Product Owner

Job Description
Purpose of the role
To design, develop and improve software, utilising various engineering methodologies, that provides business, platform, and technology capabilities for our customers and colleagues.
Accountabilities
Development and delivery of high-quality software solutions by using industry aligned programming languages, frameworks, and tools. Ensuring that code is scalable, maintainable, and optimized for performance.
Cross-functional collaboration with product managers, designers, and other engineers to define software requirements, devise solution strategies, and ensure seamless integration and alignment with business objectives.
Collaboration with peers, participate in code reviews, and promote a culture of code quality and knowledge sharing.
Stay informed of industry technology trends and innovations and actively contribute to the organization’s technology communities to foster a culture of technical excellence and growth.
Adherence to secure coding practices to mitigate vulnerabilities, protect sensitive data, and ensure secure software solutions.
Implementation of effective unit testing practices to ensure proper code design, readability, and reliability.
Vice President Expectations
To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures..
If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements..
If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others..
OR for an individual contributor, they will be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions..
Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.
Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.
Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes.
All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.
Join us as a Product Owner. At Barclays, we don’t just adapt to the future, we create it. As a Product Owner, you will support the organisation, achieve its strategic objectives by the identification of business requirements and solutions that address business problems and opportunities.
To be successful in this role, you should have experience with:
Defining and executing product vision, strategy, and roadmaps for enterprise-scale technology products and platforms.
Leading end-to-end product lifecycle management from ideation and prioritization through delivery and continuous improvement.
Partnering with senior business, architecture, engineering, and operations leaders to deliver measurable business value.
Managing and prioritizing product backlogs while balancing customer needs, business objectives, technology investments, and risk reduction.
Leading large-scale technology transformation initiatives involving APIs, microservices, cloud-native platforms, event-driven architectures, and enterprise integrations.
Driving product and platform decisions related to scalability, resilience, performance, security, and technical debt management.
Establishing product success metrics, KPIs, and data-driven insights to optimize product performance and customer outcomes.
Managing complex stakeholder environments and influencing strategic decisions across business and technology organizations.
Leading dependency management, release planning, governance, and risk mitigation activities across multiple teams and delivery streams.
Championing Agile, DevSecOps, and Product Operating Model practices to improve delivery effectiveness and product quality.
Strong understanding of modern technology architecture patterns, including cloud platforms, APIs, microservices, integration technologies, and event-driven systems.
Experience presenting product strategies, investment cases, and delivery outcomes to executive leadership and senior stakeholders.
Demonstrated ability to balance customer value, business priorities, operational excellence, compliance requirements, and technology modernization.
Some of Highly Valued Skills may include:
Strategic leadership experience driving enterprise product innovation and technology transformation.
Strong executive stakeholder management and influencing skills within complex matrix organizations.
Experience acting as a trusted advisor to business and technology leaders on product strategy and investment decisions.
Deep understanding of governance, risk, regulatory, and control requirements throughout the product lifecycle.
Proven track record of delivering measurable business outcomes through large-scale digital and technology initiatives.
Strong commercial and business acumen with a customer-centric and outcome-focused mindset.
Experience building and mentoring high-performing Product Owners and delivery teams.
Ability to foster a culture of ownership, accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning.
Demonstrated success in aligning product strategy with organizational objectives and long-term business goals.
Strong leadership skills with the ability to drive cross-functional alignment, manage competing priorities, and deliver outcomes at scale
You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.
This role is based in Pune.