Product Owner / Junior Product Manager

We are Catalyx - Ideas, Built Right!

We help leading brands maximize their product & innovation potential, from initial insight discovery all the way through to successful in-market performance, with a specific focus on tangible products that consumers can handle, taste, or feel.

Our team collaborates with clients in over 50 countries, using our product, Catalyx Canvas, a transparent framework & interface that unites strategy, creativity, research, and validation. It clearly shows clients what information they have, what is missing, and provides the necessary tools to fill those gaps, leveraging AI-enabled creativity and consumer research discovery.

About the Role

We are looking for a Product Owner / Junior Product Manager to help develop and deliver our insight-driven product.

Our product is designed to support client insight and product development, helping our clients make more informed, data-driven decisions.

This is a hands-on role where you’ll work closely with our Head of Operations & Business Excellence and cross-functional teams to turn business and client needs into practical product improvements. You’ll have genuine ownership of the day-to-day product development process, while working with senior leadership on longer-term priorities and direction.

As a small, growing agency, you’ll have the opportunity to make a visible impact. You’ll be close to the decisions, work directly with senior stakeholders and see the results of your work quickly.

This role would suit someone with a few years of experience in product, product ownership, digital delivery or a related role who is ready to take on greater responsibility and develop their career in product management.

What You’ll Do

Product & Prioritisation

• Work with the Head of Operations and Business Excellence to develop and maintain the product roadmap
• Gather and prioritise product and client requirements through stakeholder discussions, research, feedback and data
• Translate business and client needs into clear product requirements, user stories and acceptance criteria
• Manage and maintain the product backlog, ensuring priorities and requirements are clear to the wider team
• Make day-to-day prioritisation decisions within the agreed product strategy, escalating larger strategic or commercial decisions where appropriate
• Identify opportunities to improve the product based on client needs, user feedback and product performance
• Take ownership of comms to keep the leadership team informed

Product Delivery

• Work closely with development, engineering and other teams to support the delivery of product improvements
• Participate in sprint planning, reviews and other Agile or iterative development processes
• Help ensure requirements are clearly understood and delivered to the expected standard
• Track progress, identify potential issues and help resolve blockers
• Support the planning and delivery of product releases and improvements
• Balance competing priorities and keep stakeholders informed of progress

Clients & Stakeholders

• Act as a key point of contact for day-to-day product-related questions across the agency
• Work with client-facing teams to understand client needs and translate feedback into actionable product improvements
• Help communicate product updates and changes to internal and client-facing teams
• Support client conversations where product knowledge or input is required
• Build strong working relationships across product, technical, client success teams

Product Performance & Improvement

• Monitor product usage, engagement and other relevant metrics
• Use qualitative and quantitative data to identify opportunities for improvement
• Collect and synthesise client and internal feedback
• Help evaluate the impact of product changes and use learnings to inform future development
• Support the Head of Operations and Business Excellence with longer-term product planning and development

What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for someone who is organised, analytical, curious and comfortable taking ownership.

You don’t need to have a long career in product management, but you’ll need to demonstrate that you can understand problems, work with different stakeholders and turn ideas into clear, actionable work.

You’ll ideally have:

• 2–4 years' experience in product management, product ownership, digital delivery, project delivery or a related role
• Experience working across some or all stages of the product lifecycle
• Experience gathering and translating requirements into clear, actionable outputs
• Experience working with technical, design or development teams
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills
• A data-informed approach to problem-solving and decision-making
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience working collaboratively with cross-functional teams
• Familiarity with Agile, Scrum or other iterative development approaches
• The confidence to ask questions, challenge assumptions and make recommendations
• A proactive, hands-on approach and willingness to get into the detail
• The ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-moving environment

It Would Be Great If You Also Have

• Experience working with insight, research, consulting or data-driven products
• Experience working with client-driven or B2B products
• Familiarity with product analytics tools such as Amplitude, Mixpanel or Google Analytics
• Experience conducting user research, usability testing or gathering customer feedback
• Experience working with SaaS or digital products
• An understanding of technical concepts and how digital products are built

What Success Looks Like

we’d expect you to:

• Build a strong understanding of our product, clients and business
• Take ownership of the day-to-day product backlog and prioritisation
• Establish strong working relationships with technical, client-facing and internal teams
• Help ensure product improvements are clearly defined and delivered effectively
• Bring structure and clarity to product development
• Use client feedback and product data to identify meaningful improvements
• Help increase product engagement, adoption and client satisfaction
• Give the Operations Director confidence that day-to-day product activity is being effectively managed

Why Join Us?

We’re a small, growing company which means this isn’t a role where you’ll be one person in a large product department.

You’ll have the opportunity to:

• Have genuine ownership and influence over a growing product
• Work directly with the Head of Operations and senior leadership
• See the impact of your decisions quickly
• Work across product, technology, client and commercial activity
• Develop your product management experience in a broad, hands-on role
• Make a tangible contribution to how our clients use insight and data
• Work in a collaborative environment where ideas and initiative are encouraged

If you’re looking for a role where you can take ownership, learn quickly and have a real influence on a product, we’d love to hear from you.