EDGEWING - CYS - Product Owner (Project Management)
pEdgewing By joining Edgewing, you will have a unique opportunity to help shape the company from the ground up - setting the foundations for generations to come, influencing how we work, and helping us build something world-class together. At Edgewing, we’re united by a shared purpose to drive what’s next in defence. Uniting UK, Italian, and Japanese expertise to shape the future of global defence. With trust at the heart of everything we do, we empower our people to dare to go beyond, bring their best as one, and leave a mark that matters on a truly global mission, making a lasting impact through work that truly matters. /ph3Role Description /h3pThe Product Owner / Project Manager (PO/PM) is accountable for maximizing the value delivered by the product team and ensuring the end-to-end delivery of high-quality, user centric outcomes. This hybrid role requires balancing strategic product ownership—shaping vision, defining prioritisation, and driving value with structured project leadership, ensuring governance, timely delivery, and alignment with wider program objectives. As the central connection point between stakeholders, users, and the delivery team, the PO/PM translates business objectives into a clear product vision, maintains a transparent and prioritised product backlog, and ensures the team understands the rationale behind each feature. Simultaneously, the role leads project planning, risk and issue management, cross-team coordination, and stakeholder communication to ensure predictable, high-quality delivery. /ph3Key Accountabilities /h3ulliMaximise product value by shaping and maintaining a clear, user centric product vision aligned to business objectives. /liliMaintain a transparent, prioritised product backlog that reflects strategic priorities, stakeholder needs, technical considerations, and user outcomes. /liliTranslate business goals into well-defined features, epics, and user stories, ensuring the team understands the purpose and expected value behind each item. /liliLead structured project planning, ensuring delivery governance, milestone clarity, and alignment with wider programme objectives. /liliManage risks, issues, and dependencies proactively to protect delivery predictability and quality. /liliAct as the central liaison between users, stakeholders, and delivery teams, ensuring consistent communication, alignment,
and shared understanding. /liliCoordinate cross functional collaboration with architecture, engineering, security, business analysis, testing, and other delivery partners. /liliUphold quality standards by validating that delivered increments meet acceptance criteria, user needs, and programme expectations. /liliEnsure timely, high-quality delivery through strong oversight of progress, escalation of blockers, and evidence based decision-making. /liliDrive continuous improvement by leveraging retrospectives, feedback loops, and delivery insights to refine processes, team performance, and product outcomes. /li /ulh3Skills and Experience /h3ulliStrong product management capability, including vision setting, prioritisation, and value driven decision‑making. /liliExcellent backlog management skills with the ability to decompose work into clear, actionable features, epics, and user stories. /liliSkilled in balancing technical, business, compliance, and risk considerations when making prioritisation decisions. /liliExceptional stakeholder engagement and communication skills, able to bridge the gap between users, business teams, and technical delivery. /liliProven ability to facilitate cross functional collaboration across architecture, engineering, security, testing, and business analysis teams. /liliHigh degree of analytical thinking, able to translate business problems into structured product and delivery needs. /liliAbility to manage conflict, resolve ambiguity, and drive clarity in complex delivery environments. /li /ulpEngagement, recognition of talent, and care for our people’s well‑being and safety are the cornerstones of our corporate culture. Every day, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and stimulating work environment, actively promoting the principles of inclusion, equity, and diversity.
