Join us as a Product Owner, where you’ll shape cutting-edge solutions, drive impactful change, and deliver exceptional results that redefine the future of our motor platform. About us At Direct Line Group, insurance is just the start. Combining decades of industry experience with talented people in every field from data, technology, customer care and auto repair, to HR, finance, and procurement, we’re a customer-obsessed market powerhouse. And we all work together to be brilliant for customers, every single day. Our contact centre teams give customers all kinds of support. It can get busy, but the culture, training and friendly teams are great here. What you'll be doing Reporting directly to the Lead Product Owner, you’ll: Define, manage, and drive the product vision, design, and requirements to user story level. Manage agile delivery to ensure successful outcomes for the business. Drive product optimisation, taking commercial direction from Lead Product Owners and business stakeholders. Maintain the product vision and roadmap, owning the success of your delivery stream. Prioritise and manage the product backlog, aligning with commercial KPIs and business needs. Own requirements using agile frameworks such as User Story Mapping, Epic & Feature hierarchies, and JIRA management. Define acceptable quality levels, championing iterative, incremental delivery without over-engineering. Support testing and deployment to ensure high-quality production delivery. Align with project budgets and commercial KPIs. Lead stakeholder engagement and communication for your products. Manage release and go-live dates for assigned products. Serve as the primary escalation point for the development team, supporting queries and issue resolution. Manage product risks and issues, ensuring mitigation and effective escalation within governance frameworks. Track and monitor return on investment and business benefits for all releases. Take ownership of personal development and career growth. Identify and manage risks in line with the company risk framework. Champion agile frameworks (Scrum and Kanban), promoting best practices within the team and among stakeholders. What we're looking for Proven experience as a Product Owner, delivering successful initiatives within agile frameworks. Expertise in backlog management, user story writing, and using tools like JIRA. Ability to define and maintain a clear product vision and roadmap, aligned with business goals. Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence and align teams. What we offer in return Core benefits include: Generous 9% employer pension contribution Annual company bonus of up to 10% 25 days holiday allowance (plus the option to buy or sell up to 5 days each year) 50% off home, motor and pet insurance Free travel insurance and Green Flag breakdown cover Additional optional Health and Dental insurance Plus, many more Ways of Working Our hybrid model offers a 'best of both worlds' approach combining home and office-working, with most colleagues in the office 2 days a week. Together, we’re one of a kind Hours: 35 hours (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm) Closing Date: Tuesday 04 February