Hays are supporting a well-established business in Newport to recruit a permanent Product Owner. The role is hybrid working (2 days on site per week) and the salary range between c£50,000 – c£60,000. In the role, you’ll work in an Agile team supporting the development, implementation and continuous improvement across the internal specialist application stack within the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Support strategic planning and translate business needs into prioritised product backlogs.
• Engage stakeholders across all levels to define requirements and ensure alignment with organisational goals.
• Manage stakeholder communications and maintain transparency throughout delivery.
• Prioritise initiatives based on business value and define MVPs to maximise impact.
• Promote Agile principles, coach teams, and ensure governance and delivery standards are met.
• Act as a subject matter expert, contributing to internal and external forums.
• Lead benefit tracking, deployment decisions, and backlog management using tools like ServiceNow and Azure DevOps.
• Participate in Scrum ceremonies and support issue resolution to meet sprint commitments.

• SCRUM Certified Product Owner
• 5+ years in an application product-based environment
• Experience working in agile teams
• Experience developing and managing requirements and product backlogs
• Understanding of enterprise application technologies and roadmaps
• Experience resolving complex and conflicting business priorities
• Business Analysis background
• Customer-first mindset
• Agile working and delivery approaches
• Product lifecycle management
• Innovative solution design
• Product ownership and management
• Experience working with Geospatial (GIS) technologies is desirable.