Product Owner

As a Product Owner at NIQ Brandbank, you will be responsible for a range of customer-facing and internal products that drive our Content creation solutions. You will translate product strategy and business priorities into clear development requirements, leading the delivery and implementation of changes across our customer platforms and internal systems to support operational processes, customer needs and continuous improvement.

This role involves executing the technical development roadmap in line with the product vision, strategy and business priorities. You will use internal stakeholder feedback, user needs and operational insight to improve our platforms, enhance operational effectiveness and deliver value across the business.

As Product Owner, the role is responsible for defining release plans, managing and prioritising the product backlog, and working closely with development teams and stakeholders to support successful delivery, product launches and continuous improvement. This includes creating and managing user stories through Jira, defining clear acceptance criteria, supporting sprint planning and coordinating product and project delivery activities.

• Responsible for the end-to-end product development and project delivery process, including release planning, delivery expectations and the successful launch of new functionality.
• Provide product vision and direction to Agile development teams and stakeholders, translating customer and business needs into clear requirements.
• Plan, prioritise and maintain the product backlog, assessing business value and ROI to ensure stories, epics and themes align with product strategy and business objectives.
• Manage backlog refinement and iteration planning, creating well-defined user stories in Jira with clear requirements, dependencies, expected outcomes and acceptance criteria.
• Define sprint goals and coordinate releases and upgrades in collaboration with Product Management, development, testing and project delivery teams.
• Work with other Product Managers and Product Owners to align strategy, priorities and dependencies across products, ensuring coordinated delivery.
• Apply a Voice of Customer, user feedback and product insights to inform the roadmap, development priorities and continuous improvement.
• Work closely with development and testing teams to review completed functionality, manage defects and ensure agreed acceptance criteria have been met.
• Coordinate with Business Analysts, Product Managers and development teams to track delivery progress, milestones, risks, issues and dependencies, escalating where these may affect sprint, release or project outcomes.
• Identify and help resolve impediments affecting delivery, ensuring work remains aligned with agreed business priorities and release or sprint goals.
• Apply and continually improve Agile and Scrum practices, supporting the team through a collaborative leadership style and creating an environment where issues can be raised and resolved constructively.
• Provide clear and regular reporting to the business and senior leaders, communicating transparently with internal and external stakeholders and supporting effective discussion, decision-making and conflict resolution.

Function: General Business
Experience Level: Mid-Senior Level