At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead product management initiatives and collaborate with teams to drive innovation.
- Company: Join a fast-growing AI-led digital engineering company with a global impact.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, inclusive culture, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Dynamic environment with a focus on collaboration and career advancement.
- Why this job: Shape the future of technology while working with industry leaders.
- Qualifications: Knowledge of APIs and foundational product management skills required.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
About the Company
We are an AI-led, platform-driven Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization partner, combining deep technical expertise and industry experience to help our clients anticipate what’s next. Our offerings and proven solutions create a unique competitive advantage for our clients by giving them the power to see beyond and rise above. We work with many industry-leading organizations across the world, including 20 Fortune 50 companies and 4 of the 5 top banks in both the US and India, and numerous innovators across the healthcare ecosystem. Our disruptor’s mindset, commitment to client success, and agility to thrive in the dynamic environment have enabled us to sustain our growth momentum. Persistent has been recognized across top industry platforms for innovation, leadership, and inclusion. We have delivered 21 sequential quarters of growth with $389.7M in Q1 FY26 revenue, up 3.9% Q-o-Q and 18.8% Y-o-Y growth. Our 25,000+ global team members, located in 18 countries, have been instrumental in helping the market leaders transform their industries. We have been named the fastest-growing Indian IT services brand in the “Brand Finance India 100” 2025 report. We were also cited as a Leader in the ISG Provider Lens™ 2025 for Digital Engineering Services 2025 and the Everest Group Talent Readiness for Next-generation Application Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2025.
About the Role
To manage product management initiatives and set the strategic direction. Provide support to the bank's senior management team, and to manage product development risk across the organisation.
Responsibilities:
- Engage with other Product Owners and Business stakeholders to discuss and negotiate dependencies.
- Act as face of product to Stakeholders especially senior leadership.
- Act as customer representative to team and explain the value of the change to the business.
- Help elaborate Stories to Tech team where detail is needed.
- Review and accept all work completed in Sprint.
- Participate in Story Refinement sessions.
- Participate in Sprint Planning to help team understand the change and ensure priority of work is correct.
- Self-initiate new Ideas/Product features/enhance existing features.
- Seek funding opportunities from Stakeholders/Business Areas for new initiatives.
- Experience of creating Business Case and presenting it to Senior stakeholders.
- Work with Projects to exploit their funding to become the vehicle to deliver new features/improve existing as well as their core requirements.
- Engage with users to understand user patterns/behaviours/potential improvements/pain points.
- Analysis prioritisation in collaboration with other leads; Prioritise live issue fixes.
- Explore metrics across the product, collaborate with Tech and Domain Lead to drive improvement.
- Create Domain Roadmaps to detail feature delivery and timelines.
- The need to drive metrics to bring to life the delivery of features and associated issues.
Qualifications:
Basic/Essential Qualifications:
- Knowledge of Application Programming Interface (API) will be desirable.
- Foundational knowledge of product management and Agile methodologies.
- SAFe Product Owner / Product Manager (SAFe POPM).
Required Skills:
You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in the role, such as experience with Customer Experience Empathy Maps, Journey Mapping, Story Mapping, Storyboarding, Market Research, Product Management or Business Analysis etc., as well as job-specific skillsets.
Preferred Skills:
Desirable skillsets/good to have:
- Experience in managing product management initiatives.
- Ability to advise and influence decision making.
- Collaborate closely with other functions/business divisions.
- Lead a team performing complex tasks.
- Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives.
Persistent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind.
Product Owner in Knutsford employer: Persistent Systems
At Persistent, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters innovation and collaboration. Our commitment to employee growth is evident through continuous learning opportunities and the chance to work with industry-leading clients, including Fortune 50 companies. Located in a vibrant tech hub, we provide our team members with the resources and support needed to thrive in their careers while contributing to meaningful projects that shape the future of digital engineering.
