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# Product Owner - Card Payments 12 month Contract in Hanger Hill

- **Company:** Octopus Computer Associates
- **Location:** Hampshire, UK
- **Salary:** £104,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, JIRA, BASIC (Programming Language), IBM Websphere Application Server, Scrum Methodology, Standard Sql, Software Engineering, Backend, Front End Software Development
- **Published:** August 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2815133449-product-owner--card-payments-12-month-contract-in-hanger-hill

## About the Role

* Payments / card industry experience (settlement, authorization, clearing).
 * Proven experience as a Product Owner in an Agile/Scrum environment.
 * Strong skills in user story writing, backlog management, and JIRA.
 * Knowledge of the software development lifecycle and basic coding concepts.
 * SQL skills (able to write simple queries).
 * Background managing Front-End and Back-End applications.
 * Confident communicator with strong stakeholder management ability.

Nice to Have:

 * Agile Certification (e.g., CSPO).
 * QA / validation exposure.

## Description

Product Owner - Card Payments 12 month Contract

Hampshire (Hybrid: 3 days remote / 2 days on-site)

Up to £400 per day MAX | Inside IR35

Immediate Start

The Opportunity

Our client, a major player in the payments industry, is urgently seeking an experienced Product Owner to join their team. You'll be driving key regulatory, compliance, and product enhancement initiatives, with a focus on applications and Online Dispute Resolution (ODR).

This is a fast-moving contract role where you'll collaborate with onshore and offshore teams across Front-End and Back-End applications, and play a key part in a large-scale migration project (WebSphere to OCP).

What You'll Do

 * Own and prioritise the product backlog; write clear and actionable user stories.
 * Work closely with Scrum teams across multiple sprint cycles (2-week PIs).
 * Collaborate with stakeholders across compliance, regulatory, and product groups.
 * Support validation and testing to ensure quality delivery.
 * Engage with distributed development teams in Asia.

What We're Looking For

 * Payments / card industry experience (settlement, authorization, clearing).
 * Proven experience as a Product Owner in an Agile/Scrum environment.
 * Strong skills in user story writing, backlog management, and JIRA.
 * Knowledge of the software development lifecycle and basic coding concepts.
 * SQL skills (able to write simple queries).
 * Background managing Front-End and Back-End applications.
 * Confident communicator with strong stakeholder management ability.

Nice to Have:

 * Agile Certification (e.g., CSPO).
 * QA / validation exposure.


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