Purpose of the Role
The purpose of a Product Owner is to maximize the value of the product by defining a clear product vision, managing the authoring, refining and prioritising the Product Backlog, balancing trade‑offs across desirability, viability and feasibility – making sure the right thing is being ‘built’, and prioritising work based on business goals.
They act as the primary liaison between stakeholders and delivery teams, ensuring the product meets user/customer needs and delivers optimal value.
Product Owners are responsible for developing a roadmap and driving execution of their product area/sub‑journey, applying continuous improvement principles and techniques.
Accountabilities & Responsibilities
- Ensure Product Alignment with Business Goals – ensure that the product&its features are aligned with broader objectives, driving value and supporting the organisation’s overall strategy.
- Utilise market research, analysis of customer feedback and monitoring of industry trends to identify new products, features or enhancements.
- Communicate Product Vision to Delivery Teams – clearly articulate the product vision and goals, ensuring they understand and are inspired to deliver business value.
- Create and Refine User Stories – write clear, concise user stories with detailed acceptance criteria and refine them as needed.
- Participate in key Agile events such as sprint planning, daily stand‑ups, sprint reviews and retrospectives to keep the team aligned.
- Manage the Product Backlog – create, maintain and prioritise the backlog, ensuring highest value features delivered first.
- Act as Voice of the Customer – gather feedback continuously to understand pain points and improve product experience.
- Define and Manage Acceptance Criteria – review and accept or reject work completed, ensuring all delivered features meet criteria.
- Collaborate with Stakeholders – work closely with customers, business leaders and marketing to gather requirements and define product goals.
- Monitor Product Performance and Iterate – assess performance using KPIs and feedback, adjusting backlog and roadmap.
- Manage on‑going readiness and run activities of live products, including monitoring, governance and approvals.
- Manage risk and control – identify risks, develop strategies, align product management and control functions.
Qualifications & Experience
- Considerable technical acumen with hands‑on experience partnering with engineering and design, including APIs, data models, and platform architecture.
- Proactive and ambitious product leader who thrives in ambiguity and is motivated by building scalable, foundational platforms for Business Banking.
- Ability to define and deliver a clear product roadmap while navigating complex regulatory and compliance environments.
- Experience in financial services, ideally within business banking.
- Experience establishing and championing product and engineering conventions to drive alignment and collaboration.
- Familiarity with DORA and/or other delivery and engineering metrics to inform product decision‑making.
- Strong risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology skills.
Location
This role will be based in London (Luke Street).
Join Barclays
Join Barclays as a Product Owner, where you’ll define a clear product vision, prioritise the backlog and ensure we’re building what delivers the most value. Acting as the key link between stakeholders and delivery teams, you’ll shape the roadmap, champion continuous improvement and drive successful delivery across your product area.
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