Product owner

Title: Product Owner – Digital Delivery Type: Contract (4 months minimum - extension likely Location: Italy - Ideally occasional onsite in Turin About Ovyo Ovyo is a B2 B services company providing flexible engineering teams and talent solutions to the streaming, media, satellite, and communications industries. With a global footprint across the UK, India, Portugal, South Africa, Brazil, the US, and Eastern Europe, we work on a mix of long-term client engagements and fast-paced consulting projects. Our teams build the platforms that shape how the world consumes video and connects — while accelerating their own careers along the way. The Role We are seeking a Product Owner to join our Digital Delivery team, delivering best-in-class web and app solutions for innovative, industry-leading clients. As a Product Owner, you will be an integral part of one or more project teams, involved across the full product lifecycle — from discovery through to delivery, run, and maintenance. You will work closely with both client and internal stakeholders to ensure delivery efficiency and that client expectations are consistently met. Responsibilities

Act as Product Owner within Scrum teams Collaborate with Delivery Leads to create, refine, and maintain product backlogs aligned with client and business needs Assess value, develop business cases, and prioritise stories, epics, and themes to maximise delivery impact Own backlog management, sprint planning, and user story elaboration Ensure teams always have well-defined and ready work items Proactively identify and mitigate impediments to sprint and release goals Stay up to date with Agile/Scrum best practices and emerging trends Manage risks and issues, including identification, prioritisation, mitigation, and escalation Conduct ad-hoc research and business analysis to evaluate opportunities and risks Represent the customer voice, ensuring delivery of meaningful value Lead backlog grooming, prioritisation, and cross-functional coordination Define and analyse metrics to measure product and delivery success Support and motivate cross-functional teams, maintaining strong team health

Requirements

Proven experience as a Product Owner or Senior Business Analyst Experience delivering digital products (web and/or mobile applications) Experience working on B2 B or B2 C projects (enterprise, back-office, or user-facing platforms) Strong business acumen with solid technical understanding Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience) Deep knowledge of Agile methodologies and principles Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills Strong organisational and time management abilities Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving skills High attention to detail and critical thinking Fluent English (written and spoken) Experience working with cross-functional stakeholders Familiarity with Jira or similar tools is a plus