/ph3What do we offer? /h3ulliThe applicable collective labour agreement is the Italian National Collective Labour Agreement (CCNL) for the Private Metalworking Industry and Plant Installation Sector; /liliHybrid working model; /liliEmployment status: Executive-level employee; /liliPermanent contract with Italy as the base location; /liliThe role includes a secondment of at least two years to Reading, the headquarters of the Joint Venture (JV); /lili13th-month salary; /liliPerformance premio linked to business results; /liliAnnual welfare benefits worth €250; /liliOngoing training and professional development opportunities, covering both technical and soft skills; /liliWell‑being initiatives: we place great importance on the economic, physical, social, and psychological well‑being of our people, offering solutions tailored to their needs. /li /ulpThe Company reserves the right to determine the employment grade and compensation package based on objective criteria identified during the selection process, taking into account the selected candidate’s seniority, experience, and the requirements of the role, in compliance with the principles of fairness, transparency, and equal opportunities established by applicable laws and regulations. /ph3How does the selection process work? /h3pFollowing the application review process, the CVs that best match the required qualifications will be shortlisted. Selected candidates will first take part in an introductory interview with the Human Resources team to assess motivation and soft skills, followed by a technical interview with the hiring team. At the end of the selection process, all candidates will receive feedback, regardless of the outcome. /ppSenior Primary Location: IT - Roma - Via Laurentina Additional Locations: IT - Chieti Scalo, IT - Firenze - Campi Bisenzio, IT - Genova - Fiumara, IT - Napoli - Pomigliano, IT - Torino - C.so Marche /ppContract Type: Permanent /ppTotal Base Pay Range: 60-75k Hybrid Working: Hybrid International, multicultural, innovative, technological: this is Leonardo. The company’s passionate and talented team is strongly influenced by STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) expertise, with a diverse range of experience that enables colleagues to share knowledge and know-how across the generations. Leonardo always wants to expand its talent pool, here you can find the right opportunity for you! /p #J-18808-Ljbffr
and shared understanding. /liliCoordinate cross functional collaboration with architecture, engineering, security, business analysis, testing, and other delivery partners. /liliUphold quality standards by validating that delivered increments meet acceptance criteria, user needs, and programme expectations. /liliEnsure timely, high-quality delivery through strong oversight of progress, escalation of blockers, and evidence based decision-making. /liliDrive continuous improvement by leveraging retrospectives, feedback loops, and delivery insights to refine processes, team performance, and product outcomes. /li /ulh3Skills and Experience /h3ulliStrong product management capability, including vision setting, prioritisation, and value driven decision‑making. /liliExcellent backlog management skills with the ability to decompose work into clear, actionable features, epics, and user stories. /liliSkilled in balancing technical, business, compliance, and risk considerations when making prioritisation decisions. /liliExceptional stakeholder engagement and communication skills, able to bridge the gap between users, business teams, and technical delivery. /liliProven ability to facilitate cross functional collaboration across architecture, engineering, security, testing, and business analysis teams. /liliHigh degree of analytical thinking, able to translate business problems into structured product and delivery needs. /liliAbility to manage conflict, resolve ambiguity, and drive clarity in complex delivery environments. /li /ulpEngagement, recognition of talent, and care for our people’s well‑being and safety are the cornerstones of our corporate culture. Every day, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and stimulating work environment, actively promoting the principles of inclusion, equity, and diversity.
/ph3What do we offer? /h3ulliThe applicable collective labour agreement is the Italian National Collective Labour Agreement (CCNL) for the Private Metalworking Industry and Plant Installation Sector; /liliHybrid working model; /liliEmployment status: Executive-level employee; /liliPermanent contract with Italy as the base location; /liliThe role includes a secondment of at least two years to Reading, the headquarters of the Joint Venture (JV); /lili13th-month salary; /liliPerformance premio linked to business results; /liliAnnual welfare benefits worth €250; /liliOngoing training and professional development opportunities, covering both technical and soft skills; /liliWell‑being initiatives: we place great importance on the economic, physical, social, and psychological well‑being of our people, offering solutions tailored to their needs. /li /ulpThe Company reserves the right to determine the employment grade and compensation package based on objective criteria identified during the selection process, taking into account the selected candidate’s seniority, experience, and the requirements of the role, in compliance with the principles of fairness, transparency, and equal opportunities established by applicable laws and regulations. /ph3How does the selection process work? /h3pFollowing the application review process, the CVs that best match the required qualifications will be shortlisted. Selected candidates will first take part in an introductory interview with the Human Resources team to assess motivation and soft skills, followed by a technical interview with the hiring team. At the end of the selection process, all candidates will receive feedback, regardless of the outcome. /ppSenior Primary Location: IT - Roma - Via Laurentina Additional Locations: IT - Chieti Scalo, IT - Firenze - Campi Bisenzio, IT - Genova - Fiumara, IT - Napoli - Pomigliano, IT - Torino - C.so Marche /ppContract Type: Permanent /ppTotal Base Pay Range: 60-75k Hybrid Working: Hybrid International, multicultural, innovative, technological: this is Leonardo. The company’s passionate and talented team is strongly influenced by STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) expertise, with a diverse range of experience that enables colleagues to share knowledge and know-how across the generations. Leonardo always wants to expand its talent pool, here you can find the right opportunity for you! /p #J-18808-Ljbffr