Product Owner

Location: Any of our King's Trust offices (Flexible working with a minimum of 2 days in the office each week)Interviews: 6th & 7th Auguse 2026Help shape digital products that change lives.

At The King's Trust, we're transforming the way young people, volunteers, supporters and colleagues experience our services through digital innovation. As our Product Owner, you'll play a key role in making that happen.

This is an opportunity to shape digital products with real purpose, working alongside industry-leading partners to create innovative solutions that make a lasting difference to young people's lives.

Working with talented multidisciplinary teams, you'll turn user needs into practical, impactful digital solutions that make it easier for young people to access support, for volunteers to get involved, and for supporters to help us create brighter futures.

You'll lead the direction of your products, owning the roadmap and prioritising the backlog to ensure we're always focused on delivering the greatest value. Using data, research and insight, you'll uncover opportunities, challenge assumptions and make informed decisions that improve the experience of our users.

From discovery through to delivery, you'll help shape products that are intuitive, accessible and built around the people who use them.

Collaboration is at the heart of this role. You'll work closely with designers, developers, content specialists and stakeholders from across the organisation, bringing people together around a shared vision and ensuring great ideas become successful digital products.

What You'll Bring

• We're looking for someone who's curious, collaborative and passionate about creating products that solve real problems.
• You'll have experience contributing to the delivery of digital products or services and be comfortable working in agile or hybrid environments.
• You'll know how to balance competing priorities, communicate a clear product vision and use evidence to make confident decisions.
• You'll Also Bring
• Experience managing product backlogs, roadmaps and delivery priorities.
• The ability to use user research, analytics and data to shape decisions and measure success.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to influence and build trusted relationships across teams.
• Experience writing user stories, acceptance criteria and other product documentation.
• An understanding of digital best practice, including accessibility, security, safeguarding and inclusive design.
• If you're excited by the idea of creating digital products with real social impact, and enjoy working with passionate people who care about making a difference, we'd love to hear from you.
• For more information, please click here for the job description . (This will open in a new window)
• What happens next?
• Please submit a CV, and Cover Letter that includes your experience, transferrable skills and motivation to work for The King's Trust!
• The Team will be in touch about the next steps shortly after the closing date.
• Why do we need Product Owners?
• Last year, we helped more than 40,000 Young People, with three in four young people on our programmes moving into a positive outcome in work, education or training.
• The young people we help face a range of challenges, such as unemployment, mental health issues or some who have been in trouble with the law.
• We believe all young people should have the chance to succeed, and that young people are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us. We want to continue having a positive impact on young people’s lives and we couldn’t do this without the important work of Product Owners!
• Perks for working at The Trust!
• Great holiday package! 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays.
• Office closure on the days between Christmas and New Year Flexible working!
• Where operationally possible, our roles require a combination of office days and working from home (please speak to the hiring manager about this particular role)
• You can volunteer for and/or attend events
• The King's Trust Awards, Pride, active events etc.
• In-house learning platform!
• Develop your skills for your career and your role Benefits platform!
• Everything from health and financial well-being support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas.
• Personal development opportunities through our Networks
• KT CAN (Cultural Awareness Network), KT GEN (Gender Equality Network), KT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network), and PULSE (LGBTQIA+ Network). Fantastic Family leave!
• Receive 13 weeks of full pay and 13 weeks of half pay for maternity and adoption leave.
• Receive 8 weeks of full pay for paternity leave.
• Interest-free season ticket loans The Trust will contribute 5% of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary) For more information about our benefits, please click here .Equal Opportunities Here at The King's Trust, we're committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
• We want to be an organisation that's representative of the communities we serve, which is why we strive for diversity of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, race, religion and sex.
• Our goal is to create an environment where everyone, from any background, can be themselves and do the best work of their lives.
• We are looking for people that can bring different perspectives and experiences and especially welcome applications from those who are underrepresented in our organisation and sector, such as candidates from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.

We’re a Stonewall Top 100 Employer and we are an employer that is Disability Confident.

Our staff, volunteers and young people are supported by KT CAN (our Cultural Awareness Network), KT GEN (Gender Equality Network), KT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network) and PULSE (LGBTQIA+ Network). For more information, please click here .SafeguardingThe King's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

As part of this commitment, we undertake basic disclosure checks in accordance with the Codes of Practice for all roles within the Trust, and for our roles working directly with young people, at an enhanced level. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants.a Note For Recruitment AgenciesWe prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we need a helping hand.

We'll be in touch directly if we need you!

Req ID: 4078