Product Owner
Posted 1 day ago by Gleeson Recruitment Group
£550 Per day
Undetermined
Remote
Bilston, West Midlands
Summary: The Product Owner role focuses on leading the Digital Products Team for a UK consumer sector market leader, overseeing the development of customer-facing digital platforms. This fully remote, 3-month contract position requires a blend of technical expertise and strategic vision, managing in-house developers and external partners. The successful candidate will ensure alignment between business goals and technical execution while advocating for user-centered design. Strong communication skills are essential for liaising with both technical teams and non-technical stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define and communicate the digital product vision, ensuring alignment with wider business strategy.
- Manage the roadmap for the company's websites and related platforms.
- Translate business goals and user requirements into clear, actionable stories and specifications.
- Own and prioritise the product backlog for the Digital Products Team.
- Collaborate with internal developers and third-party suppliers to deliver high-quality releases.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies and champion best practices across the team.
- Act as the key liaison between technical teams and non-technical stakeholders.
- Communicate complex technical concepts in a clear, business-friendly way.
- Provide visibility into progress, risks, and upcoming deliverables.
- Advocate for user-centred design and data-driven decision-making.
- Oversee quality assurance and acceptance testing to ensure features meet business and user needs.
- Stay informed of emerging technologies and trends to inform future strategy.
Key Skills:
- Experience as a Product Owner or similar role in digital product management.
- Strong understanding of web technologies including PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, HTML, CSS.
- Familiarity with frameworks such as Winter CMS, Laravel, Vue.js.
- Experience with Agile methodologies and backlog management.
- Excellent communication skills for stakeholder engagement.
- Ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical audiences.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Experience with user experience design and quality assurance processes.
- Knowledge of tools and platforms like AWS, Docker, Git, and JetBrains IDEs.
Salary (Rate): £550/day
City: Bilston
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Product Owner (Digital Products / Web)
3 month contract
Fully Remote
A well-established market leader in the UK consumer sector, is seeking an experienced Product Owner to lead their Digital Products Team. This role offers an exciting opportunity to drive the ongoing development of customer-facing digital platforms, working with modern web technologies and a talented in-house development team.
As Product Owner for the Digital Products Team, you'll take ownership of the company's suite of digital solutions - primarily websites built on Winter CMS, PHP/Laravel, and Shopify. You'll work closely with and manage four in-house software developers, external partners, and report directly to the IT Director as one of four key direct reports.
This role requires a strong balance of technical understanding and strategic vision. You'll act as the bridge between business stakeholders and technical teams, ensuring clear translation of requirements and effective prioritisation of development work. Flexibility is essential - while your primary focus will be web platforms, you'll also contribute to wider digital initiatives in the future.
Key Responsibilities
- Product Ownership & Vision
- Define and communicate the digital product vision, ensuring alignment with wider business strategy.
- Manage the roadmap for the company's websites and related platforms.
- Translate business goals and user requirements into clear, actionable stories and specifications.
- Backlog Management & Agile Delivery
- Own and prioritise the product backlog for the Digital Products Team.
- Collaborate with internal developers and third-party suppliers to deliver high-quality releases.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies and champion best practices across the team.
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Act as the key liaison between technical teams and non-technical stakeholders.
- Communicate complex technical concepts in a clear, business-friendly way.
- Provide visibility into progress, risks, and upcoming deliverables.
- User Experience & Quality
- Advocate for user-centred design and data-driven decision-making.
- Oversee quality assurance and acceptance testing to ensure features meet business and user needs.
- Stay informed of emerging technologies and trends to inform future strategy.
Technical Environment
A solid technical mindset is essential for success in this role, as you'll be working with and translating across a modern digital tech stack that includes:
Languages: PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, YAML, Bash
Frameworks: Winter CMS, Laravel, Vue.js, Vite, Tailwind
Tools & Platforms: AWS, Linux, Docker, Nginx, Git, GitHub, JetBrains IDEs, Photoshop, Illustrator
Understanding how these technologies fit together will enable you to collaborate effectively with developers and communicate confidently with stakeholders.
Please apply asap if interested.
GleeIT
At Gleeson Recruitment Group, we embrace inclusivity and welcome applicants of all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities. We are proud to be a disability confident employer.
By applying you will be registered as a candidate with Gleeson Recruitment Limited. Our Privacy Policy is available on our website and explains how we will use your data.