Senior Product Owner (Fintech)

TL;DR

Senior Product Owner (Fintech): Leading the delivery of improvements to digital servicing experience for business clients, focusing on redesigning permissions and access for simplicity and security. Focus on prioritizing backlogs, aligning cross-functional teams, and measuring the impact of changes through data-driven decisions.

Location: Hybrid in Bristol, UK (at least two days per week in office).

Salary: £76,194 – £89,640

Company

hirify.global is a major UK financial institution investing billions in technology to meet the evolving needs of its 26 million customers.

What you will do

• Lead digital servicing improvements, starting with permissions and access for larger business clients.
• Own and prioritize a focused product backlog, breaking work into small, testable pieces.
• Set a clear direction for the team, aligning them to desired outcomes.
• Work closely with business colleagues to ensure changes land smoothly for customers.
• Oversee key checks, approvals, training, testing, and communications for new features.
• Track product performance using data to guide priorities and show value.
• Coach and support the team, helping people grow and improving collaboration.

Requirements

• Proven experience as an Agile Product Owner delivering customer-facing technology change.
• Essential financial services experience, ideally in digital, online, or commercial banking.
• Working knowledge of Kanban and Scrum methodologies.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, including with senior leaders.
• Excellent communication skills and a practical problem-solving mindset.
• Hands-on experience with data migration, online banking systems, and permissions/entitlements.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams without direct authority.
• Confidence working with budgets and forecasts to shape realistic plans.

Nice to have

• Deeper expertise in permissions/entitlements design.
• Experience with Business & Commercial Banking clients.
• Practical involvement in data migrations within regulated environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive environment that celebrates diversity and ensures belonging.
• Generous pension contribution of up to 15%.
• Annual performance-related bonus and share schemes.
• Flexible benefits package with discounted shopping.
• 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays.
• Range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies.
• Hybrid work style requiring at least two days per week in the Bristol office.