Product Owner - Manchester Hybrid

  • Oliver James
  • Manchester, Lancashire
  • Nov 06, 2025
Full time

Job Description

Product Owner - Manchester Hybrid

Salary : £55,000

About the Role

We are seeking a Product Owner who thrives in dynamic, fast-paced environments and enjoys working closely with small, high-impact teams. You will play a key role in leading initiatives that involve end-to-end system refreshes and greenfield builds, working directly with director-level stakeholders to ensure business objectives are met and value is delivered.

Key Responsibilities

  • Own and manage the product backlog, translating business needs into actionable user stories and clear acceptance criteria.
  • Lead initiatives involving system refreshes or net-new product development from the ground up, ensuring alignment between technical teams and business goals.
  • Partner with director-level stakeholders to understand strategic objectives, define priorities, and gain buy-in for road map decisions.
  • Collaborate with developers, QA, UX, and business SMEs in a smaller, cross-functional team environment.
  • Drive delivery in a fast-paced environment, ensuring timely releases and continuously adapting priorities to meet changing needs.
  • Define and monitor key success metrics, ensuring products deliver measurable business outcomes.
  • Act as the voice of the customer, championing user needs throughout the product lifecycle.

Skills & Experience

  • Proven experience as a Product Owner (or similar role) in agile/scrum settings.
  • Demonstrated success managing system upgrades, migrations, or greenfield product launches.
  • Strong ability to work with senior stakeholders (director level and above), with excellent communication and influencing skills.
  • Experience working in smaller, lean teams where adaptability and hands-on involvement are critical.
  • Ability to thrive in fast-paced, evolving environments, balancing short-term deliverables with long-term vision.
  • Strong problem-solving, prioritisation, and backlog management skills.
  • Technical aptitude or experience working closely with engineering teams.

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