Network Product Owner

Join us at Barclays as a Product Owner – Network where you will define and drive the strategy, delivery, and optimisation of Edge/Core/Security network services that enable secure, high-performance connectivity between users, branches, partners, and cloud environments. The role requires deep product ownership experience combined with strong understanding of network domains such as external connectivity, internet gateways, partner integration and site connectivity, enabling effective decision‑making across performance, security and scalability considerations.

Candidates must demonstrate sufficient technical experience and credibility to lead discussions, define priorities and make informed trade‑offs. Candidates must demonstrate product owner experience in a network environment. 

 

To be successful as a Product Owner Network, you should have experience with:

 

• Product Ownership, Network Architecture & Engineering

 

Strong understanding and practical experience of network architecture and engineering, with the ability to design, evaluate, and influence scalable, secure, and resilient network solutions across complex enterprise environments. Proven capability to translate business and product requirements into technology outcomes, ensuring network architectures align with strategic objectives, operational stability, and future growth. Demonstrated experience owning products end-to-end, defining product vision and roadmaps, prioritising delivery to maximise business value, and balancing business needs, technical feasibility, and customer outcomes while working closely with engineering, architecture, and infrastructure teams.

 

• Stakeholder Leadership & Influence

Strong ability to engage, influence and align senior stakeholders, delivery teams and control functions, acting as a trusted point of accountability between business, technology and risk.

 

• Agile Delivery & Backlog Management

Extensive experience managing and prioritising complex product backlogs in Agile environments, translating business outcomes into clear user stories with robust acceptance criteria and driving consistent value delivery.

 

Some other highly valued skills may include:

 

• Risk, Control & Governance Awareness

Experience operating within regulated environments, with an understanding of risk identification, controls, governance and escalation mechanisms within product delivery.

• Data‑Driven Decision Making

Ability to use KPIs, customer insight and performance data to assess outcomes, inform prioritisation decisions and drive continuous improvement.

• People Leadership or Senior SME Capability

Experience either leading and developing teams at VP level, or acting as a senior subject matter expert guiding complex, cross‑functional initiatives with strategic impact.

 

 

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

 

This role is based in London, Canary Wharf.