Product Owner
Product Owner / Technical Product Lead – API Platform
Location: Edinburgh, UK
Working Model: Hybrid
Work Type: Contract – Inside IR35
Rate: £385–£400 per day
We are looking for a Product Owner / Technical Product Lead to join a technology team working on API platforms and digital services.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working between business and technology and can turn business needs into clear priorities for developers, architects and engineering teams.
You don't need to be a developer. We are looking for someone who is technically comfortable, commercially aware and confident working with different stakeholders.
What You'll Do
- Own and prioritise the product backlog.
- Work with business teams to understand their needs and turn them into clear requirements.
- Write user stories and acceptance criteria.
- Work closely with developers, architects, DevOps, UX and security teams.
- Help shape and improve API platforms and digital services.
- Support API onboarding, reuse and developer experience.
- Prioritise features based on business value, customer needs, risk and technical feasibility.
- Support Agile ceremonies such as backlog refinement, sprint planning and reviews.
- Manage stakeholders and clearly communicate product priorities and decisions.
- Help ensure the team delivers valuable, high-quality solutions.
What We're Looking For
We'd love to hear from you if you have experience as a:
- Product Owner
- Technical Product Owner
- Product Manager
- Technical Product Manager
- Digital Product Owner
- Platform Product Owner
- Business Analyst with strong product ownership experience
You should have:
- Experience managing and prioritising a product backlog.
- Good understanding of Agile/Scrum/Kanban.
- Experience working with developers and technical teams.
- Good understanding of APIs, integrations or digital platforms.
- Experience writing user stories and acceptance criteria.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Ability to understand technical concepts and explain them clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
Why Apply?
This is a great opportunity for a technically minded Product Owner who wants to work on modern API and digital platform capabilities while collaborating with engineering and architecture teams.
If you have strong Product Owner or Product Manager experience and some exposure to APIs or technology platforms, we would be happy to hear from you.
Interested? Apply directly with your latest CV via LinkedIn message.
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