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Product Owner
Product Owner
Location: Glasgow
About the Role
Join us as a Product Owner to lead the design and development of an entirely new digital tool for our Front Office teams. This strategic role involves working closely with stakeholders, designers, engineers, and commercial teams to deliver a user-centric solution from inception. The product will enhance productivity, improve colleague experience, and drive measurable commercial outcomes.
This is a unique opportunity to shape a product from the ground up, balancing competing priorities, navigating ambiguity, and providing clear direction to the full-stack squads. explica
Responsibilities
- Define and manage a clear product vision, aligning with broader business goals.
- Accurately prioritise the product backlog, ensuring high-value features are delivered while balancing desirability, viability, and feasibility.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineering, design, data, operations, and business stakeholders.
- Drive clarity in ambiguous problem spaces and guide teams toward meaningful solutions.
- Act as the Voice of the Customer, continuously refining the product to meet user needs.
- Lead Agile events, including sprint planning, stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives.
- Manage risk and controls, including monitoring, governance, and escalating risks as necessary.
- Foster a culture of iteration and continuous improvement.
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Key Leadership Expectations
(For positions with leadership responsibilities)
- Influence and shape decision-making, including policy development.
- Set objectives, coach employees, and shape appraisals/rewards tied to outcomes.
- Uphold the Barclays LEAD (Listen, Energise, Align, Develop) leadership behaviours.
- Offer guidance on escalated issues, advance data-driven analysis, and influence stakeholders.
- Strengthen controls and governance, reducing risk in product management efforts.
Experience and Skills
Essential
- Proven track record in product ownership and delivery, spanning discovery, refinement, prioritisation, and iteration.
- Experience building, refining, and prioritising backlogs for full life-cycle projects.
- Knowledge of Lean methodology and Agile practices.
- Ability to navigate ambiguity and create clarity in undefined problem spaces.
- Experience working effectively in cross-functional teams.
- Stakeholder management skills, including aligning expectations and communicating effectively.
- Familiarity with enterprise/legacy products, integrating with multiple systems.
- Domain knowledge in financial services, including risk/compliance/regulatory frameworks.
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Highly Valued
- Experience with banking products or legacy system integrations.
- Ability to conduct market research, analyse trends, and incorporate customer feedback.
- Strong business acumen and strategy skills, with the ability to drive long-term value.
Product Owner Clarifications
The role entails:
- Maximising product value through clear vision, prioritisation, and stakeholder engagement.
- Serving as the primary conduit between stakeholders and development teams.
- Managing the product backlog, ensuring business-driven, risk-aware delivery.
- Monitoring performance via KPIs and customer insights to drive user-centric enhancements.
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