Product Owner - FTC until 30/4/27

Our Team 

The Digital Team develops and evolves UKTV’s VoD and digital strategy covering U, digital products, pay platforms and partnerships. We are a growing group of multi-disciplined, talented individuals across several different units: Content Curation, Digital Product, and Production and Development. We’re responsible for growing digital audiences, supporting transformative change across UKTV and contributing to UKTV’s long-term profitability. 

We are focused on delivering functionality that provides key business and user value.  In addition to delivering change on time and within budget, the team also support the business to define, prioritise and deliver key strategic technical, commercial and operational activities.  

The Digital Products team has responsibility for the strategic road mapping, planning, rollout, and continuous improvement of UKTV’s VoD digital products (U), across a range of platforms including web, iOS, Android, and Connected TV devices. We also support key high value initiatives across the UKTV business, working closely with Ad sales, Commercial, Legal, Operations and Marketing functions. 

Purpose of the role  

It is a truly exciting time to join U as we are embarking on an ambitious multi-year plan to expand U’s position in the UK market. A key component of this expansion is the evolution and iterative user focused development of the U digital proposition. 

We are seeking an experienced Product Owner to provide support and continuity across the delivery of the U mobile app.  The role is pivotal in driving the evolution of the U app and delivery features against the roadmap. 

This is a hands-on role, combining day to day engagement primarily with the respective scrum team but also other Product Owners and teams around the business.  You will be managing the backlog, running refinement sessions and prioritizing work for your scrum team. The role provides ownership of your product whilst aligning with the business needs and balancing good UI/X principles providing our end users with the best experience possible.