Product Owner - Contract - Outside IR35

Summary: We are seeking a Product Owner for a 9-month contract that is classified as outside IR35. The role involves ownership of product outcomes, backlog management, and familiarity with document lifecycle and compliance. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with Office 365/SharePoint and AWS S3, along with the ability to translate policy into product requirements. Additional desirable skills include experience with search layers and digital signing workflows.

Key Responsibilities:

• Outcome ownership + roadmap - Product vision, roadmap, value articulation; owning delivery for a cross-org platform;
• Backlog mastery - User story writing, acceptance criteria, prioritization, sprint planning, stakeholder-driven tradeoffs;
• Domain: document lifecycle & compliance - Classification, retention, legal hold, auditability; ability to convert policy into product requirements;
• Platform familiarity (enough to make good decisions) - Hands-on familiarity with Office 365/SharePoint and AWS S3 - Security fundamentals in these environments (IAM, encryption/key management, access governance);
• Requirements & governance - Requirements management through governance frameworks; risk/compliance alignment;

Key Skills:

• Experience as a Product Owner with a focus on outcome ownership and roadmap management;
• Proficiency in user story writing, acceptance criteria, and sprint planning;
• Knowledge of document lifecycle and compliance requirements;
• Hands-on experience with Office 365/SharePoint and AWS S3;
• Understanding of security fundamentals in cloud environments;
• Experience with governance frameworks and risk/compliance alignment;
• Nice to have: Search layer experience, digital signing workflow exposure, analytics/telemetry over document repositories, implementing AI in document management;

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: undetermined

Country: undetermined

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other

Detailed Description From Employer:

We are searching for Product Owner for a 9-month contract outside IR35

Role focus:

• Outcome ownership + roadmap - Product vision, roadmap, value articulation; owning delivery for a cross-org platform;
• Backlog mastery - User story writing, acceptance criteria, prioritization, sprint planning, stakeholder-driven tradeoffs;
• Domain: document lifecycle & compliance - Classification, retention, legal hold, auditability; ability to convert policy into product requirements;
• Platform familiarity (enough to make good decisions) - Hands-on familiarity with Office 365/SharePoint and AWS S3 - Security fundamentals in these environments (IAM, encryption/key management, access governance);
• Requirements & governance - Requirements management through governance frameworks; risk/compliance alignment;

Nice to have

• Search layer experience (eg, OpenSearch index/relevance/performance);
• Digital signing workflow exposure (eIDAS-aligned processes);
• Analytics/telemetry over document repositories (usage, search telemetry);
• Implementing AI for self-service environments in Document management area;