Senior Product Specialist
Senior Product Specialist
Remote (UK)
Do you want to help shape software that affects thousands of lives?
Who are we?
We are ranked as the UK’s #1 construction specific software player and our mission is simple; to provide market leading end-to-end software solutions to the construction and construction like industries across the entire build life cycle.
If you are looking to build an exceptional career with an award-winning company you’ve come to the right place. Our teams are based in the UK, Europe, and India, working on products that are used on a global scale. We have a clear and defined road map to deliver over the next 3 years, which is centred around a large-scale digital transformation as well as continuing our growth and expansion.
We embrace diversity and equality and want our employees to be comfortable bringing their whole selves to work. We are committed to building a team with a variety of backgrounds, skills and views. Creating a culture of Equality isn’t just the right thing to do, it improves every aspect of our business.
Purpose
The Senior Product Specialist is responsible for translating product strategy into high-quality, deliverable outcomes, while acting as a senior subject matter expert within their domain.
This role combines strong product delivery capability with deep industry expertise, ensuring that solutions are both technically robust and aligned to real-world customer needs. As a senior individual contributor, the Senior Product Specialist plays a key role in shaping backlog priorities, improving delivery practices, and supporting the development of others within the team.
Key Responsibilities
Backlog Ownership & Refinement
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Own, manage, and continuously refine product backlogs, ensuring clarity, prioritisation, and alignment to product strategy
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Translate strategic initiatives and discovery insights into detailed, high-quality user stories and acceptance criteria
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Ensure backlog items are appropriately sized, sequenced, and ready for delivery
Delivery Planning & Execution
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Lead backlog refinement and sprint planning with a high degree of autonomy and confidence
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Support the team in delivering complex or high-impact initiatives, ensuring alignment to expected outcomes
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Contribute to release planning and coordinate dependencies across teams where required
Team Enablement & Leadership (Non-People Management)
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Act as a senior point of contact for the development team, providing clarity on complex requirements and edge cases
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Proactively identify and remove blockers, improving team flow and delivery effectiveness
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Support and mentor Product Specialists, sharing best practices and raising overall team capability
Quality & Acceptance
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Ensure high standards of quality by rigorously validating work against acceptance criteria and Definition of Done (DoD)
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Support and guide QA and UAT processes, particularly for complex or high-risk features
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Champion best practices in backlog quality, acceptance criteria, and delivery standards
Stakeholder & Feedback Management
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Build strong relationships with stakeholders, confidently managing expectations and navigating competing priorities
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Facilitate discussions to refine requirements, challenge assumptions, and drive clarity
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Communicate delivery progress, risks, and trade-offs effectively
Performance Monitoring & Continuous Improvement
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Analyse product performance, delivery metrics, and team effectiveness to identify improvement opportunities
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Proactively recommend and implement improvements to processes, tools, and ways of working
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Contribute to scaling consistent product practices across teams
Domain & Industry Expertise
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Act as a recognised subject matter expert (SME) within your domain, with deep understanding of industry practices, workflows, and challenges
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Apply advanced domain expertise to shape solutions, influence prioritisation, and improve product design
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