About the Role
We are leading a bold and transformative journey and are looking for a Product Owner on a 18-month fixed-term contract to join our flagship technology system transformation program within our Retail B2B2C business. As a Product Owner, you will be part of a collaborative team, working closely with the Business Lead and a wide range of cross-functional stakeholders. This includes partnering day-to-day with engineering teams, solution architects, product designers, and operations to define, prioritize, and deliver a product roadmap aligned with business objectives, operational needs, and customer outcomes. If you have experience leading product ownership in B2B2C digital propositions or transformation programs, thrive in solving big challenges, and want to be involved in a major technology overhaul, we'd love to hear from you.
Responsibilities
- Define and communicate the product vision, epics, and user stories to all stakeholders, working with the Retail Product Director.
- Create and update the product roadmap in terms of epics and user stories to reflect strategic direction and priorities.
- Prioritize and refine product backlog items based on business value and customer feedback.
- Collaborate with various internal stakeholders including proposition, operations, distribution, engineering, and design to deliver outstanding products.
- Lead discreet work packages as part of the overall roadmap for the product to deliver defined benefits and KPIs.
- Prioritize product backlogs and roadmap initiatives based on business impact and customer and adviser value.
- Collaborate with business readiness and impacted teams to ensure successful deployment of the product into the live environment.
- Maintain awareness of market trends, customer feedback, and the competitive landscape to inform product decisions.
- Ensure program milestones are met and deliverables are of high quality.
- Drive innovation and identify new experience optimization opportunities.
Requirements
- Degree or professional equivalent, or significant experience in a similar role (essential).
- Significant experience as a Product Owner in B2B2C digital propositions or leading product ownership in transformation programs.
- Highly accurate and quality-focused, with excellent attention to detail.
- Resilient and able to adapt, working hands-on when required.
- Excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills and able to communicate to a range of stakeholders.
- Experience of working in a customer-focused environment creating disruptive customer propositions.
- Highly organized with a high level of self-motivation and enthusiasm to succeed.
- Ability to plan, manage, and prioritize own workload, including personal planning, organization, and ability to multi-task to see a job through to conclusion.
Skills
- Product Ownership
- B2B2C digital propositions
- Transformation programs
- Roadmap creation and prioritization
- Backlog refinement
- Stakeholder collaboration
- Agile methodologies
- Customer focus
- Innovation
- Communication
- Interpersonal skills
- Organization
- Time management
- Multi-tasking
Location
- London
Work Type
- Hybrid Working
- Fixed Term Contract
Experience Level
- Significant experience as Product Owner
Education Level
- Degree or professional equivalent
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Pension scheme
- Life assurance
- 25 days annual leave plus an additional day for your birthday
- Private medical cover
- Income protection
- Generous and highly achievable bonus scheme
- Opportunities to progress career in-role and within the company
- Free access to the Headspace app
- 24/7 employee assistance helpline
- Trained physical and mental health first aiders
- Variety of employee-funded benefits via online benefits portal
- Several additional purchase options available
About the Company
- At Just, you'll have the opportunity to develop your career whilst making a difference to the lives of those around you.
- You’ll be part of a company with a strong and distinctive culture – we’re ambitious, curious, and collaborative – and every decision we make centres around being Just and delivering the best outcomes for our customers.
- Valuing diversity of thought and fostering a sense of belonging is critical to our business success, driving innovation and balanced decision making.
- Our work on DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging) aims to deliver a brilliant employee experience underpinned by a sense of belonging, where our people feel proud to work at Just.
- We remain committed to our publicly disclosed HM Treasury Women in Finance Charter and Race at Work Charter targets and support a wide range of employee network and events, championing issues including intergenerational working, social mobility and neurodiversity.
