About this role
We are looking for a Business Product Owner to develop and maintain a detailed product backlog based on the OUPE Digital Strategy for products and platforms serving the Spanish market. Main responsibilities Contribute to OUP’s digital product strategy and roadmaps, translating agreed priorities into delivery plans that support OUPE and divisional goals. Own product and platform backlogs and support release planning, translating agreed outcomes into clear epics, features, user stories and acceptance criteria. Work with OUPE, ELT, Digital Product and delivery colleagues to assess value, customer impact, effort, risk and dependencies, and agree priorities. Represent customer and user needs throughout delivery, providing evidence and context and validating proposed solutions with relevant OUPE colleagues. Work with Market Research colleagues to identify, understand and validate customer needs, define appropriate measures, and use research findings to inform priorities, solution design and evaluation of outcomes. Monitor delivery progress, quality and dependencies against agreed objectives. Support testing and acceptance, escalate risks and blockers promptly, and help stakeholders make informed trade-offs when plans need to change. Provide product and platform expertise to OUPE and ELT colleagues, explaining capabilities, planned changes, constraints and customer or operational implications. Requirements: Proven experience in a Product Owner or comparable digital delivery role, working with cross-functional teams to translate business and user needs into deliverable product requirements. Practical experience of agile product development methods and tools, including backlog management, refinement, iteration planning and acceptance criteria. Resourceful with the ability to identify and agree solutions. Sufficient technical understanding to work effectively with engineers and suppliers, evaluate delivery implications and explain technical constraints to non-technical stakeholders. This includes a working awareness of software architecture, standards and development practices. Experience of planning and delivering continuous change and improvement in a digital product environment, including maintaining release plans. Communication, networking and influencing within a matrix structure. Awareness of how AI-enabled tools and capabilities can be used responsibly within digital product discovery, delivery and continuous improvement. This is an office-based role in San Fernando de Henares (Madrid). Work-life balance is important to us; therefore, we offer 22 days’ holiday and Christmas closure. OUP’s hybrid working model requires that all staff worldwide who have an office-based role work a minimum of 2 days from their OUP office.