Job Description
Join Our Team as a Product Owner at Hawk-Eye Innovations
Hi, I’m Jordan Gale, Head of the Innovation Hub Value Stream at Hawk-Eye Innovations. Are you interested in working with the latest technologies in a fast-paced environment, with exciting career opportunities in a growing business?
At Hawk-Eye, we build technology that powers some of the most exciting and critical moments in sport, from instant replays and broadcast augmentation to officiating systems trusted by leagues, federations, broadcasters, and millions of fans worldwide.
Our Value Stream is the research and development engine of Hawk-Eye. The Innovation Hub is where the future of sports technology is born. We focus on exploring new solutions, rapid prototyping, and leveraging cutting-edge advancements in AI, computer vision, and data science to discover the next generation of products that will revolutionise global sport.
We are looking for an experienced, highly autonomous Product Owner (Level 4) to take full ownership of a major new product, platform, or technology across its initial discovery and development lifecycle.
You will step beyond day-to-day backlog management to actively shape short-to-medium-range R&D roadmaps, define strategic OKRs, and manage complex stakeholder relationships as we transition novel concepts into viable commercial solutions. We need a technical, highly organised leader who thrives in ambiguity, loves experimentation, and can make high-impact priority decisions in a fast-moving research environment.
What You’ll Be Doing
Strategic Backlog & Scope Ownership: Serve as the definitive voice of innovation, user needs, and business value. Fully own the team backlog—defining epics, features, and user stories—and proactively handle complex dependencies and time-critical priorities to maximise the ROI of our R&D efforts.
Roadmap, Vision & R&D Strategy: Actively contribute to and shape the strategic roadmap and vision for our new solutions portfolio. Research emerging tech trends, track competitors, and perform deep analysis to proactively propose new product concepts and technical improvements.
Stakeholder Management & Ambiguity: Champion your product as its primary global ambassador. Lead high-level technical and business discussions, align cross-functional engineering teams, and successfully navigate highly ambiguous, experimental environments to keep innovation tracks moving forward.
Quality & Experimental Excellence: Collaborate with Development Leads, Solution Architects, and QA to build robust prototypes and proof-of-concepts. Ensure a balance between rapid experimentation and foundational engineering quality so that successful solutions can scale efficiently.
Operational Readiness & Transition: Define success metrics and monitor experimental data to guide pivot-or-persevere business decisions. Ensure that training, documentation, and foundational testing are executed flawlessly ahead of transitioning new solutions into mainstream business units.
What We’re Looking For
2–3+ years of experience as a Product Manager or Product Owner, demonstrating growing autonomy in managing product lifecycles, ideation phases, and leading short-range roadmap definition.
Advanced stakeholder management skills with a proven ability to align diverse cross-functional engineering teams, research leads, and high-profile external clients.
Strong technical grounding with concrete experience managing technically complex products, data solutions, or R&D initiatives (e.g., AI, machine learning, computer vision).
Strategic product execution experience, particularly in defining Minimum Viable Products (MVPs), proof-of-concepts, and setting clear OKRs in fluid environments.
Superb leadership and communication skills with a knack for removing product-related obstacles, conducting trade-off analyses, and keeping priorities visible.
Bonus Points For
Experience working on high-performance products within a business-to-business (B2B) setting.
Experience in an R&D, lab, or startup environment bringing zero-to-one products to life.
Enthusiasm for occasional international travel to collaborate directly with sports federations, teams, and tech partners trackside to test new solutions.
Benefits & Perks
Annual Leave: 25 days plus 8 public holidays
Enhanced Pension Scheme: 5% matching
Flexible Working: Hybrid model (2 days in the office per week)
Wellness: Complimentary Unmind app, onsite gym (Basingstoke)
Exclusive Perks: Access to sporting events and tickets, Sony Group Company discounts
Equal Opportunity Employer
We’re committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace. Everyone is treated fairly, regardless of gender, race, religion, age, disability, or background. We want you to be your best and truest self here.
If you’re excited by the idea of handling high-stakes ambiguity, shaping brand-new solutions from the ground up, and pioneering the global future of sports technology, we’d love to hear from you.
