traceability).
• Model current and future state business processes and create data models to support system design.
• Apply structured techniques to investigate problems, identify opportunities, and propose data-driven solutions.
• Collaborate with developers and product teams; familiarity with DevOps fundamentals, data analysis tools (Excel, Python/Pandas), and Agile methodologies is preferred.
• Translate complex technical concepts into business-friendly language and manage stakeholder expectations.
• Engage effectively with senior business users, negotiate, facilitate, and drive consensus.
• Understand business needs in Coverage, Advisory, and Capital Markets and prioritize user stories to achieve business goals.

Key Skills:

• Experience in process design and re-design, and agile delivery frameworks.
• Strong understanding of the Product Owner role in Scrum and experience delivering complex products.
• Experience in financial services, ideally investment banking.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills; able to build networks and partnerships.
• Exposure to AI projects, AI agent design, or product strategy is highly beneficial.
• Proactive, collaborative, and enthusiastic with an agile mindset.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: London

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Finance

Detailed Description From Employer:

We are looking for a Product Owner with an entrepreneurial mindset to gather and manage business and technical requirements, model processes and data, and help deliver complex solutions in a financial services environment. You will work closely with development teams, stakeholders, and end users to prioritize work and ensure successful delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

• Gather, document, and manage business and technical requirements (stakeholder interviews, use cases, traceability).

• Model current and future state business processes and create data models to support system design.

• Apply structured techniques to investigate problems, identify opportunities, and propose data-driven solutions.

• Collaborate with developers and product teams; familiarity with DevOps fundamentals, data analysis tools (Excel, Python/Pandas), and Agile methodologies is preferred.

• Translate complex technical concepts into business-friendly language and manage stakeholder expectations.

• Engage effectively with senior business users, negotiate, facilitate, and drive consensus.

• Understand business needs in Coverage, Advisory, and Capital Markets and prioritize user stories to achieve business goals.

Skills & Experience:

• Experience in process design and re-design, and agile delivery frameworks.

• Strong understanding of the Product Owner role in Scrum and experience delivering complex products.

• Experience in financial services, ideally investment banking.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills; able to build networks and partnerships.

• Exposure to AI projects, AI agent design, or product strategy is highly beneficial.

• Proactive, collaborative, and enthusiastic with an agile mindset.