Born on South Molton Street, London in 1971, Molton Brown is an icon of uniquely British style. Today, Molton Brown is one of the leading global brands in Kao´s global cosmetics portfolio. Growing from small-scale artisans into the international fragrance brand it is today, its pioneering presence is felt in our stores and websites, travel retail, luxury department stores and the most esteemed hotels around the world. Expertly blended in London, Molton Brown’s signature fragrances, bath and shower gels, home and hand care luxuries have claimed iconic status. Kao and Molton Brown have a passion for integrity, for craftsmanship, for artistry and for giving our consumers the ultimate, quality experience. The role: Reporting to the Product Manager, the Junior Product Owner will play a key role in supporting the delivery of our ecommerce and digital product roadmap. This role bridges product and user experience, helping to shape intuitive, customer-centric solutions that drive business value. You’ll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including Digital, Marketing, and Customer Experience, as well as developers, architects, project managers, and external partners. You’ll contribute to product discovery, design, and delivery—bringing ideas to life through wireframes and requirements, supporting user testing, and helping maintain our design system. What you will do: • Collaborate with business teams to understand goals, user needs, and priorities. • Write clear and structured user stories, requirements, and acceptance criteria. • Partner with development teams to deliver new features and enhancements. • Support UAT to ensure features meet business and user expectations. • Manage and prioritise development requests from across the business. • Use behavioural insights and analytics tools to identify UX improvement opportunities. • Create development-ready wireframes and map out user journeys to clearly communicate user flows and interactions. • Support the design-to-development handoff process, ensuring clarity and consistency. • Contribute to early-stage design discussions to shape intuitive, user-friendly experiences. • Help maintain and evolve our design system in collaboration with UX/UI teams. What you will need: • Minimum 1 year of experience in a similar role, ideally within ecommerce or digital product teams. • Familiarity with ecommerce platforms and content management systems (CMS). • Experience using tools like Jira, Confluence, Figma, or similar. • Understanding of agile development and sprint processes. • Strong communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. • A creative, problem-solving mindset with a passion for improving user experiences. • Creative with ability to think differently • Ability to develop and build strong collaborative relationships internally with wider teams and external agencies. • Highly organised with excellent time-management skills who can respond positively to changing priorities, managing multiple projects at once. Please note: This is not a technical product owner role. It is ideal for someone with a hybrid interest in product and UX who is eager to grow in both areas. Molton Brown is part of Kao founded in Japan in 1887, Kao is passionate about making a difference in people’s lives with our high-quality products and services to create a Kirei Life for all – a beautiful life that respects the needs of our consumers and customers as well as the planet. We never compromise on quality and craft our products with care for the consumer and the environment. As a company driven by purpose and strong corporate values, we pride ourselves to be listed among the World´s Most Ethical Companies since 17 consecutive years. Our corporate philosophy, the Kao Way, guides us in everything we do – acting with integrity, courageously driving innovation and treating each other with trust and respect. How we work: Having been selected among the World´s Most Ethical Companies for 17 consecutive years, we are a company with a purpose and strong corporate values. We never compromise on quality and craft our products with care for the consumer and the environment. At Kao, each employee can actively shape their job and their career. We work collaboratively to achieve our common goals, always aiming to deliver the best for our customers. What we offer: A friendly and flexible work environment with competitive salaries, benefits package, ongoing development and the opportunity to enhance your skills and deliver tangible results. At Kao your voice will be heard. Your opinion really counts. We believe that change comes from taking opportunities into your own hands, so we value and reward entrepreneurial thinking and innovation. Hiring Process: Kao embraces the diversity and the individual personalities of its people because we believe it is diversity that makes us strong. This is why we welcome applications from all areas of the global community. 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