Senior Product Owner

Overview

Waracle are looking for a Senior Product Owner for an exciting new role joining our world-class digital technology consultancy and home to a diverse, smart, curious and ambitious community of specialists in technology-driven transformation. We work with ambitious clients to help them solve their biggest business and customer challenges. We help our clients to innovate and create intelligent digital products and services. We thrive on complex challenges and deliver business-critical IT transformation projects, moving seamlessly from strategy, design and delivery to operations. This is a hybrid role working from any Waracle office 2 days per week (Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee or London).

As a Senior Product Owner, you'll be instrumental in shaping our digital offerings, ensuring they deliver maximum value to our clients and stakeholders. You'll define, prioritise, and champion product initiatives from conception through to delivery, working closely with cross-functional teams and external clients.

What you'll be doing

• Define and articulate a clear product vision, strategy, and roadmap for digital products, aligning with overall business objectives and client needs.
• Elicit, analyse, and validate complex business requirements from diverse clients and stakeholders, translating them into clear, concise, and actionable user stories with acceptance criteria.
• Own, refine, and prioritise the product backlog, ensuring it reflects business value, technical feasibility, and strategic importance.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of various digital projects across mobile and web to effectively gather and analyse business requirements.
• Foster continuous alignment between stakeholders and development teams while balancing long-term vision with iterative decision-making.
• Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and development teams, bridging the gap between business requirements and technical implementation.
• Lead agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog grooming, stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Champion user needs using human-centered design principles to shape product direction.
• Demonstrate strong client engagement and stakeholder management skills, actively collaborating with clients to understand their evolving goals, challenges, and aspirations.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience as a Product Manager/Owner, with a proven track record of successfully delivering complex digital products across mobile and web.
• Experience advising and influencing C-Suite stakeholders
• Confidence in running workshops, discovery sessions and planning activities.
• Strong preference for candidates with experience working in Digital Consultancies or Agencies.
• Experience with UX/UI principles and design thinking.
• Technical background with an understanding of software development processes and methodologies such as Agile.
• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Outstanding communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and persuade at all levels.
• Experience with product management tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Asana, Azure DevOps).
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities effectively.
• A passion for digital innovation and a user-centric approach to product development.

Recruitment process

The recruitment process you can expect for this role is an initial call with your dedicated Talent Acquisition Partner who will chat with you about Waracle, what you are looking for in a new position, the salary for the role, notice period and benefits. After that, you'll be invited to a two-stage interview process where you have an opportunity to find out more about the role and showcase your skills and experience. Your Talent Acquisition Partner will guide you through the whole process to your first day with us.

Our Benefits

We believe in supporting our team, inside and outside of work. Here's a glimpse of what you can expect:

• Rest & Recharge: You'll receive 27 days of annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays, totaling 35 days of holiday to unwind and pursue your passions.
• Financial Future & Security: Plan for retirement with our company-matched 5% pension contribution. For added peace of mind, we also offer a Death in Service benefit, providing 2 x your annual salary for your loved ones.
• Health & Wellness: Our Medicash Health Cash Plans help cover everyday healthcare costs, complemented by an Employee Assistance Programme for confidential support, and Group Sickness Cover for peace of mind.
• Flexible Working: We champion hybrid working, providing a home office setup budget to ensure you're comfortable and productive wherever you are.
• Learning & Development: Invest in yourself with access to Udemy Business and a dedicated learning and development budget for continuous growth.
• Lifestyle Perks: Make the most of our Cycle to Work Scheme, and enjoy exclusive gym and retail discounts.
• Family First: Our enhanced parental leave policies include support for fertility journeys, recognising diverse family needs.
• Community & Connection: We foster a vibrant culture with regular fun meet-ups and lunch on us in the office once a month. You'll also have the opportunity to make a local impact through Spirit of Waracle, our initiative for getting involved in charitable causes locally, building strong team bonds and giving back.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.