Product Owner

Job Description

As a Product Owner at NIQ Brandbank, you will be responsible for a range of customer-facing and internal products that drive our Content creation solutions. You will translate product strategy and business priorities into clear development requirements, leading the delivery and implementation of changes across our customer platforms and internal systems to support operational processes, customer needs and continuous improvement.

This role involves executing the technical development roadmap in line with the product vision, strategy and business priorities. You will use internal stakeholder feedback, user needs and operational insight to improve our platforms, enhance operational effectiveness and deliver value across the business.

As Product Owner, the role is responsible for defining release plans, managing and prioritising the product backlog, and working closely with development teams and stakeholders to support successful delivery, product launches and continuous improvement. This includes creating and managing user stories through Jira, defining clear acceptance criteria, supporting sprint planning and coordinating product and project delivery activities.

• Responsible for the end-to-end product development and project delivery process, including release planning, delivery expectations and the successful launch of new functionality.
• Provide product vision and direction to Agile development teams and stakeholders, translating customer and business needs into clear requirements.
• Plan, prioritise and maintain the product backlog, assessing business value and ROI to ensure stories, epics and themes align with product strategy and business objectives.
• Manage backlog refinement and iteration planning, creating well-defined user stories in Jira with clear requirements, dependencies, expected outcomes and acceptance criteria.
• Define sprint goals and coordinate releases and upgrades in collaboration with Product Management, development, testing and project delivery teams.
• Work with other Product Managers and Product Owners to align strategy, priorities and dependencies across products, ensuring coordinated delivery.
• Apply a Voice of Customer, user feedback and product insights to inform the roadmap, development priorities and continuous improvement.
• Work closely with development and testing teams to review completed functionality, manage defects and ensure agreed acceptance criteria have been met.
• Coordinate with Business Analysts, Product Managers and development teams to track delivery progress, milestones, risks, issues and dependencies, escalating where these may affect sprint, release or project outcomes.
• Identify and help resolve impediments affecting delivery, ensuring work remains aligned with agreed business priorities and release or sprint goals.
• Apply and continually improve Agile and Scrum practices, supporting the team through a collaborative leadership style and creating an environment where issues can be raised and resolved constructively.
• Provide clear and regular reporting to the business and senior leaders, communicating transparently with internal and external stakeholders and supporting effective discussion, decision-making and conflict resolution.

Qualifications

• 1 to 2 years’ relevant experience in Product Ownership, Product Management, Project Management, Business Analysis, software development or product testing within a technology environment
• Working knowledge of Agile principles and the product development lifecycle
• Strong product, project and delivery acumen
• Ability to understand customer and business needs and translate them into clear requirements
• Comfortable working with development teams and engaging in technical discussions
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage priorities and maintain attention to detail
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, including stakeholder engagement and workshop facilitation
• Analytical and solutions-focused approach to problem-solving
• Collaborative working style with the confidence to take ownership and make decisions
• Understanding of consumer content, online retail or FMCG is desirable
• Experience of using Atlassian product suite is desirable

You may be asked to undertake additional duties to those above, either on a temporary or permanent basis, which the Company reasonably believes you are capable of carrying out, or for which you will be trained.

Relevant professional, ethical and health and safety standards apply to this role

Occasionally you will be required to travel nationally and internationally

Additional Information

Our Benefits

• Flexible working environment
• Volunteer time off
• LinkedIn Learning
• Employee-Assistance-Program (EAP)

NIQ may utilize artificial intelligence (AI) tools at various stages of the recruitment process, including résumé screening, candidate assessments, interview scheduling, job matching, communication support, and certain administrative tasks that help streamline workflows. These tools are intended to improve efficiency and support fair and consistent evaluation based on job-related criteria. All use of AI is governed by NIQ’s principles of fairness, transparency, human oversight, and inclusion. Final hiring decisions are made exclusively by humans. NIQ regularly reviews its AI tools to help mitigate bias and ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations. If you have questions, require accommodations, or wish to request human review were permitted by law, please contact your local HR representative. For more information, please visit NIQ’s AI Safety Policies and Guiding Principles:

About NIQ

NIQ is the world’s leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. In 2023, NIQ combined with GfK, bringing together the two industry leaders with unparalleled global reach. With a holistic retail read and the most comprehensive consumer insights—delivered with advanced analytics through state-of-the-art platforms—NIQ delivers the Full View™. NIQ is an Advent International portfolio company with operations in 100+ markets, covering more than 90% of the world’s population.

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