Data Products Manager

IG has been at the centre of retail trading and investment since 1974, when we helped create the market for financial spread betting. Today, we're a FTSE100 fintech operating across five continents, serving over 700,000 clients and handling billions in transactions - built on decades of scale, trust and proof. We didn't pivot to innovation; it's how we've always operated. What that means for the people who work here is real: genuinely complex problems to solve, the technology and resources to tackle them properly, and the kind of scope that’s rare in established businesses. The bar is high - bring a curious and forward-thinking mindset and we'll give you the platform to define what comes next. Join us at IG – the future gets built here.

Your focus will be enabling IG to gain optimal value from the Data we create, hold and process. You’ll work with stakeholders at every level to help shape a vision and strategy to help IG build world class tools and processes that enable us to leverage our data to create insights, make decisions and identify opportunities. You’ll drive the adoption of enabling data tools to bring the value in our data to everyone at IG.

To do this, you’ll work with our Data Engineering teams in India, the UK and elsewhere to shape our Roadmaps and Product Backlogs, prioritising the products and services we’ll build to realise our future vision. You’ll understand the importance of balancing the development of capabilities, products and services whilst ensuring our teams have the space and time to make our platforms robust, performant and less limited by technical debt.

You’ll have evidence of working with Cloud Data platforms like Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and be able to help create context and understanding with non-technical stakeholders and engineers alike. You’ll be able to hold a technical conversation at a level that demonstrates an understanding of first principles with engineers and technical leaders.

You’ll work with other Product Managers right across IG to organise and slice areas of focus, together prioritising, planning and iterating on your product areas to solve valuable problems.

You’ll work alongside other areas of IG such as Data Science, AI and Infrastructure to collaborate and combine effort to build value. You’ll be ready to compromise pragmatically and positively to help iteratively grow our processes at a time of change, helping us make progress in a challenging mix of dependencies, multiple projects and dynamic team resource profile.

You’ll be able to define and communicate clearly, the ‘why’ of your vision and have a laser focus on understanding the needs of your customers. Data is a highly complex, technical area where many of the products and services we’ll build overlap and complement one another. Therefore you’ll be able to understand architectural concepts and collaborate with engineering colleagues to understand the solutions that are shaped.

You’ll also need to work closely with the Product team to achieve your product vision in a collaborative way, achieving not only your objectives but helping team members identify and create compelling cross cutting services so we grow as a whole. With your steer, the Data area will evolve and change over time. Some of the solutions we define, or areas we’ll iterate on will begin as loosely defined objectives, that you’ll shape to grow into a rich Data ecosystem that helps IG grow at pace.

What you'll do:

• Define & communicate a Product Vision for Data
• Define & communicate a Product Roadmap(s) for Data
• Manage & prioritise your Product Backlog(s)
• Manage & create Epics, Stories, Spikes etc (Product Backlog Items as defined by the team). Collaborate with engineers and architects to create & refine these.
• Engage & collaborate with Stakeholders to achieve Product Vision
• Engage & collaborate with Data Science and Engineering communities to collaborate, provide visibility of prioritisation and progress.
• Establish a cadence of ceremonies/meetings/workshops to drive progress with both the teams delivering your product vision, and your customers & stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Architecture to achieve your Vision for Data
• Collaborate with Product Management to achieve your Product Vision and define a wider Strategy.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Architecture on improvements to ways of working and process.
• Collaborate with Project and Programme management where needed to drive and deliver data outcomes or where there are dependencies on doing so.
• Help drive Product Management culture, mindset & principles by advocating for improvement and sharing methods, principles, and practice.
• Share learned knowledge, practices, and methods to help the Product team grow.
• Help shape and define metrics we can use to measure progress both in terms of product / service impact and progress.
• Collaborate with Delivery Managers/Engineering Leads to plan iterations, prioritise work and allocate people in our teams to achieve your Product Vision
• Define and communicate to the team and stakeholders, the users/customers of your products & services to better align your vision with valuable unmet needs.
• Help Product and Platform leadership define and execute an iterative strategy that enables IG teams to build better products using common platform services.
• Engage with vendors and 3rd parties where needed to help bring to IG the best commercial partners to help achieve your Product Vision.

Who we’re looking for:

You’re curious about things like the client experience, the rapid developments in tech, and the complex world of fintech regulation. You’re also a confident, creative thinker with a knack for innovating. We know that you know every problem has a solution. Here, you can try new ideas, and lead the way in creating inspiring experiences for our clients and everyone around you.

We don’t fit the corporate stereotype. If you want to work for a traditional, suit-and-tie corporate that just gives you a pay cheque at the end of the month, we might not be for you. But, if you have that IG Group energy and you can stand behind what we believe in, let’s raise the bar together.

What you’ll need for this role:

• Proven ability to define and execute a product vision, strategy and road-map
• Capability to understand commercial imperatives of how IG products work and the commercial models that underpin them
• Proven ability to go from strategic planning to delivery of both innovative initiatives and tactical activities that optimize business value
• Proven technical expertise, knowledge of data principles and experience with working with data engineering teams
• Excellence at identifying cross program and product dependencies
• Bring awareness of emerging data technologies and suppliers
• Experience working with Agile projects at scale, with several different streams and different stakeholders
• Ability to negotiate, inspire, support and influence both business and technical stakeholders
• Work alongside key stakeholders, including technology, commercial, marketing and operations
• Proven experience in positively influencing suppliers

How you’ll grow:

When you join IG Group, we want you to have more than a job – we want you to have a career. And you can. If you spot an opportunity, we want you to chase it. Stretch yourself, challenge your self-beliefs and go for the things you dream of. With internal and external learning opportunities, and the tools to help you skyrocket to success, we’ll support you all the way. And these opportunities truly are endless because we have some bold targets. We plan to expand our global presence, increase revenue growth, and ultimately deliver the world’s best trading experience. We’d love to have you along for the ride.

The perks:

It really is more than a job. We’ll recognize your talent and make sure that you can still have a life – at work, and outside of it. Networks, committees, awards, sports and social clubs, mentorships, volunteering opportunities, extra time off… the list goes on.

Where you’ll work:

We follow a hybrid working model; we reckon it’s the best of both worlds. This model also feeds into our secret ingredients for innovation: diversity, flexibility, and close connection. Plus, you’ll be welcomed into a diverse and inclusive workforce with a lot of creative energy.

Ask our employees what their favourite thing is about working at IG, and you’ll hear an echo of ‘our culture’! That’s because you can come to work as your authentic self. The things that make you, you – like your ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith, age, gender identity/expression or physical capacity – can bring a fresh perspective or new skill to our business. That’s why we welcome people from various walks of life; and anyone who wants to help us realize our vision and strategy.

So, if you’re keen to connect with our values, and lead the charge on innovation, you know what to do. Apply now.

Number of openings: 1

Location: City of London - United Kingdom

Type: Full time