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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Product Owner - **Company:** Allianz - **Location:** Bournemouth, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** £65,000.0 - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Knowledge Management, Scrum Methodology - **Published:** July 5, 2026 - **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=4f09a64edd9fb5fa ## About the Role * Previous experience as a Product Owner / Agile / Project change background. * Proven track record of delivering data driven solutions and delivering change through technology. * Experience of launching / refining new products and creating / evolving a new product launch. * Experience of leading a cross functional team, setting priorities and reviewing deliverables. * Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, able to work autonomously and not afraid of taking a risk based approach to decision making. * Customer-first mindset. * Good technical understanding of current system applications and business processes. A strong understanding of the Agile methodology with experience using a number of framework e.g. Scrum, Kanban. * Deep business knowledge with a wider understanding of the Mid-Corporate business vision. * Experience working in insurance or financial services. Desirable Skills * Responsible Artificial Intelligence usage ## Description As Senior Product Owner you will provide strong product ownership for the dedicated teams and support a broader programme/portfolio of change. You will help set and communicate the direction, vision and support change throughout the full development process from concept to delivery. You will also work across the launch and rollout of a new product and future product suites It is important to collaborate closely with a diverse range of stakeholders (Business Architecture, Change) to gather input and feedback, as well as regularly discuss plans and progress with stakeholders., Stakeholder Management * Understand the technology product / application you are the senior product owner for and be prepared to apply and develop business knowledge as well as identify and manage stakeholder's understanding of its functionality. * You will be responsible for multiple products / applications that span multiple customer journeys. * Ensure delivered value will be able to be measured against business KPIs and ensure the business understand their responsibilities in delivering change. * Maintain awareness and challenge dependencies on other ARTs to deliver valuable change to stakeholders. * Be prepared to regularly demo Scrum team progress with support from the team to ensure the business areas are aware of change ahead of releases. * Strong communication skills working very closely with the Development Team and managing cross team changes with other Product Managers. Backlog Maintenance * Act as the customer proxy to define and prioritise stories in the team backlog. * Ensure the backlog is appropriately prioritised and refined ahead of sprint planning. * Make decisions on behalf of the business on which user stories are accepted or rejected and in which sprint they will be developed, but being mindful of the need for a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) with greatest business benefit and some elements that are time driven. * Maintain awareness of wider Portfolios to ensure the backlog accurately reflects support of wider initiatives which may require additional resource support and require priority. This will be achieved via close collaboration with other Product Owners. Scrum Team Engagement * Influence and provide direction to the Scrum team to ensure everyone actively engages with backlog refinement and user story writing. * Confirm the definition of "Done" as agreed by the Scrum team is in line with your expectations and nothing is obviously missing. * Ensure the relevant SMEs/Knowledge Management Experts are made available to support the sprints and that they are aware of their roles and the expectations of them from the Scrum team. * Align with fellow Product Owners, Business Owners and Programme Leads to ensure design, build and test cycles are aligned. Decision Making * Sign off of all development work completed in the sprints, ensure quality of delivery and fit for purpose in line with the definition of 'Done'. * Be available to the Scrum team and able to think clearly on your feet to give quick concise decisions to help the team pivot and change direction rapidly when required. * Maintain a knowledge of future change items in a well-defined backlog in order that these can be considered by the team when planning future sprints and PIs. Escalation * Take responsibility to escalate and own deviations/blockers/dependencies within the domain to ensure company visions are met and delivery plans remain on track. Coaching and support management * Help to support more junior Product Owners as required. ## Related Videos - [ShapeShift: Reinventing Agile for a B2B SaaS Scale-Up](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1655-shapeshift-reinventing-agile-for-a-b2b-saas-scale-up) - [User 1st! Technology 2nd! 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