This Full time on site position offers great opportunities for career growth. More and more people are choosing to learn English. When they do, they become part of an international community of English language learners. We are proud to be at that community's heart. Our learning materials are trusted by millions of teachers, educational institutions, parents, and learners worldwide. They can teach and learn on their own terms, make progress, and achieve their goals. Together, we move English language learning forward.
About the Role
We're looking for a talented Product Owner to play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering digital products that create exceptional customer experiences and drive business value. Acting as the bridge between business stakeholders and our internal / third party delivery teams, you will transform product vision and strategy into clear, actionable epics, features, and user stories. You'll work closely with Product Managers, Senior Product Owners, business owners, and technical teams to ensure priorities are aligned, customer needs are understood, and product development supports long-term organisational goals. In this role, you'll take ownership of the product backlog, managing priorities and release plans to maximise value and deliver meaningful outcomes. You'll collaborate with stakeholders to define business value, refine requirements, and translate high-level concepts into detailed user stories with clear acceptance criteria. Working within agile delivery environments, you'll set sprint objectives, provide ongoing clarification and direction to delivery teams, and make key decisions on accepting completed work against agreed quality standards. You'll also act as a trusted Product Subject Matter Expert, identifying opportunities to enhance customer experience, improve processes, and optimise technical efficiency. We operate a hybrid working policy that requires a minimum of 2 days per week in the Oxford office.
About You
The ideal candidate will be a proactive and customer-focused product professional with strong stakeholder management skills and a proven ability to balance business priorities with delivery requirements. You'll be comfortable managing competing demands, influencing decision-making, and communicating effectively across technical and non-technical audiences. In return, you'll have the opportunity to make a real impact, helping deliver high-quality products that meet customer needs, achieve business objectives, and are delivered on time and within budget while continuously driving product performance and success.
Essential
- Proven success in a product owner role or a digital delivery role (product manager, project manager, business analyst, platform manager etc.), working with development teams.
- Experience of working with Agile methodologies and tools such as Jira.
- Resourceful with the ability to identify and agree solutions.
- Reasonable level of technical understanding, including software architectures, standards, development methods and practises.
- Experience of planning and delivering continuous change and improvement in a digital product environment, including maintaining release plans.
- Communication, networking and influencing within a matrix structure.
Desirable
- Knowledge of education publishing market.
- Knowledge of how to define, test, and refine user journeys.
- Demonstrable understanding of platform data and usage analytics.
Benefits
We care about work/life balance here at OUP. With this in mind we offer 25 days’ holiday that rises with service, plus bank holidays and Christmas closure (3-days) and a 35-hour working week. We are open to discussing flexibility in respect to working patterns, dependent on role. We also have a great variety of active employee networks and societies. We help make your money go further by contributing to your pension up to 12%, offering loans and savings schemes through our partnership with Salary Finance, in addition to travel to work schemes and access to a wide range of local discounts. This role comes with the added benefit of a discretionary annual payment. Please see our Rewards and Recognition page for more information.
Queries
Please contact grace.mcfadyen@oup.com with any queries relating to this role.
We are committed to supporting diversity in our workforce, and ensuring an inclusive environment where all individuals can thrive. We seek to employ a workforce representative of the markets that we serve and encourage applications from all.
Division: English Language Teaching Department: Content_UK
Closing Date: 17 September 2026
Salary: Dependent on skills and experience
Location: OUP UK - Oxford Postcode: OX2 6DP
Full Time / Part Time: Full Time
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Business Product Owner at Oxford University Press employer: Oxford University Press
At OUP, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that values collaboration and innovation. As the Head of Commercial Support, you will enjoy a supportive environment with ample opportunities for professional growth, competitive benefits including generous holiday allowance, pension contributions, and private medical insurance, all while working in the historic city of Oxford. Join us to make a meaningful impact in the Journals Publishing sector and contribute to our mission of fostering knowledge and learning worldwide.
