Principal Product Owner

Why this role matters

At Droids On Roids, we believe in delivering more than code - we deliver business impact. As our Principal Product Owner, you will drive product excellence, shape strategic vision, and elevate the way we deliver value to our clients. You will ensure both our organisation and our clients achieve measurable business outcomes via user-centred, data-driven digital products.

About Droids On Roids ⚡️

At the beginning of 2025, Droids On Roids joined forces with Apadmi, one of the UK’s leading digital product consultancy, unlocking even more opportunities for innovation in mobile development.

We work with top startups and global brands like CCC, Carlsberg, Vodafone, BBC, and Co-op, delivering high-quality code and an agile approach they trust. But don’t just take our word for it – see what our clients say on Clutch.co.

Requirements

Requirements – we need you to have:

• 6+ years of experience as a Product Owner or Product Manager, ideally in mobile or cross-platform digital products.
• Ability to coach and mentor other Product Owners and elevate product ownership standards.
• Proven record of shaping and delivering successful digital products with measurable business impact.
• Strong strategic product thinking - ability to connect business goals, user needs, and technical capabilities into coherent strategies.
• Experience creating measurable product goals, outcomes, and hypotheses.
• Strong analytical skills and experience using data, insights, and experiments to guide decision-making.
• Excellent stakeholder communication and influence skills - ability to align, negotiate, and tell compelling product stories.
• Solid understanding of Agile/Scrum, backlog management, roadmapping, and delivery coordination.
• Fluent business English.
• Strong facilitation, presentation, and workshop leadership skills.
  
  

Nice to have:

• Background in retail or e-commerce.
• Experience with pre-sales, client advisory, and product discovery in a service-based environment.
  
  

You will be:

• A principal-level Product Owner responsible for shaping product direction, owning backlog and priorities, supporting key clients and internal teams.
• A mentor and leader for our Product Owners, helping them grow into outcome-driven product thinkers.
• A champion of product excellence - ensuring our standards, processes, and practices maximise business value and user impact.
• A cross-functional partner for Delivery Leaders, Scrum Masters, UX, Tech, and Strategy, ensuring alignment around measurable outcomes.
• A trusted partner to clients, helping them make informed, data-driven product decisions.
• A role model for ownership, accountability, transparency, and a value-oriented mindset.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure product development aligns with the product vision and business goals by actively owning priorities and delivery outcomes.
• Collaborate with clients and cross-functional teams to build and maintain value-driven roadmaps and backlogs.
• Promote outcome-oriented product practices, data-driven decision-making, and hypothesis validation.
• Ensure effective delivery by supporting agile processes, release planning, and continuous improvement based on insights and user data.
• Lead discovery workshops and guide stakeholders toward informed, strategic product decisions.
• Define and elevate product ownership standards while mentoring Product Owners and fostering a culture of accountability.
• Drive alignment across UX, Tech, Strategy, and Delivery to ensure consistent value delivery and business impact.