Junior Product Owner - Digital

Our client, a leading name in the financial services space, are looking to hire a Junior Product Owner on a contract basis, running initially for 6 months with potential extensions.

You will build smart, AI-powered, digital products that help people manage their money in simpler, smarter ways.

We're looking for a proactive, digitally fluent Junior Product Owner.

You collaborate with design, engineering and commercial, running workshops and discovery sessions and keeping stakeholders aligned and up to date.

What You'll Do:

• Own and manage the product backlog for your squad, writing clear user stories and prioritising features based on customer value and business impact.
• Lead sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives, ensuring delivery is focused and efficient.
• Translate strategic goals into actionable product plans, with clear outcomes and measurable success criteria.
• Track progress against OKRs and ensure delivery aligns with roadmap and customer needs.
• Introduce new AI techniques to the team
• Conduct and interpret user research
• Validate decisions with qualitative and quantitative data
• Use insights to refine features and inform the roadmap

• Experience in a Product role (can be junior only a one or two years experience) - Essential
• Experience working in Financial Services or Fintech on Digital Products - Essential
• Familiarity with agile delivery - Essential
• Comfortable with tools such as Jira, Figma, Confluence, Notion
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills
• Ideally, exposure to fintech, consumer tech, or startup environments would be brilliant

• 6 months initially - Likelihood of extensions
• Day Rate Contact - £300 - £400 a day pay to umbrella
• 1 day per week in Birmingham - Open to location but must be UK based
• Must have full rights to work in the UK and be available to start in Early December