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
£ 143KJob 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.