Product Owner

Product Owner

Division – Data, Technology & Innovation

Department - Digital Systems

Salary - National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £72,100 to £105,000 and London from £79,300 to £115,000 per annum (salary offered will be based on skills and experience)

About the FCA

The FCA regulates the conduct of 45,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair and competitive. Follow this link to find out more About the FCA.

What will you be doing?

The Product Owner role sits within the Product Group and is responsible for the supply of all changes to a complex product within the product group including software development services, infrastructure changes, service changes and technical debt for the platform and system in the scope of the role.  You will be a key point of contact for stakeholders across the organisation to:

• Drive change and operational excellence for a complex product through development, maintenance and collaboration with operations partners

• Estimate resource, cost and time requirements to support project planning and prioritisation

• Deliver technical and service solutions aligned with agile and DevSecOps practices while ensuring governance compliance

• Manage the product budget and accurately recharge costs to sponsoring divisions

• Set, track and optimise performance against key performance indicators

• Refine stakeholder requirements and translate them into actionable insights for development teams

What will you get from the role?

• Collaborating in small, cross-functional, autonomous teams to deliver value while enjoying the journey

• Prioritizing working smart over excessive hours, ensuring efficiency and balance

• Finding purpose in roles with contributions supporting and serving those in need

• Trusting each person’s expertise and capability, fostering independence instead of micromanagement

• Embracing diversity, recognizing the strength and innovation it brings

• Seeking servant leaders who excel in critical soft skills, guiding with empathy and collaboration

Which skills are required?

We are a Disability Confident Employer; therefore, disabled people or individuals with long-term conditions who best meet the minimum criteria for a role will go through to the next stage of the recruitment process. (To learn more about the Disability Confident Scheme Click Here)

Minimum

• Experience in leading teams and external partners, overseeing complex products across IT change and operations

• Experience in service management, incident resolution and problem-solving for diverse business environments

• Experience planning resources and technology capacity to support both change initiatives and ongoing operations

Essential

• Skilled in managing software application and infrastructure life cycles, including development and change processes

• Experienced in agile development methodologies and their practical applications

• Strong commercial awareness, assessing supplier proposals and driving cost-effective solutions

Desirable

• Shape technical strategy, driving architecture, platform development and industry best practices while fostering innovation

• Influence enterprise-wide decision-making, negotiating impactful trade-offs and aligning strategy at the executive level

• Lead with vision, empowering teams, solving complex problems and driving continuous improvement in product management and innovation

Our Values & Diversity

We are proud to be an inclusive employer and our ambition is to cultivate a culture for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences and similarities enable us to be a better organisation – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation, and delivers better regulation.

Within the workplace you will have access to various employee resource groups which aim to promote and achieve a healthy work / life balance and support our diversity ambitions.

Did you know? 50% of our Executive Committee were the first in their family to attend university.

Benefits of working at the FCA

• 28 days holiday per year plus bank holidays

• Hybrid working (work from home up to 60% of your time)

• Private healthcare with Bupa  

• A non-contributory Pension of at least 8% of basic salary each month (there are several contribution levels that increase depending on your age – up to 12% a month once you reach age 35)  

• Life assurance of eight times your basic salary  

• Income protection  

We also have a competitive flexible benefits scheme which gives you the opportunity to create a personalised benefits package, tailored to suit your lifestyle.

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Application Support

We are dedicated to removing barriers and ensuring our application process is accessible to everyone. We offer a range of adjustments to make your application experience as comfortable and straightforward as possible.

If you have an accessibility need, disability, or condition requiring changes to the recruitment process, please contact your recruiter using the details below and they will be happy to discuss this further with you.

Useful Information and Timeline

• This role is graded as: Technical Specialist - Regulatory

• Advert Closing Date: Midnight 18 July (please submit your application by 11.59pm 17 July)

• CV Review/Shortlist: w/c 21 July

• First Round Case Study Assessment: w/c 28 July

• Competency Based Interview: w/c 11 August

Your Recruiter will discuss the process in detail with you during screening for the role, therefore, please make them aware if you are going to be unavailable for any date during this time. 

Got a question?

If you are interested in learning more about the role, please contact:  [email protected]

Applications must be submitted through our online portal. Applications sent via email will not be accepted.