Job Description

Salary: 51,400 - 68,800
Location: Cambridge
Country: UK
Business Unit: Technology
Vacancy Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 19 January 2026

Meet the recruiter

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Stephanie Whitaker


stephanie.whitaker@cambridge.org



Salary: 51,400 - 68,800



Location: Cambridge/ Hybrid with 2 -3 days a week in the office



Contract: Permanent





As a Senior Technical Product Owner, you will bring stakeholders and technology closer together, leading to more valuable outcomes from product development. Leverage your deep commitment to agile principles to cut through complexity and identify true value, while communicating effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.



We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.

About the role

Each product has different needs, but our day can typically involve the following:


Collaborating with product management and stakeholders on the development of product roadmaps Identifying opportunities to add value to the product Requirements gathering Backlog management Working closely with the developers and user experience (UX) teams to define solutions Facilitating team ceremonies Supporting QA and UAT strategy Supporting incident management

Our team values

Make our people awesome Make safety a prerequisite Experiment and learn rapidly Deliver value continuously Have fun at work

About you

That you apply the Modern Agile values to your work That you are comfortable and effective at leading indirectly through excellent influencing skills That you have a passion for technology, which should be supported by good technical skills or the ability to learn new technologies quickly Great communication skills and the ability to develop strong working relationships with key stakeholders across all levels of the organisation An understanding of software development methodologies and cultures, specifically agility Strong product skills, particularly where product (what) and delivery (how) intersect Ideally you would have had exposure to some of our business processes and technology, or experience working for an exam board

If you would like to know more about this opportunity and what will make you successful, please see the full job description attached to the bottom of this vacancy on our careers site.

Rewards and benefits

We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:


28 days annual leave plus bank holidays Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance Discretionary annual bonus Group personal pension scheme Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary Green travel schemes

We are a hybrid working organisation, and we offer a range of flexible working options from day one. We expect most hybrid-working colleagues to spend 40-60% of their time at their dedicated office or location. We will also consider other work arrangements if you wish to work more flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability.

Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now.

We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being 19th January with interviews to take place shortly after.



Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.


Cambridge University Press & Assessment is an approved UK employer for the sponsorship of eligible roles and applicants under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please refer to the gov.uk website for guidance to understand your own eligibility based on the role you are applying for.

Why join us

Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You'll belong to a collaborative team that's exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe - for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration.

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it's safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background.


We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.


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