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As an Agile project manager, the Product Owner's mission is to meet customer needs by delivering a quality product, for which they are responsible for the design. Focused on digital projects with an IT dimension, they oversee the development of digital tools such as websites, applications, and software. They ensure these projects perfectly meet their clients' expectations by proceeding through "iterations," that is, steps that mark the creation process. With their perfect mastery of agile technologies, they work to accelerate the project's development phases. They manage the "Product Backlog," a to-do list aimed at prioritizing the different features of the product to be developed (business value, implementation effort, risk, technical knowledge). In collaboration with developers, UX designers, and graphic designers, the Product Owner aims to achieve the design of a functional tool, in accordance with the allocated budget and timeframe. They can progress to the following positions: Scrum Master, Product Manager, Chief Product Officer (CPO), or Head of Product (HOP).

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Product Owner

CGI
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Pfizer UK, England, United Kingdom
At CGI, we help organisations harness the power of AI-driven operations to improve resilience, optimise performance, and deliver measurable business outcomes. As a Product Owner, you will play a key role in shaping and evolving intelligent platforms that drive operational efficiency and customer value. Working closely with customers, engineering teams, and business stakeholders, you’ll help define product strategy, influence innovation, and ensure successful delivery of scalable solutions. This is an opportunity to take ownership of a growing product capability while contributing creative ideas in a collaborative environment that supports continuous learning, professional growth, and meaningful impact. CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK ‘Best Employer’ by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you’ll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We’ll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go. Due to the secure nature of the programme, you will need to be eligible for UK Security Clearance. This is a hybrid position.
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Business Analyst Canary Wharf London

Nexus Jobs Limited
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£250-350
London, England, United Kingdom
We require a Business Analyst for this digital project. You must have at least 3 to 5 proven tack as a Business Analyst with the following skills: The role will be working with product owners and other key stakeholders to identify improvement opportunities, scope product deliveries and solutions, and influence the priority of delivery against strategic objectives and co-existent technical solutions. You will have experience in leading the analysis of complex business systems to support organizational change, including the migration of users and data between systems. You will be able to demonstrate the ability to translate complex business processes to technical solutions. Experience Must have: · Digital publishing background and experience of content management systems and processes. · Hands-on experience working in an agile environment managing the identification and delivery of projects and software solutions using Scrum. · Leading requirements gathering and definition workshops for functional and non-functional requirements. · Writing user stories and defining acceptance criteria with product owners. · Grooming product backlogs and prioritizing features and user stories into releases with the product owner. · Analysis of existing business behavior and business systems to identify business process, actors and systems as well as opportunities for improvement. · Supporting the creation and presentation of business cases, business value realization documents and project initiation briefs. · Supporting the product owner in explaining user stories to technical teams, supporting solution design and resolving clarifications with the product owner. · Demonstrating user stories to product owner and stakeholders. · Defining, leading and undertaking user and acceptance testing, including knowledge of methods for designing system acceptance and test approaches. Knowledge and experience of test driven development and behavior driven development an advantage. · Working with and managing relationships with third party product and services vendors. · Working and coordinating across teams of local and remote business users in a high pressured, time sensitive environment. · Working with local and remote technical teams with a combination of in-house and partner resources. · Leading other business analysts to achieve project and business objectives. Nice to have: · Scrum master experience. · Risk, issue, dependency and assumption identification and management. · Analysis of business information patterns, data analysis and data modelling. · Working with user experience designers to deliver end-user focused benefits realization. · Financial services background with experience in commodities markets. Skills · Self-starter able to work to achieve objectives with minimum direction. · Comfortable working independently as well as in a team. · Requirements analysis, use case design, user story creation. · Business process modelling and analysis (e. g. Value stream mapping, value chain, UML, EPC, BPMN, SWOT, 5 whys). · Process improvement methods (e.g. Lean Six Sigma). · Experience with agile workflow tools (e.g. VersionOne). · Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with experience presenting at all levels of an organization. · Ability to influence and negotiate across the organization. · Knowledge of the project lifecycle. · Knowledge of the software delivery lifecycle. · Relationship management with third party software suppliers. · Familiarity and / or experience with mockup tools (e.g. Balsamiq). · Project management experience (PRINCE2). · Proficient use of Microsoft Office & Visio. This is a 3 to 6 month contract based in Canary Wharf London. Please send your CV to us in Word format.

Frequently asked questions about working as a Product Owner

What is the role of a Product Owner

The Product Owner (PO) serves as an interface between users, business units and the development team. Their objective? To maximize the value of a software or digital product. The PO manages, among other things, the improvements and modifications to be made to the product to best meet users' needs.

How much does a Product Owner charge

Since the Product Owner is a versatile profile, their earnings prove to be particularly high. They charge an average of £500 per day for their assignments. The average salary of a PO is £50K per year on average.

What is the definition of a Product Owner

The Product Owner is often considered a 'new generation' project manager. Their role consists of overseeing the development of a product: software, an application, a website... They must deliver quality digital tools within the time and budget allocated to projects, based on an Agile method like Scrum. In practice, the Product Owner breaks down the creation process into various stages called iterations. To ensure meeting user expectations, they submit the first versions of the product to the client. Gradually, they modify the deliverables according to newly expressed needs. However, the PO must first ensure that each recommendation made by the client is feasible, whether in terms of deadline, cost, or added value.

What type of mission can a Product Owner handle

The Product Owner mainly focuses on the functional aspect of a project. Among their many missions, you will find: • The identification of client needs; • The listing and prioritization of functionalities to be developed or different objectives to be achieved in the Product Backlog; • Setting their implementation deadlines; • Writing User Stories based on business requirements; • Setting up User Tests to obtain initial user feedback; • Transmitting this feedback to the production team; • Implementing the most relevant modifications; • Operational monitoring of updates and bug fixes...

What are the main skills of a Product Owner

To achieve their objective, the Product Owner must master agile methodologies and especially have Scrum at their fingertips. Other skills are also required: • Good knowledge of the domain in which the PO operates; • Project management; • Good understanding of marketing and business; • English proficiency.

What is the ideal profile for a Product Owner

In addition to being an excellent leader, a good Product Owner has: • Great adaptability; • Good organizational skills; • Ability to manage priorities; • Interpersonal skills; • Analytical thinking; • Negotiation skills; • Good listening skills; • Good stress resistance. Curiosity is also among their soft skills. The Product Owner must indeed stay informed about the latest technological innovations to offer the best solutions to their clients.
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