Graduate Product Owner

This graduate product owner role focuses on coordinating the day-to-day output of a software development team, managing a prioritized technical backlog in Jira or DevOps, and translating project priorities into actionable tasks to unblock developers.

Auger are looking for a Graduate Product Owner to join our Digital Operations Team in Wallasey. This individual will focus on IT delivery and sit at the heart of our development function, coordinating the day-to-day output of our development team and ensuring we continue to deliver high-quality digital solutions that support our people, clients and customers across the UK.

Financials

• An attractive salary of £27,101.46 plus 5.5% pension contribution

• Annual profit share bonus paid in November approx. £2000 – £2500

Leave

• 22 Days Annual Leave + 8 Bank Holidays

• AL increases to 25 days within 5 years' service

• Enhanced bereavement, sickness and maternity / paternity leave

Benefits

• Compressed working arrangement following successful probationary period

• Hybrid working arrangement (3 days per week in office)

• Westfield Health Cash-back Plan, giving you access to services such as dental care, optical care, physiotherapy and a 24 Hour GP, including coverage for your children and gym discounts

• A focus on training, development and career progression

• 2 company-wide events per year and regular social activities

• £1000 for successful employee referrals

A little about Auger

We are an independent specialist with an impeccable reputation who work on behalf of major UK insurers. We provide a national service for drainage, water mains and subsidence claims across the UK.

We achieve this through our exceptional people, who consistently exceed the expectations of our clients and customers alike. We pride ourselves on our environment, creating an engaged and inclusive workforce where the importance of the individual's needs are always our priority.

To be successful in any role with us we believe you need the tools, support and environment in which to flourish and we take this really seriously. We truly believe in our core values: doing 'whatever it takes' for our customers, colleagues and communities.

The Role

• Coordinate the day-to-day technical organisation of specific software development projects and tasks

• Support the delivery of the prioritised backlog across projects, technical debt, and small bug fixes / enhancements

• Ensure developers are fully utilised and working without blockers on the relevant projects and tasks as per the requirements set by the Digital Delivery Supervisor

• Provide timely, accurate delivery status updates to the Digital Delivery Supervisor and Head of Digital Operations

• Act as the bridge between technical and non-technical stakeholders, translating priorities into actionable development tasks and overseeing user acceptance testing

• Engage with developers at a technical level and be able to challenge estimates and assess scope and complexity

What skills are we looking for?

• A basic understanding of Agile principles and digital delivery, with the ability to work in a well-organised, focused team

• The technical credibility to hold informed conversations with developers about complexity, trade-offs and risk

• Strong organisational skills with a talent for keeping backlog tasks clean and free from ambiguity

• Clear and confident communication, able to convey delivery status accurately to both technical colleagues and senior stakeholders

• A proactive mindset when it comes to identifying blockers, dependencies and risks early

• A degree involving programming, computer science or technical project management

• Experience using task management tools such as Jira, Excel, and DevOps software

You'll be a great fit for Auger if:

• You thrive in the space between technical delivery and stakeholder communication

• You take pride in keeping a team focused, unblocked and working sustainably

• You're confident challenging assumptions and asking the difficult questions constructively

• You're organised, self-motivated and like to take ownership of outcomes

• You're looking for a stable place to build a long-term career

Prerequisite:

• A clear basic DBS check

Our interview process

• Successful applicants will be contacted to schedule a telephone interview

• Final stage interview will be a Face-to-Face Interview at our Head Office