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Alongside passion for our products and customers, we're passionate about our people and want to continue building a collaborative and engaging environment. Being dedicated to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, we encourage differences and recognise that individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences can bring valuable insights and enhance the way we work. This is supported by our Diversity, Community and Environment Employee Engagement Networks and our commitment to the Women in Finance Charter and Women in Leadership Programme. What you will be doing:
We also believe that your career and how you progress is as unique as your individual personality. We continually support our people so they can become the best version of themselves.What to do next:
OSB Group are dedicated to diversity in the workplace and committed to treating all our employees and job applicants equally. We embrace equal opportunities and are opposed to discrimination on any grounds.
As part of our public commitment to the Women in Finance Charter, we have introduced our own initiatives to attract, develop and advance senior women in our sector. We don’t stop there though, we have broadened our approach to encourage diversity and inclusion at all levels and in all roles. Our leadership and Executive Committee are right behind us, to the extent that our Diversity Champions sit at Board level and on a monthly basis receive updates on our progress.
All applicants must have rights to work in the UK and be willing to undertake the relevant pre-employment screening checks should your application be successful.
As Product Owner you will report into Lead Product Owner for Savings within the wider Group Modernisation function. This is a brand new role, starting the journey for the team to grow and it will be pivotal to support the maturity of the products team and overall delivery of an exciting 5 year programme. The purpose of this role is to manage, develop and own the delivery of OSB Group's product technology backlog from shaping through to live implementation aligned to the overall product strategy.
The role has the flexibility to be based from Wolverhampton or Chatham and will require regular travel to London.
The OSB Group is a FTSE 250 specialist mortgage lender, primarily focused on carefully selected segments of the mortgage market.
Our specialist lending is supported by our Kent Reliance and Charter Savings Bank retail savings franchises. Diversification of funding is provided by sophisticated securitisation platforms. OSB’s unique cost-efficient operating model is supported by our wholly-owned subsidiary OSBIndia.
Alongside passion for our products and customers, we're passionate about our people and want to continue building a collaborative and engaging environment. Being dedicated to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, we encourage differences and recognise that individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences can bring valuable insights and enhance the way we work. This is supported by our Diversity, Community and Environment Employee Engagement Networks and our commitment to the Women in Finance Charter and Women in Leadership Programme.
As Product Owneryou willdrive business growth by understanding customer and business needs and translating them into actionable product requirements identified in the product backlog and be responsible for and oversee the feature teams to drive optimisation of product feature delivery whilst minimising delivery effort.
You will also be responsible for:
- Define, prioritise and ensure clear communication of requirements to deliver product features using EPICS and user stories
- Define and deliver value to customers and the organisation to achieve business outcomes
- Work closely with the organisation and SMEs (engineers, analysts and architects) to develop and execute the company’s desired product technology outcomes
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including technology, design, customer service and 2nd Line of Defence to ensure successful delivery of products and features
- Ensure that developed features are robust, scalable, and secure to support the growth of the business
- Support the establishment of mechanisms to analyse the performance of the products, customer feedback, and market trends to identify opportunities for improvement and drive product innovation.
We offer a base salary dependent on experience and location between £70,000 - £85,000 and a competitive benefits package including:
- Discretionary annual bonus opportunity of up to 25%
- 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Contributory pension (8% employer 5% employee)
- Life Assurance (4x salary) plus Group Income Protection
- Access to Private Medical Insurance and Medical Cash Plan
- Additional benefits such as Hybrid working, Cycle Purchase scheme, Technology Purchase scheme, Season Ticket Loan, Holiday purchase / sell schemes, Employee Perk Portals, Payroll giving and Save as you Earn scheme.
We are looking for talented individuals who have the experience and knowledge set out below:
- Strong track record working as Product Owner within Financial Services
- Experience of product technology management and delivery at programme/portfolio level
- Knowledge and understanding of lending and savings systems and procedures
- Excellent communication skills and experience of engaging with all levels of stakeholders and managing relationships
- Experience of managing multiple initiatives across a complex and varied change portfolio with moving priorities and deadlines
- Previous experience of working in an agile environment would be advantageous
We also believe that your career and how you progress is as unique as your individual personality. We continually support our people so they can become the best version of themselves.
If this sounds like you, please apply now! For internal applications please visit the internal careers page to apply.
Alternatively, if you wish to have an informal and confidential chat please get in touch. Contact details can be found on our careers page.
If shortlisted from your initial application we operate a personalised recruitment process. Interviews are a two way street, we aim for them to be relevant and conversational to get the best out of you!
OSB Group are dedicated to diversity in the workplace and committed to treating all our employees and job applicants equally. We embrace equal opportunities and are opposed to discrimination on any grounds.
As part of our public commitment to the Women in Finance Charter, we have introduced our own initiatives to attract, develop and advance senior women in our sector. We don’t stop there though, we have broadened our approach to encourage diversity and inclusion at all levels and in all roles. Our leadership and Executive Committee are right behind us, to the extent that our Diversity Champions sit at Board level and on a monthly basis receive updates on our progress.
Whilst we are an organisation that values face-to-face interaction to build and nourish our culture, we also acknowledge that people are not just productive in an office and tied to the 9 to 5. Flexible-working opportunities are important for establishing a healthy work-life balance so if you see a role of interest we are happy to be asked about flexibility and explore together if we can make it work.
All applicants must have rights to work in the UK and be willing to undertake the relevant pre-employment screening checks should your application be successful.
