Product Owner

Employer: Royal British Legion

Location:  You will be contracted to your home address, and you will perform most of your work remotely there, with occasional travel (incl. for monthly team meetings).

Working hours: Full time, 35 hours per week

Salary: £41,820 to £45,000 per annum  

Closing date: 10 May 2026

  • We have an exciting opportunity for two Product Owners to join our fantastic Customer, Technology and Change team, to be responsible for maximising the value delivered across COTS and SaaS products.

    These newly created roles will be working closely with business system owners, technical teams, and stakeholders across our organisation to define the product vision, lead backlog management, and ensure that the product families evolve in line with organisational strategy, user needs, compliance standards and operational requirements.

    This role acts as the voice of the business within product squads, ensuring enhancements and configurations to COTS/SaaS platforms are user‑centred, scalable, secure, and aligned with RBLs wider mission. 

    Come and be part of the leading Armed Forces charity, making a difference to the lives of those who have served to keep us safe and protect our way of life.

    Reporting to the Product Management Team Leader, key responsibilities will include:

    • Define, refine and continuously communicate the vision and roadmap for assigned COTS/SaaS product families, ensuring alignment to organisational strategies

    • Translate strategy and business needs into clear product direction that improves efficiency, adoption, user experience and organisational outcomes

    • Own and manage the product backlog, ensuring items are clear, prioritised and deliverable

    • Build strong relationships across functional areas (e.g., Fundraising, Welfare, Membership, Operations, Digital, Data, Technology)

    • Ensure COTS/SaaS features and configurations are clearly defined, documented and understood across delivery teams

    • Maintain awareness of operational risks, system dependencies, data protection requirements, accessibility standards and security controls

    You will have demonstrable experience as a Product Owner, or similar, in digital, technology or product led environments. You will have hands on experience of a leadership role in Agile teams, a strong understanding of product management practices and experience working with COTS/SaaS applications including configuration, lifecycle management and vendor engagement.

    You will be contracted to your home address, and you will perform most of your work remotely there, with occasional travel (incl. for monthly team meetings).

    Employee benefits include –

    • 28 day’s paid holiday (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with optional annual leave purchase scheme of up to 5 working days

    • Enhanced paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave

    • Generous pension contributions, with Employer contributions ranging from 6% to 10%

    • Range of flexible working options may be available, depending on your role

    • Employee Assistance Programme providing confidential counselling, financial and legal advice

    • Range of courses delivered by learning specialists to support your development goals and objectives

    • Opportunities to volunteer

    • Travel loans, Cycle to Work, and more!

    For more detailed information about the role, please see the Vacancy Information Pack attached to our direct advert. Our teams take a personalised approach to shortlisting, which is carried out without the use of AI and is based on the evidence provided in your application against the essential and desirable criteria in the Person Specification.

    RBL is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organisation, reflecting the diversity of the armed forces community and of wider society. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and personal characteristics.

    As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interview schemes for candidates who declare an Armed Forces connection and/or a disability. However, candidates are only eligible for this scheme if their application clearly demonstrates that they meet all of the essential criteria listed in the Person Specification for the role.

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