Digital Product Owner - 12mth FTC

At M&G our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work.As an international savings and investments business with roots stretching back more than 170 years we offer a range of financial products and services through Asset Management Life and Wealth. All three operating segments work together to deliver attractive financial outcomes for our clients and superior shareholder returns.

Through our behaviours of telling it like it is owning it now and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent.

We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer work place accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role.

The Role: Digital Product Owner - 12 month Fixed Term Contract

The Product Owner (PO) identifies and prioritises delivery of improvements to customer experience and service

that support the achievement of the strategic goals of their workstream or business area. These improvements

may arise from new initiatives and/or improvements to existing products.

By articulating a clear business problem to be solved including any direct or indirect impact on the end

customer and by following a robust design process the PO prioritises features based on their business value

using baselined measures/success criteria that can be tracked throughout the lifecycle of the product.

Its the POs responsibility to deliver early value to the business and its customers through regular incremental

releases of workable product. By monitoring the impact of each release on the agreed success criteria the PO

decides the direction and duration of any further development of the product not being afraid to fail fast when

thats the right thing to do.

The PO works closely with stakeholders across the business to build and communicate their vision and priorities

and share progress against their roadmap.

Responsibilities

Build business cases for new features and conduct impact analysis as requirements emerge

Maintain a prioritized backlog of features and product defects based on business value

Collaborate with the Agile Feature Team to clarify requirements make timely decisions on execution

details and push for increasingly impressive results

Work with other Product Owners to ensure dependencies are prioritized appropriately across teams

Inspect completed work against requirements customer need and business needs

Quantify the success of products implemented using pre-defined measures & success criteria

Ensure that maximum business value is delivered as early as possible

Understand business plans and KPI definition

Support product transition/end-of-life strategies

Maintain a detailed roadmap spanning a rolling 6 month period (current & next quarter)

Represent the voice of the customer the business and stakeholders to the team on a day-to-day basis

Support the Senior Product Owner in engagement of all stakeholders to set a competitive product

vision and roadmap

Bring the voice of the customer into the design and prioritization of new initiatives experiences and

features whether the impact on the end customer is direct or indirect

Mentor more junior Product Managers to improve agile approaches and develop a stronger team

Challenge assumptions and direction from business stakeholders when their needs are not technically achievable Research and understand market requirements and trends Lead and champion digital product strategy and roadmap in collaboration with key internal & external partner

Skills & qualifications

Essential

Agile methodology

Prioritisation

Decision-making

Attention to detail

Stakeholder management

Comfortable with ambiguity

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Data analysis

Customer champion

Desirable - Financial Services Experience

Job Level: Experienced Colleague

Recruiter: Sarah Mathers

Closing Date: 14 July 2025

We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G plc underpinned by our policies and our employee-led networks who provide networking opportunities advice and support for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. Regardless of gender ethnicity age sexual orientation nationality disability or long term condition we are looking to attract promote and retain exceptional people. We also welcome those who take part in military service and those returning from career breaks.

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