Product Owner (6 months FTC) in London

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Product Owner to join our team. This pivotal role will be dedicated to the non-technical aspects of our SaaS products, ensuring their successful implementation, strategic growth, and alignment with client needs and business objectives. The Product Owner will be instrumental in translating client requirements into actionable plans, fostering strong client relationships, and driving the long-term vision for our product portfolio. This individual will play a crucial role in bridging the gap between our consulting expertise and our technical product development, ultimately contributing to the continued success and expansion of our consumer cluster.

The role will involve:

• Client Implementation and Governance: You will ensure a seamless and effective onboarding experience for our clients who license our SaaS products. This will involve proactively working with them to clarify and confirm their understanding of the specific data inputs required by each product, establishing robust implementation governance frameworks, navigating and managing the contracting processes, ensuring adherence to information security protocols and obtaining necessary approvals, and securing data approvals and compliance in line with regulatory standards. You will define and implement efficient data transfer protocols to facilitate the smooth flow of information between the client and our systems.
• Product Design and Development: You will own turning requirements into reality – ensuring that developers have what they need to build and support our products. Practically this will entail taking high level requirements, developing and agreeing a design which supports those requirements, defining the user stories, tickets and acceptance criteria which enable developers to build to this specification, and managing the prioritisation and clarification of these tickets.
• Product Strategy and Roadmap: You will own the long-term strategic direction for each of our SaaS products. This will include formulating a clear product vision and strategy that aligns with the overarching business goals and objectives of our Consumer Cluster. A key aspect of this responsibility is the development and continuous maintenance of a comprehensive product roadmap.
• Stakeholder Management: You will work closely with our marketing teams to manage the ongoing branding and marketing initiatives for our SaaS products, ensuring alignment with the overall Consumer cluster strategy and messaging. Collaboration with our finance teams will also be critical, as you will be responsible for managing the profit and loss (P&L) for each product within the portfolio.
• Client Relationship Management: Beyond the initial implementation, you will be responsible for nurturing and maintaining strong relationships with each client throughout their license period. This proactive engagement will ensure that clients are consistently deriving value for money from our SaaS products.

Requirements:

• 2+ years of experience as a Product Owner.
• A solid understanding of SaaS business models, including key metrics, subscription-based revenue streams, and the factors that drive growth and customer retention in a SaaS environment.
• Demonstrable experience in client management and a proven track record of building and maintaining strong, long-lasting client relationships.
• Strong strategic thinking skills with the ability to analyse market trends, understand customer needs, and develop comprehensive long-term product strategies and roadmaps that align with business objectives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to articulate complex technical and business concepts clearly and persuasively to diverse audiences.
• Exceptional organisational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and maintain detailed documentation.
• Proven ability to work effectively and collaboratively within cross-functional teams and external partners.

Desirable:

• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and principles, such as Scrum or Kanban.
• Previous experience working in a consulting environment or closely with consulting teams.
• A basic understanding of data analytics principles and the ability to interpret data to inform product decisions and measure product performance.
• Experience using product management tools such as ADO, Jira, Trello, or Asana for backlog management, roadmap planning, and task tracking.

Benefits: Newton maximises the potential of our people, whether in client-based consulting roles, or in head office functions. The prospects for career and personal development in this role are no exception. We offer a highly competitive salary and our generous benefits package includes Life Assurance, Income Protection, pension contributions. We also operate profit share and equity schemes so that our people share in the success of the business. Joining us also brings many social benefits.