Data Product Manager

We are looking for an experienced Data Product Manager to join our Group Technology team in Milton Keynes. You will play a leading role in delivering change to the Connells Group Data Platforms. You will be helping to steer the direction of the Group Data Platform with the Data Delivery Manager and Data Director. As a Data Product Manager, you will be creating and prioritising the workload for five separate teams via their Team Leads. The role supports the business objectives and strategy through the delivery of secure, supportable and scalable on-premises, cloud and hybrid data and reporting platforms. We offer a hybrid working arrangement with 1 day per week in our office in Milton Keynes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the Group Data Platform product strategy and roadmap, aligning with business objectives to improve our group data ROI.
• Analyse data and engage with customers to gather feedback, validate ideas, and ensure product alignment with customer needs and business objectives.
• Own the product backlog & prioritisation process, in partnership with Data Director and Data Delivery Manager.
• Gather and document epics, features and user stories and prioritise the backlog based on user feedback, business value, and resource availability in partnership with Data Delivery Manager.
• Develop and maintain an outcome-based product roadmap and actively contribute to business cases for resourcing and tools.
• Lead and inspire a cross-functional team of engineering, design, and stakeholders throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure product success. Test, learn and iterate fast to prove the viability of the service as quickly and as cheaply as possible.
• Facilitate product demos and user acceptance testing activities.
• Support various agile ceremonies, such as backlog refinement, sprint planning, retrospectives.
• Work with other Group Technology teams to ensure project and team dependencies are highlighted and met.
• Work with the Data Director to highlight and manage Risks and Issues.

Experience and Skills Required:

• Proven experience working as a product owner or similar role.
• Experience of JIRA and Confluence.
• Strong understanding of product management practices.
• Understanding of Cloud Development, Data Modelling, PowerBI or equivalent, AI and Machine Learning modelling.
• Working knowledge of SQL server, Azure, Microsoft Fabric or equivalent.
• Customer-focused mindset with a passion for delivering high-quality solutions.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical information in a condensed manner to various stakeholders verbally and in writing.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment.
• Demonstrated facilitation and influencing skills to drive decision making among stakeholders with diverse perspectives and priorities.
• Ability to lead a team and encourage the team to meet and exceed goals and targets.
• Able to take pragmatic decisions to move forward with an eye for short/medium/long term outcomes.

Additional Information:

Please note that we are unfortunately unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Connells Group UK is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.