Product Owner - Defense, Information Security

About this job

Product Owner

£70,000 - £80,000 | Hybrid - Nottingham

Own products that solve some of the UK's most complex security challenges.

Not every Product Owner role is about adding another feature to a SaaS platform.

Some are about shaping products that enable the secure movement of sensitive information across highly regulated environments, supporting organisations where security, resilience and trust are critical.

We're working with a specialist UK technology company that has built an outstanding reputation for developing secure software and delivering innovative solutions into Defence, Government and other high-assurance sectors. As they continue to invest in their product portfolio, they're looking for an experienced Portfolio Product Owner to bridge the gap between customers, engineering and the wider business.

If you enjoy turning ideas into deliverable products, influencing technical direction and working alongside talented software engineers to solve genuinely difficult problems, this could be exactly what you're looking for.

The Role

You'll take ownership of one or more products within the company's portfolio, working closely with engineering teams, technical specialists and customers to ensure development effort is focused on delivering maximum value.

This is a role with genuine influence. You'll define priorities, own the product backlog, coordinate releases and help shape the future roadmap, ensuring products continue to evolve in line with customer needs, market trends and emerging technologies.

It's a varied position that combines product ownership, stakeholder engagement, release planning and strategic thinking, giving you the opportunity to make a visible impact across the organisation.

What You'll Be Doing

• Owning and managing the Product Backlog, ensuring priorities are clear and aligned with business objectives.
• Translating customer requirements and business goals into detailed user stories and deliverable product features.
• Working closely with Agile engineering teams throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Defining Product Goals and helping development teams maintain focus on delivering value.
• Planning and coordinating product releases, including documentation, deployment activities and internal communications.
• Gathering customer feedback to influence future product development.
• Monitoring third-party technologies and component lifecycles to support ongoing product evolution.
• Working with internal stakeholders to ensure product roadmaps remain commercially and technically aligned.

About You

You'll already have experience working as a Product Owner, Product Manager or in a similar role where you've been responsible for prioritising backlogs and working closely with software engineering teams.

You'll likely bring:

• Experience working within Agile software development environments.
• A strong understanding of Product Backlog management and prioritisation.
• Excellent requirements gathering and stakeholder management skills.
• The ability to translate technical and business requirements into actionable development work.
• Strong communication skills and confidence working with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• A collaborative approach and a genuine interest in building great products.

Experience within cyber security, cloud technologies, software products or other technically complex environments would be highly beneficial.

Previous experience working within Defence, Government or other regulated industries would be an advantage but isn't essential. The important thing is an interest in solving complex technical challenges and the ability to quickly develop domain knowledge.

Due to the nature of the work, you'll need to be eligible to obtain UK Security Clearance.

What's In It For You?

• Salary of £70,000 - £80,000
• Hybrid working with regular time spent at the Nottingham headquarters.
• The opportunity to influence the direction of innovative software products.
• Work alongside experienced engineers, architects and technical specialists.
• A collaborative, low-ego culture where ideas are genuinely valued.
• Interesting, technically challenging work that makes a real difference within secure and highly regulated environments.

Apply

If you're a Product Owner who enjoys working at the intersection of technology, engineering and customer needs, and you're looking for a role where you can genuinely influence product strategy rather than simply maintain a backlog, we'd love to tell you more.

To find out more, apply today or contact Alex Pitts at Applause IT Recruitment for a confidential conversation.