Product Owner

Location: London

Reporting To: General Manager, Product & Business Systems

Who We Are

At Monica Vinader, we believe luxury should be empowering, long‑lasting and responsibly made. Guided by integrity, craftsmanship and innovation, our goal is to elevate people’s lives by opening access to a more beautiful world. From crafting consciously with recycled precious metals and ethically sourced materials, to designing enduring, versatile pieces made to be layered, loved and lived in every day, we are redefining what modern jewellery can be. We create jewellery that marks moments, tells stories and becomes part of who you are.

Where we need your help

The Product Owner role is an exciting opportunity to help us turn validated product opportunities into shipped value, bridging our Product Managers, our external development partner and stakeholders across the business.

What You’ll Do

• Run delivery across two scrum teams – lead sprint framework and ceremonies, coordinate day‑to‑day with external development partner, own deployment process, identify blockers, manage cross‑squad dependencies, run retrospectives and capture improvement actions.
• Validate what enters delivery – own and prioritise the delivery backlog, hold the bar on Definition of Ready, ensure tickets align with Decision Briefs, validate timelines, dependencies and technical feasibility, translate opportunities into user stories.
• Manage capacity, cost and quality – track development capacity, monitor CAPEX vs OPEX, report on delivery cost and capacity, set quality and testing standards, run bridge testing, embed governance requirements such as accessibility, compliance and security.
• Communicate progress and improve how we work – provide updates on sprint progress, plan and run end‑user training and demos, lead root‑cause analysis, maintain documentation, review and improve ceremonies, explore AI tools to improve planning, delivery and reporting.

What You’ll Bring – Connect & Empower

• Communicates Effectively – timely, structured updates; tailored language; builds trust through open communication.
• Collaborates Proactively – shared accountability; early alignment; shares context early.

Drive & Deliver

• Workflow Management – plans and sequences delivery across two squads, balances urgent and strategic work, provides visibility of capacity and priorities.
• Focus on the Right Thing – guides team to high impact work, makes trade‑offs, challenges scope creep.
• Delivers Results – holds accountability against shared goals, pushes continuous improvement and high standards.

Grow & Adapt

• Reflects & Learns – honest retrospectives, applies lessons, welcomes feedback.

Master & Apply

• Functional/Technical Expertise – depth in agile delivery, backlog management, sprint ceremonies, QA practice, Jira, governance of Definition of Ready/Done.
• Stays Current – adapts practice, proposes QA improvements, explores AI tooling, shares insights.

To succeed at Monica Vinader

• Hands‑on, solutions‑focused, entrepreneurial.
• Collaborates openly with humility, honesty and humour.
• Embraces learning, teaching and personal growth.
• Stays resilient, adaptable and self‑motivated.
• Speaks up when unsure and acts fast to figure it out.

Additional Requirements

• Ability to document authorisation to work in the United Kingdom.
• Regular travel to our Norfolk office may be required.

Our Aims and Values

• Customer Obsessed – put customers at the centre of every decision.
• Caring – act with respect and empathy.
• Fast Paced – move with focus and flexibility.
• Exceptional – hold high standards and continuously improve.
• Commercial – make smart, data‑led decisions for long‑term value.

Inclusive Culture Pledge

Monica Vinader is committed to celebrating diverse voices and ensuring career opportunities and progression are open to all.

EEO Statement

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties to be performed by the employee. It may be altered to reflect the business needs of the company.