Product Owner (Point of Sale) - Alexander Mann Solutions (Contingent) in London

Our client, a major UK retail bank, provides everyday banking services to over 17 million retail customers. The bank's expertise and services span across Business Services, Corporate banking, Wealth Management, Group Functions, Retail and Investment Banking.

On behalf of this organisation, AMS are looking for a Product Owner for a 6 month contract based in London with remote working available (hybrid).

Responsibilities

• Act as the vital bridge between commercial vision and technical execution, ensuring we build seamless, compliant, and market leading financial experiences for both merchants and consumers.
• Translate high-level product strategy and roadmaps into granular, actionable user stories and technical deliverables.
• Act as the "voice of the customer," relentlessly championing intuitive user journeys that remove friction from the lending process.
• Partner closely with UX/UI designers and engineers to co-create innovative PoS lending features from initial concept to deployment.
• Lead sprint planning sessions and define clear sprint objectives to maintain a high velocity, high-quality delivery rhythm.
• Leverage deep customer and market insights to identify pain points and engineer solutions that provide tangible value to merchants.
• Align diverse business stakeholders, including Finance, Conduct, and Legal to navigate complex regulatory landscapes and make informed product decisions.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for product progress, ensuring transparency and alignment.

The skills you'll need

• Proven experience as a Technical Product Owner, managing and delivering successful API-driven or integrated products across all stages of the product lifecycle.
• A strong focus on understanding and delivering value to build a best-in-class developer experience, and business users' needs, and with a keen awareness of the end customer experience.
• Expertise in API product management, including API design, documentation, and backend integration, with a deep understanding of scalable and reusable microservices architectures.
• Experience of New Product Development.
• A versatile skill set combining business acumen and technical knowledge, with a solid background in product discovery, user centric design, and iterative development processes.
• Data-driven mindset with the ability to measure, analyse, and act on metrics that drive product success and customer satisfaction.
• Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills, balancing customer requirements with business objectives and compliance needs.
• Experience of Consumer Credit: particularly in Point of Sale Finance or Credit Cards.
• Experience or understanding of B2B2C products, where you have worked with an external partner to deliver a product & customer journey.

Next steps

This client will only accept workers operating via an Umbrella or PAYE engagement model. If you are interested in applying for this position and meet the criteria outlined above, please click the link to apply and we will contact you with an update in due course.

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