Product Owner (Education Managed Services)

Product Owner (Education Managed Services) Competitive Bonus Benefits Manchester, Leeds, Slough or Grimsby, UK Permanent full time At IRIS Software Group, we simplify the complex for schools, businesses and organisations across the UK. Now, were on the lookout for a proactive and technically minded Product Owner to lead and optimise the internal platforms supporting our Education Managed Services team covering Payroll, HR and Pensions. This is a hands on, delivery focused role where youll shape tools like the Pension Hub, Payroll Hub, ePaysafe, and Document Management System. Youll translate operational needs into scalable product solutions that increase efficiency, compliance, and customer satisfaction. What Youll Be Doing: Own and enhance critical internal platforms used across our education services Act as subject matter expert on payroll & pensions, translating user needs into Jira stories Collaborate with developers and stakeholders to deliver sprint goals on time Drive automation initiatives and support legacy-to-modern system transitions Troubleshoot operational issues (e.g. data errors, XMLs, audit logs) Lead process improvement, documentation, and deployment QA What Youll Bring: Product ownership experience in Payroll/HR/Pensions environments Strong knowledge of Staffology, Payrite, Flexipay, LGPS/TPS schemes desirable Comfortable working in Agile, with Jira and sprint planning Hands-on with Excel VBA (essential) and ideally Power Automate Stakeholder-savvy and naturally collaborative Experience with internal tools and service efficiency optimisation Apply now and play a key role in transforming how we deliver service at scale! Please note: We occasionally close vacancies early in the event that we receive a high volume of applications. Therefore we recommend you apply as soon as possible.

Location: Slough, Berkshire, GB

Posted Date: 10/15/2025