Product Owner

Product Owner
 

Division: Data, Technology & Innovation
Department: Digital Systems

• Salary: £79,300 to £118,000 per annum (salary offered will be based on skills and experience)

• This role is graded as: Manager - Regulatory

• Your recruitment contact is Sonika via [email protected]. Applications must be submitted through our online portal. Applications sent via social media or email will not be accepted.

About the FCA and team

We regulate financial services firms in the UK, to keep financial markets fair, thriving and effective. By joining us, you’ll play a key part in protecting consumers, driving economic growth and shaping the future of UK finance services. 

The Data, Technology and Innovation (DTI) division enables the FCA to be a digital-first, data-led smart regulator by delivering a secure, agile and cost-effective technology and data ecosystem that drives better choice, transparency and operational efficiency. Sitting within DTI, the Digital Systems teams powers smarter regulation through digital systems that serve FCA staff and the wider financial services industry.

About the role

• Deliver change and operational services for large, complex products through collaboration with development, maintenance and operations partners using agile and DevSecOps practices

• Estimate resources, costs and timelines for product changes, contributing to project planning and prioritisation in partnership with stakeholders across the Product Group, DTI and FCA

• Manage product budgets, track actual work completed and ensure accurate recharging to sponsoring divisions and projects

• Define and deliver technical and service solutions that meet agreed acceptance criteria, while refining stakeholder requirements for development teams

• Set, monitor and report on performance against KPIs, ensuring compliance with governance standards and continuous improvement

• Drive innovation and growth across data collection platforms and API-driven technologies, enabling more capability for business users and shaping the future of electronic data submission

Skills required

Minimum:

• Proven experience as a Product Owner managing product roadmaps, budgets, risks and delivering complex IT products or platforms

• Demonstrated experience managing teams of employees and third-party suppliers to deliver IT change and operational services, ideally involving cloud technologies or client-facing applications

• Prior experience in service management and resource, cost and time estimation, including capacity planning, availability and release management for large-scale products

Essential:

• Experience in software application and infrastructure life-cycle management, including development and change activities across complex products

• Experience managing both in-house product teams and third-party supplier delivery functions at scale, with strong decision-making skills and the ability to influence senior stakeholders

• Knowledge of agile development practices and commercial awareness to assess supplier proposals and deliver cost-effective solutions while maintaining integrity and meeting timelines

• Ability to build strong stakeholder relationships and bring innovative, industry-focused ideas to improve product discipline, productivity and overall delivery standards

Benefits

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

• Hybrid model with up to 60% remote work

• Non-contributory pension (8-12% depending on age) and life assurance at eight times your salary

• Private healthcare with Bupa, income protection and 24/7 Employee Assistance

• 35 hours of paid volunteering annually

• A flexible benefits allowance designed around your lifestyle and needs

For a full list of our benefits and our recruitment process as a whole visit our benefits page.

Our values and culture

Our colleagues are the key to our success as a regulator. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture: one that’s free from discrimination and bias, celebrates difference and supports colleagues to deliver at their best. We believe that our differences and similarities enable us to be a better organisation – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better regulation.

If you require any adjustments due to a disability or condition, your recruiter is here to help - reach out for tailored support.

We welcome diverse working styles and aim to find flexible solutions that suit both the role and individual needs, including options like part-time and job sharing where applicable.
 

Disability confident: our hiring approach
We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and therefore, people or individuals with disabilities and long-term conditions who best meet the minimum criteria for a role will go through to the next stage of the recruitment process. In cases of high application volumes, we may progress applicants whose experience most closely matches the role’s key requirements.
 

Useful information and timeline

• Advert Closing: Midnight 12 January (please apply by 11.59pm 11 January)

• Shortlisting: 12-15 January

• First Interview: w/c 19 January

• Manager Assessments: 23-26 January

• Final Interview: 11-13 February

• Your Recruiter will discuss the process in detail with you during screening for the role, therefore, please make them aware if you are going to be unavailable for any date during this time.