CortAIx UK Factory Product Owner

Salary: £66,000 - 106,000 per year

Requirements:

• Strong knowledge of UK Defence operational environments, military command structures and decision-making processes
• Experience working with Defence customers, military headquarters, Front Line Commands or operational units
• Proven ability to engage with senior military stakeholders and understand complex operational requirements
• Experience operating as a Product Owner, Requirements Manager or similar customer-facing role
• Strong understanding of data exploitation, digital transformation and AI-enabled technologies
• Experience facilitating workshops, requirements gathering and stakeholder engagement activities
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills with both technical and non-technical audiences
• Ability to translate operational needs into prioritised product requirements and deliverable outcomes
• Experience producing requirements documentation, briefings and business cases
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office and collaborative working tools
• Experience working within Command and Control (C2/C4ISR) environments
• Knowledge of Defence Intelligence processes, information advantage capabilities and intelligence exploitation workflows
• Operational, military or defence industry experience relating to new technology experimentation, procurement or delivery supporting frontline operations, e.g. Special Operations community
• Experience delivering solutions for military users working in complex, mission-critical environments
• Understanding of emerging technologies including Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Data Platforms, Digital Twins and Advanced Analytics
• Experience working with Defence Digital, Strategic Command, Front Line Commands or intelligence-focused organisations
• Broad understanding of IT disciplines including infrastructure, architecture, cyber security and service management
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum delivery environments
• Previous experience as a Product Owner within a technical, digital or software-focused environment
• Experience with modelling, analysis or simulation tools

Responsibilities:

• Act as the primary interface between our UK cortAIx Factory and UK business units/functions
• Facilitate workshops and stakeholder engagement activities to understand business challenges and define requirements
• Develop and communicate a clear product vision and roadmap
• Manage and prioritise product backlogs, including epics, features and user stories
• Work closely with engineering, architecture and systems teams to guide solution development
• Ensure delivered capabilities meet operational requirements and customer expectations
• Define use cases, value propositions and business benefits to support future investment decisions
• Support digital transformation initiatives and change adoption activities
• Promote the value and capabilities of the cortAIx Factory across the wider organisation
• Support the adoption of common processes, methodologies and digital toolsets across UK businesses

Technologies:

• AI
• Support
• Machine Learning
• Product Owner
• Security
• Architect

More:

We are Thales, a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees across five continents and over 7,500 people in the UK, working across defence, space, aerospace and digital security to help build a future we can all trust. We are recruiting a Product Owner to join our UK cortAIx Factory in Glasgow, Crawley or Bristol, where you will help shape and deliver the next generation of AI and Data Enablement capabilities across Thales UK and our customer landscape. This is a customer-facing role working closely with internal stakeholders, operational users and engineering teams, with a particular focus on UK Front Line Commands and Defence customers. You will have the opportunity to influence AI and data solutions across defence and civil markets, work with cutting-edge technologies, collaborate with digital engineering teams across the UK, France and Canada, and engage directly with senior stakeholders. We offer a competitive salary, performance-related bonus, hybrid and flexible working options, contributory pension scheme, 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays, life assurance, employee assistance and wellbeing support, employee discounts and lifestyle benefits, learning and development opportunities, and career progression across our UK and global organisation.

last updated 34 week of 2026