Overview
Lead Technical Product Owner – Event Processing Platform. Hybrid Working with London Farringdon Office x3 days a week. Permanent, Full time. Competitive salary plus car allowance, healthcare, 18% annual bonus potential, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising with service, and a company pension scheme with competitive contribution rates.
Lead the evolution of an enterprise‑scale Event Processing Platform, a mission‑critical foundation for an event‑driven architecture. Define how interfaces, contracts, and integration points come together to create a resilient, scalable platform. Partner with engineering and architecture teams, guide business stakeholders through complex technical concepts, and set the standard for technical user stories.
If you’re passionate about event‑driven systems, cloud technologies, and using AI to elevate product delivery, this is an opportunity to lead from the front.
What You’ll Own
* Platform strategy and roadmap leadership: Drive the long‑term vision for a high‑performance, real‑time event processing ecosystem.
* Technical backlog ownership: Prioritise and refine a deeply technical backlog with clarity, precision, and engineering excellence.
* Standards for technical story writing: Define how interfaces, contracts, and integration points are documented—no visual UX, all technical depth.
* AI‑enabled product practices: Champion AI tools to improve backlog refinement, delivery flow, and team efficiency.
* Stakeholder alignment: Translate complex business needs into actionable technical deliverables.
* Hands‑on technical leadership: Influence system design, event schemas, and integration patterns across Kafka, Azure Event Hub, and more.
* Team leadership and mentoring: Lead and develop a team of Technical Product Owners, driving consistency and excellence.
* Agile delivery and governance: Facilitate key ceremonies and ensure compliance with security and data governance standards.
* Continuous improvement: Define KPIs and optimise event workflows for resilience and efficiency.
What You Bring
* Experience in event‑driven or real‑time platforms
* Deep knowledge of streaming technologies such as Kafka or Azure Event Hub
* Strong understanding of APIs, contracts, and integration patterns
* Cloud expertise across Azure, AWS, or GCP
* Ability to write precise, technical user stories
* Agile delivery experience with tools like Azure DevOps, Jira, or Confluence
* Awareness of AI‑driven product practices
Preferred Qualifications
* Background in software engineering or architecture
* Logistics or supply chain domain knowledge
* Experience with observability, CI/CD, and DevOps
Who You Are
* Highly technical and detail‑oriented
* A strong communicator who bridges business and engineering
* A confident leader with team‑management experience
* Comfortable in fast‑moving, evolving environments
* An innovator who embraces AI in product management
If you’re excited by the idea of building the invisible infrastructure that keeps real‑time operations running—and leading a team that sets the standard for technical product ownership—we’d love to meet you.
Extra Benefits
* Family friendly support - enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave and shared parental leave
* Discounts and offers - there are more than 800 offers to help you save on things like groceries, days out, holidays and your household bills
* Supportive and generous company sick pay
* Your Wellbeing - 24/7 access to services and tools to support physical and mental health, financial and social wellbeing. It’s free and available to everyone.
* Available only to permanent employees
Next Steps
The next stage of the selection process will be a face‑to‑face or virtual interview consisting of competency based and role specific questions. Royal Mail Group values trust and our people. If adjustments are needed during the hiring process, please discuss with your recruiter. We encourage applications from all individuals and welcome the Armed Forces community, including cadet instructors and spouses/partners. Closing Date: 30 January 2026 (may close early if the required number of applications is reached).
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