Contract: 6 to 12 months (negotiable based on project scope)
Working Model Hybrid: 3 days onsite | 2 days remote per week
Purpose
Our client is seeking an experienced Data Product Owner to manage business-facing data products throughout the product lifecycle. The successful candidate will define the product vision, roadmap, and backlog to maximise business value, improve data quality, and enable data-driven decision-making across the enterprise.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and communicate the product vision, roadmap, and desired business outcomes.
- Own, manage, and prioritise the product backlog based on business value.
- Partner with business stakeholders to define and refine data product requirements.
- Collaborate with Data Engineering, Analytics, and Architecture teams to deliver high-value data products.
- Drive improvements in data quality, accessibility, and usability.
- Define product success measures and monitor business outcomes and value delivery.
- Manage stakeholder engagement and product governance throughout the product lifecycle.
- Champion Agile Product Ownership and promote continuous product improvement.
Requirements
- Proven experience as a Product Owner.
- Experience delivering Data or Analytics products.
- Strong understanding of Data Platforms and Analytics.
- Experience with product roadmap development and backlog management.
- Agile and Scrum delivery experience.
- Strong business analysis and stakeholder management skills.
- Knowledge of data quality and data governance principles.
- Experience measuring product success through value realisation and KPI management.
- Financial Services industry experience is advantageous.
- SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager certification is preferred.