Product Owner

West Midlands, England, United Kingdom

7/11/2025

Open GI is a leading software development company and a trusted partner to the general insurance industry. Based across the UK and Europe, our support and development services make us a truly diverse organization that offers a range of IT solutions to insurance brokers, insurers, and managing general agents.

It is our mission to be both the Technology Partner and Employer of Choice to the UK General Insurance market. Our people are placed at the heart of this and diversity, equality and inclusion are central to everything we do.

We know the key to achieving success is to enable a positive, inclusive, and collaborative working culture, and, as part of our commitment, we have signed up for a number of pledges and programmes designed to support and nurture our people. No matter where you sit or which team you are a part of, we want you to know that you contribute in helping us to shape where the company will be in the future. We would love for each employee to be able to talk with pride about our company and, most importantly, consider Open GI to be an inclusive, fun and fulfilling place to work.

Position

Join our forward-thinking team at the forefront of transforming the insurance industry. At OpenGI, we are reimagining how we deliver value to our customers through technology. Were seeking a driven and detail-oriented Product Owner to bring clarity, focus, and delivery excellence to one of our core product areas.

As a Product Owner, you will be the driving force behind translating product strategy into actionable work for your product engineering team. You'll ensure that every epic, feature and user story is purposeful, every iteration is aligned with clear goals, and every release moves the needle for our customers.

Youll work hand-in-hand with Product Managers, product engineers, designers, and stakeholders - owning the definition of ready and done for your teams backlog and ensuring what gets built delivers real customer and business value. This is a hands-on role where youll thrive by combining a sharp eye for detail with a deep passion for Agile delivery and team collaboration.



Qualifications

Requirements:

Qualifications in product management, engineering, computer science, or a related field

• Certified product owner/ management certifications
  
  

Experience

• Experience or equivalent expertise in product ownership or a relevant domain
• Experience within the insurance sector and/or domains such as claims, policy administration, broker, digital (AI/Chatbots/Website incl. self-service)
• Knowledge of the product development life cycle, design, and data analytics
• Proven ability to lead product life cycle activities including discovery, ideation, strategic development, and requirements definition
• Proven experience in value stream mapping, analysis, and optimisation
• Understanding of Lean principles and Agile methodologies, with the ability to apply these frameworks
  
  

Skills

• Customer-Focused Execution: Ability to deeply understand customer and user needs within a specific product context, translating insights into clear, valuable features and user stories that deliver measurable outcomes
• Iteration-Driven Product Engineering: Skilled in owning and managing the product backlog, ensuring all work meets the definition of ready and done, and driving successful delivery of iteration goals
• Collaborative Team Player: Proven experience working closely with cross-functional teams, engineering, design, QA, and business stakeholders to maintain alignment, resolve blockers, and ensure smooth, on-time delivery
• Evidence-Based Prioritisation: Confident using data, team feedback, and customer insight to inform backlog priorities, guide trade-offs, and continuously improve team output and product value
• Context-Aware Decision Making: Strong ability to align day-to-day team execution with broader product goals, ensuring each iteration contributes meaningfully to quarterly and annual objectives
  
  

Other information: Mission and Values

Our Mission Is To Be Both The Technology Partner And Employer Of Choice For The UK General Insurance Market. Our Values Are Central To This Vision, As They Represent How We Collaborate To Continually Deliver For Our Customers

• Accountability: We own our actions and shape our success on the results we deliver
• Innovation: We tackle challenges with fresh thinking and bold ideas
• Teamwork: We work together, recognising we cant do this without each other
• Trust: We build trust on integrity, transparency and mutual respect
  
  

We are looking for an individual who embraces our values in their actions, decisions, communications and processes to inspire positivity and, ultimately, exceptional performance.

Benefits package

• Competitive salary depending on skills and experience
• Company pension
• Bonus opportunity
• Life assurance and critical illness cover
• Cycle to work scheme
• Perkbox an exclusive platform offering a wide range of discounts and benefits
• Holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum pro-rata, increasing to 26 days per annum after three years of service & a holiday purchase scheme
• A hybrid approach to work, with office attendance typically required twice per month.
• Opportunity for a more flexible approach to start, finish, and lunchtimes to allow you to better manage events outside of work
• Social clubs - whether youre into your cycling, crafts, or other hobbies, we have a number of groups at Open GI where individuals who enjoy the same pursuits can get together
• Wellbeing wills at work scheme, employee assistance programme and mental health first aiders
  
  

Please note, this is a hybrid role requiring in-office attendance at our Winchester or Worcester office twice a week , therefore we are looking for candidates who live within a commutable distance of one of these offices.

To apply for this role please fill out the application form and send us your CV.

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