Product Owner

VIQU Ltd
Central Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Temporary contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Shift work
Languages
English
Compensation
£ 143K

Job location

Central Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Agile Methodologies
JIRA
Software as a Service
Scrum

Job description

The successful Product Owner will play a key role in translating requirements into clear, actionable user stories, shaping product direction, and ensuring successful delivery. This position requires someone confident, polished, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

Due to the global nature of the project, flexibility to work outside standard UK hours will be required.

Responsibilities

  • Act as the primary liaison between the business, stakeholders, and the client
  • Lead customer discovery sessions to gather and validate requirements
  • Create and manage user stories, acceptance criteria, and the product backlog
  • Ensure the product delivers value, balancing customer expectations with business needs
  • Work closely with the Product Manager and delivery teams to ensure successful implementation
  • Support the rollout for a major client and contribute to ongoing product enhancements
  • Identify and drive process improvements in a busy, evolving environment

Requirements

  • Strong experience as a Product Owner within SaaS environments
  • Background in client-facing product roles with exceptional stakeholder communication
  • Proven ability to produce high-quality user stories and manage product backlogs
  • Good understanding of Agile, Scrum, or hybrid delivery methodologies
  • Excellent stakeholder management, ideally with experience working across international teams
  • Proficiency with JIRA (core tool used across the team)
  • Experience within EdTech or adjacent sectors is highly desirable
  • Comfortable working in fast-moving teams with shifting priorities

About the company

Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England - £500 - 550 per day + Outside IR35 Contract Posted by: VIQU Ltd Posted: Thursday, 12 March 2026, VIQU has partnered with a leading SaaS provider who are seeking an experienced Product Owner to support a major implementation project for a high-profile US client.

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