Job Description

Posted 3 weeks ago

Product Owner – Digital Insurance Portals

6-Month contract – Inside IR35 – up to £560 per day

London based – hybrid working – 2 days a week onsite

Insurance sector

Overview

We are seeking an influential and highly confident Product Owner to lead the delivery of digital insurance portals. This role requires a consultant-style Product Owner with the presence, credibility, and gravitas to lead senior stakeholder workshops, influence direction, and make clear, well-reasoned recommendations.

The Product Owner will bring deep expertise in digital portal delivery, user-centric design, and agile product management within an insurance environment.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and facilitate workshops with senior stakeholders to shape product vision, priorities, and delivery outcomes
Act as a trusted advisor, confidently influencing decision-making and providing clear product recommendations
Own the product backlog for digital insurance portals, ensuring alignment with business goals and customer needs
Translate complex business requirements into clear, actionable user stories and acceptance criteria
Partner closely with delivery teams (engineering, UX, QA) to ensure high-quality, on-time portal delivery
Balance strategic thinking with hands-on product ownership across the full delivery lifecycle
Ensure digital portal experiences are intuitive, scalable, and aligned to modern digital best practices
Manage dependencies, risks, and trade-offs while maintaining focus on value delivery

Skills & Experience

Proven experience as a Product Owner delivering digital portals or customer-facing platforms
Experience working within insurance or financial services environments (contextual knowledge required, not deep insurance expertise)
Strong workshop facilitation skills with the confidence to lead, challenge, and influence senior stakeholders
Demonstrated ability to communicate with authority, clarity, and credibility ("gravitas")
Excellent understanding of agile delivery frameworks and product management best practices
Strong stakeholder management and consulting skills
Ability to make pragmatic, value-driven product decisions in complex environments

Personal Attributes

Confident, influential, and comfortable operating at senior levels
Consultative mindset with strong recommendation-driven leadership
Clear communicator who can simplify complexity
Outcome-focused with a strong sense of ownership

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change