Product Specialist

The Product Specialist is responsible for translating product strategy into high-quality deliverables through effective backlog management and close collaboration with cross-functional teams. This role combines product delivery capability with industry expertise to ensure solutions are technically robust and aligned to customer needs.

• Own, manage, and continuously refine the product backlog to ensure it is clear, prioritised, and actionable
• Translate product strategy and discovery insights into well-defined user stories and acceptance criteria
• Ensure backlog items meet Definition of Ready (DoR) and align with delivery goals
• Lead backlog refinement and sprint planning, ensuring clarity of priorities and scope
• Support the team in delivering high-quality increments aligned to defined outcomes
• Contribute to release planning and ensure readiness for deployment
• Act as the primary point of contact for the development team for requirements clarification
• Work closely with Engineering, QA, and Design to ensure smooth and efficient delivery
• Remove ambiguity and unblock teams to maintain delivery momentum
• Validate delivered work against acceptance criteria and Definition of Done (DoD)
• Ensure quality standards are met in collaboration with QA and stakeholders
• Support user acceptance testing (UAT) and release sign-off processes
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and feedback
• Ensure stakeholder needs are reflected in backlog prioritisation
• Communicate delivery progress, risks, and changes effectively
• Monitor product performance and delivery metrics to identify improvement opportunities
• Feed insights into backlog prioritisation and future iterations
• Contribute to continuous improvement of agile processes and team effectiveness
• Act as a subject matter expert (SME) within your product domain, maintaining deep knowledge of industry practices, customer workflows, and trends
• Apply industry expertise to shape requirements, challenge assumptions, and improve solution design
• Ensure delivered features reflect real-world customer use and industry best practice
• Partner with customers and stakeholders as a trusted advisor for domain-specific insight
• Carry out specialist domain specific tasks relevant to your product

• Experience as a Product Owner, Business Analyst, or similar role in an agile environment
• Strong understanding of agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and product development practices
• Ability to translate product strategy into clear, actionable user stories and deliverables
• Experience managing and prioritising a product backlog
• Experience working closely with customers or within the industry
• Ability to apply domain expertise to shape requirements and improve solutions
• Understanding of relevant regulatory, commercial, or operational considerations (where applicable)
• Recognised as a trusted source of domain knowledge by stakeholders
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
• Ability to use data and feedback to inform decisions and improvements
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate complex concepts into clear requirements
• Proven ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams
• Confidence engaging with stakeholders and customers
• Experience working closely with engineering and QA to ensure high-quality delivery
• Strong understanding of DoR and DoD
• Ability to balance delivery pace with quality
• Familiarity with tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence or similar
• Comfortable working with technical teams and understanding dependencies and constraints

• 25 days annual leave + public holidays, increasing with length of service.
• 4% matched pension.
• Income protection and life assurance.
• Access to our award-winning benefits platform.
• We take mental health seriously and have a dedicated EAP available 24/7.
• £100 allowance towards a fitness club.
• Dell discounts.
• Private Medical Insurance.
• Paid study leave + volunteering days.
• Car Scheme.