Product Owner

Salary: £54,000 - 94,000 per year

Requirements:

• Proven experience working within Agile environments
• Excellent understanding of Agile methodologies such as Scrum and Kanban
• Experience delivering technology-driven change with a customer-first, data-led approach
• Strong stakeholder management with the ability to influence and build trusted relationships
• Experience managing complex backlogs across multiple products or customer journeys
• Demonstrated leadership and decision-making capability within cross-functional teams
• Excellent communication skills, able to clearly articulate vision and priorities
• Excellent technical understanding of system applications and business processes
• Experience within insurance, financial services, or other highly regulated industries
• Ability to work independently and solve complex problems with minimal guidance
• Degree educated (2:1 or higher) or equivalent professional experience
• ACII qualified or working towards qualification
• Agile / Product Owner certification
• Experience mentoring or coaching Product Owners or Agile delivery teams
• Strong understanding of data-driven product development
• Responsible Artificial Intelligence usage

Responsibilities:

• Assist in developing and communicating a compelling product vision, strategy, and roadmap aligned to user needs, business objectives, and market trends
• Identify, pilot, and scale innovative solutions to meet evolving business and customer needs
• Act as the voice of the customer to own and prioritise BAU product backlogs for AEIS core systems, ensuring changes deliver measurable business value
• Take ownership of decisions within our team, enabling rapid, value-driven outcomes
• Work closely with business stakeholders, SMEs, Scrum Masters and IT teams to understand operational pain points and translate them into clear delivery priorities
• Manage incidents, system issues and change requests through to resolution, balancing urgent operational needs with longer-term strategic improvements
• Support roadmap planning for AEIS BAU and transformation activity, helping sequence delivery in line with business readiness, technical dependencies and customer impact
• Lead Agile planning activities including quarterly planning, backlog refinement, and release sequencing
• Escalate risks, issues, and blockers and proactively drive resolution
• Act as a key point of contact between operational teams and delivery teams, providing clarity on requirements, priorities, risks and expected outcomes
• Use knowledge of AEIS processes and systems to identify opportunities for efficiency, compliance, productivity and customer service improvements
• Approve completed work, ensuring it meets acceptance criteria and aligns with the product vision
• Own the Support Desk service, supporting approximately 750 Engineer Surveyors with mobile technology, tablets, phones, and operational applications

Technologies:

• Support
• Kanban
• Mobile
• Product Owner

More:

As part of Allianz, we lead the strategic development and delivery of emerging AEIS digital tools, shaping innovative solutions that deliver exceptional value for internal and external stakeholders. This hybrid role is based in our Guildford, Milton Keynes or Birmingham office, with office attendance expected twice a week. We offer a circa £55,000 salary based on relevant experience, skills and location, plus a total reward package that includes flexible buy/sell holiday options, an annual performance-related bonus, a contributory pension scheme, development days, discounts on insurance products, retail discounts and volunteering days. We support flexible working, global career opportunities across the wider Allianz Group, and career development and training. We are committed to an inclusive, accessible workplace and welcome adjustments throughout the recruitment process and in the workplace.

last updated 37 week of 2026