Product Owner (Artificial Intelligence) – London

Posted by on Apr 9, 2026 in Contract Opportunities | No Comments
  • Full-time, Contract
  • £300-£400 per day, inside IR35

Job Summary

Our market leading Client is urgently recruiting for a commercially focused Product Owner, ideally with experience of Artificial Intelligence to drive the success of their products. This role will play a critical part in ensuring their products meet user needs while delivering measurable business and financial value.

A technical / Artificial Intelligence background would be a significant advantage, enabling the successful candidate to act as a trusted partner across Product, Digital, Finance, and Delivery teams.

Key Responsibilities

  • Act as a voice of the customer and the business. Fundamentally, the Product Owner is a business partner for their specific product(s), ensuring alignment between user needs and commercial objectives.
  • Serve as a gatekeeper of scope, ensuring focus is maintained and that only value-driven work is delivered.
  • Align the product vision and roadmap to support user needs, strategic priorities, and financial outcomes.
  • Monitor product performance, identifying opportunities for improvement and defining requirements for enhancement features.
  • Own and prioritise the product backlog to address user needs, while ensuring the agreed scope of the product is adhered to.
  • Balance regulatory, financial, and operational considerations when making product decisions.
  • Support the Product Manager (PM), Business Partners (BP), and Professional Services (PS) teams to deliver a clear and compelling product value case.
  • Work closely with delivery teams to ensure requirements are well understood and outcomes are measurable.

About You

  • Demonstrable experience, circa 2/3 years as a Product Owner, ideally within Artificial Intelligence, fintech, or tech-led environments.
  • Strong understanding of technology principles, commercial drivers, and value-based decision making.
  • Proven experience managing and prioritising backlogs in Agile delivery environments.
  • Confident communicator, able to engage with technical, financial, and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Detail-oriented, pragmatic, and comfortable making decisions that protect product integrity and business value.

Please send an up to date CV to Andrew Wakeford for more information on a truly great role with a fantastic Client.