Product Owner (Fintech)

TL;DR

Product Owner (Fintech): Defining, building, and optimizing digital propositions for 'Life Events' within banking, focusing on creating customer-centric products and digital journeys. Focus on developing the first MVP for new life events, taking features through the end-to-end workflow, and ensuring propositions deliver real value.

Location: Hybrid, requiring at least two days per week in the Leeds office.

Salary: £59,850 - £66,500

Company

hirify.global is an innovative, fast-changing business shaping finance and empowering its people to innovate and grow with purpose.

What you will do

• Lead the vision, strategy, and roadmap for Life Events Propositions.
• Build, manage, and prioritize a clear backlog aligned to customer needs and Group objectives.
• Use data, insight, and research to understand customer behaviour and identify improvement opportunities.
• Partner with engineering, design, analytics, and policy teams to deliver high-quality features and experiences.
• Track KPIs, measure outcomes, and drive continuous improvement across propositions.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across the bank to ensure alignment and effective governance.

Requirements

• Experience in product ownership or product management in a digital setting.
• Experience prioritizing product backlogs.
• Good understanding of agile toolsets such as Jira/Jira Align and comfort working in agile, multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong customer-centric approach with the ability to simplify complex financial journeys.
• Confident using data and insight to guide decisions and shape priorities (e.g., Adobe Analytics).
• Effective communicator able to influence and collaborate across teams and seniority levels.

Nice to have

• Relevant experience within the Financial Services industry.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working pattern, with at least two days per week in the office.
• Committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, offering reasonable workplace adjustments for disabilities.
• Guaranteed interviews for eligible applicants through the Disability Confident Scheme.
• Generous pension contribution of up to 15%.
• Annual performance-related bonus and share schemes.
• 30 days’ holiday, plus bank holidays.