Overview
In this role you own the end-to-end data handoff and integration product for FCTG across all corporate brands. Working within the Financial Systems Product Team, you translate strategy into deliverable outcomes and drive improvements to keep data transmission fit-for-purpose and scalable. You collaborate with partners and technology teams to evolve data handoff methods, covering banks, schemes, and data connectors. This is a global, cross-brand role with a strong focus on delivering a robust, extensible data ecosystem that supports business needs and partner relationships. You will shape the roadmap, manage stakeholder alignment, and champion improvements in data flows and integrations.
Pay / Benefits
- Flexible/hybrid working model
- Discounted travel for family and friends
- Career progression within 30+ brands
- Fun culture with social events
- Well-being hour (Active Hour)
- Health cash plan
Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end data handoff and integration product across global corporate brands
- Act as subject matter expert for data handoff within the payments roadmap
- Balance BAU operations with driving continuous improvements and new developments
- Maintain and standardize data transmission methods across markets
- Own roadmap and prioritize initiatives aligned with payments strategy
- Write clear requirements and user stories for technology teams
- Partner with Global Payment Product Manager to ensure timely, quality delivery
- Identify opportunities to evolve data transmission methods
- Manage outbound and inbound data processes including bank and scheme data
- Maintain documentation and operational effectiveness across markets
- Manage relationships with data connector partners (Dataflex, Grasp, Fiserv) and other similar providers
- Collaborate with technology teams to deliver enhancements
- Oversee operational processes and drive efficiency at scale
- Coordinate with internal teams to ensure processes are understood and consistently applied
- Respond to changes in file feeds and formats from issuers and schemes
- Engage stakeholders across technology, finance, operations, sales and account management
- Support enablement of new bank and payment scheme relationships
Key requirements
- Proven Product Owner experience in a product-led environment
- Strong understanding of financial data handoff and integration in payments or travel
- Experience with data connectors, file feeds and data transmission methods
- Experience with banks, payment schemes and issuers on data and integration
- Understanding inbound/outbound financial data flows and file formats
- Experience writing requirements and user stories for tech teams
- Experience delivering products end-to-end
- Ability to influence diverse internal and external stakeholders
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Highly organized with multi-market/global remit experience
- Strong communication skills for technical concepts
- Desirable: experience in global/multi-market corporate travel or travel payments
- Desirable: experience with Dataflex, Grasp, Fiserv or similar data connector platforms
- strong communication
- stakeholder management
- problem solving
- data handoff and integration
- data connectors and file feeds
- bank and payment scheme data processes
Data Handoff Product Owner - London or Manchester (UK) employer: Flight Centre Travel Group
Flight Centre Travel Group is an exceptional employer that fosters a collaborative and innovative work culture, allowing you to thrive in your role as Global Invoicing Product Leader. With a strong emphasis on employee growth and development, you will have access to numerous opportunities for professional advancement while working remotely, ensuring a healthy work-life balance. Join us to be part of a dynamic team that values data-driven decision-making and regulatory compliance in the exciting travel industry.
Contact Details:
Flight Centre Travel Group Recruitment Team
