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# Product Owner

- **Company:** Saga Plc
- **Location:** Folkestone, UK
- **Salary:** £60,000.0 - £70,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, JIRA, Scrum Methodology, Tools for Reporting
- **Published:** July 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://careershub.saga.co.uk/members/?j=3522&lang=en&

## About the Role

You'll be an experienced Product Owner (or someone with a strong Agile delivery background) who enjoys working with both business and technology teams to deliver customer-focused digital products.

You'll be highly organised, commercially aware and confident influencing stakeholders at all levels, with a passion for delivering high-quality outcomes in a fast-paced Agile environment.

You'll have:

 * Previous experience as a Product Owner, Scrum Master or in Agile Product Delivery.

 * Experience managing and prioritising product backlogs.

 * Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies including Scrum, SAFe and Kanban.

 * Experience writing or refining user stories and defining acceptance criteria.

 * Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

 * Experience working with cross-functional technical and business teams.

 * Strong analytical skills with the ability to use customer insight and data to inform decisions.

 * Experience using Jira or similar Agile delivery tools.

 * The ability to manage competing priorities and deliver at pace.

It would be great if you also have:

 * Experience within Insurance or Financial Services.

 * Experience launching new digital products or propositions.

 * Knowledge of customer journey optimisation and product lifecycle management.

 * Experience working with third-party suppliers or technology partners.

## Description

* Owning, prioritising and managing the product backlog, ensuring work is aligned to business priorities.

 * Working closely with Business Analysts to refine user stories, acceptance criteria and product features.

 * Acting as the key link between business stakeholders, technical teams and external delivery partners.

 * Leading sprint planning, reviews and retrospectives, ensuring delivery teams remain focused on the highest-value work.

 * Championing customer needs and business outcomes throughout the product lifecycle.

 * Monitoring delivery progress across multiple Agile workstreams using Jira and other reporting tools.

 * Identifying and managing delivery risks, dependencies and issues, escalating where appropriate.

 * Validating completed work against business objectives and agreed acceptance criteria.

 * Using customer insight, data and performance measures to inform product decisions.

 * Promoting Agile best practice and supporting continuous improvement across delivery teams.


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