Product Owner
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Who are we at Wellington IT
At Wellington IT we provide the most successful range of Credit Union software in Northern Ireland/Ireland, currently moving billions each year and managing funds for more than 1 in 4 people. Our customers use our software to power every aspect of their financial services business from savings and loans, through to business intelligence, online banking, mobile apps, debit card services and ATMs.
Wellington IT is part of Volaris, an operating group of Constellation Software Inc, a large corporate business based in Canada. Volaris acquires and strengthens Company’s within the markets they compete, enabling them to grow – whether that growth comes through organic measures such as new initiatives and product development, day-to-day business, or through complementary acquisitions. Our people are at the heart of everything we do, Wellington IT Offers fantastic learning programs, career growth opportunities, and a culture that’s all about continuous improvement
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Product Owner at Wellington
IT
Your miss
ionAs Product Owner, you will be responsible for turning product strategy into structured, high-quality delivery across products used by 1.7 million Credit Union members and sta
ff.You will operate within a lean, T-shaped Product team, working closely with Engineering. Your core responsibility is to create clarity — ensuring that ideas move from concept to validated, well-shaped backlog items and into efficient delivery. This role sits at the intersection of product thinking and modern engineering capabili
ty.
We are intentionally building toward a future where Product and Engineering collaborate more fluidly ,using AI-assisted tools to prototype, validate, and deliver faster. You should be comfortable working close to technical detail, shaping flows, and rapidly exploring ideas before they sc
ale.You’ll act as the voice of the user and the business within the delivery team, balancing the needs of Credit Unions and their members, technical feasibility, and organisational goals. You’ll also support innovation and help embed agile and product-led practices across the company — including exploring opportunities to leverage AI, automation, and data insight in our products and proces
ses.
What Makes This Role Diff
erentYou are accountable for clarity, not documenta
tion.You are expected to use AI tools to accelerate thinking, prototype, and deliver not just write stories fa
ster.You will help prototype ideas early to test assumpt
ions.You will kill weak ideas before they reach sp
rint.You will strengthen delivery flow in a regulated fintech environ
ment.You will grow toward broader product-building capability over
time.
Key Responsibil
ities;Delivery Clarity & Backlog Own
- ershipOwn and maintain a healthy, prioritised, outcome-aligned b
- acklogTranslate strategy into executable epics and user s
- toriesIdentify ambiguity, edge cases, and risk
- earlyMaintain strong definition-of-ready and definition-of-done disc
- iplineEnsure sprint predictability and reduce
reworkAI-Enabled Prototyping & Early Vali
- dationUse AI tools to explore flows, edge cases, and scenarios r
- apidlyHelp create lightweight prototypes or structured artefacts to externalise th
- inkingSupport small, safe-to-fail experiments before committing development
- effortSurface customer pain points early through structured explo
- rationReduce time from idea to validated c
- onceptIdentify and communicate opportunities for improvement, efficiency, or innovation (e.g. through automation or smarter workf
- lows).Contribute to post-release evaluation, gathering insights to inform future itera
tions.Cross-Functiona
- l FlowPartner daily with Engineering
- and QAAct as the structured interface between strategy and implemen
- tationWork effectively within regulatory and compliance const
- raintsAct as the main point of contact between delivery teams, Product Management, and key stakeho
- lders.Communicate clearly and consistently about priorities, scope, and progress; communicating trade-offs clearly and confi
- dentlyPromote agile principles and ensure teams stay focused on delivering incremental
- value.Collaborate closely with other teams to manage dependencies and share learnings across product
- areas.Represent your product area confidently in internal reviews and customer discus
sions.Raising Product Disc
- iplineImprove backlog hygiene and delivery sta
- ndardsContribute to evolving Wellington IT’s product ma
- turityDevelop toward broader product-building capability ove
r timeGrowth, Mentorship & C
- ultureHelp embed product-led and agile ways of working across Wellingt
- on IT.Contribute to growing product maturity within the organis
- ation.Support initiatives around innovation, AI exploration, and process improvement as part of the wider Product & Innovation
- team.Demonstrate curiosity, initiative, and a willingness to learn — developing toward future Product Manager capab
ility.
Experience &
SkillsEs
- sentialDemonstrable experience as a Product Owner, Business Analyst, or similar in a SaaS or software delivery envir
- onment.Strong understanding of agile / scrum methodologies and backlog mana
- gement.Exposure to AI, analytics, or automation tools and curiosity about emerging techno
- logies.A growth mindset and experience in exploring AI, automation, and new technologies to enhance products, processes, or user exper
tcomes.De
- sirableExperience in fintech, financial services, or Credit Union tech
- nology.Familiarity with APIs, system integrations, and software development pro
- cesses.Experience using tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, or s
imilar.
Wellington IT Comp
- etenciesI
- ntegrityEnergy &am
- p; DriveIn
- itiativeDomain E
- xpertiseRe
- silienceE
- xecutionCustomer
- CentricTeam
Building
Wellington IT Culture &am
- p; ValuesCommitment – We are committed to the success of our colleagues and
- customersTeamwork - We do amazing things when we work
- as a teamRespect - We value and seek everyone’s con
- tributionHonesty - We are open and honest in everyth
- ing we doPositivity - We embrace and inspire positivity in e
- ach otherLeadership - We lead by example with our words, our actions an
d results
Wha
- t We OfferCompetitive b
- ase salaryBo
- nus SchemeAnnual leave (36 days incl your bir
- thday off)Training & Development (Internal &
- External)Market leading workplace pension (15
- % matched)Private Healthcare Scheme
- - AXA, UKEnhanced mater
- nity leaveRemote/Hybr
- id WorkingFlexible start / fi
- nish timesFamily relate
- d benefitsExcellent Health & Wellbeing I