Data Product Owner

Data Product Owner (SQL/NoSQL)

Our trusted client, who we have partnered with for several years is hiring a Data Product Owner to play a pivotal role in the data modernisation programme. The chosen Data Product owner will have strong capabilities in launching data platforms and services end to end delivering large scale & complex data transformation initiatives partnering with data engineers, architects and the CDO. Our client is offering a basic salary of £95,000 + 25% bonus + 28 days holiday + 8% contributory pension + more to be based in Chatham, London and Wolverhampton on a hybrid basis.

To be successfully, the chosen Data Product Owner must have strong experience within the financial services domain coupled with experience of SQL & NoSQL architectures who has proven experience delivering data transformation initiatives aligning to SAFe/Agile ownership to be considered.

The ideal candidate will be will be a seasoned data leader or senior architect / analyst with a blend of experience across data, focusing on identifying and delivering value as part of a large-scale transformation initiative

Core responsibilities:

Define and own the vision, strategy and roadmap for enterprise data platforms aligned to CDO and business strategy

Partner with SMEs, architects, engineers and cross-functional leaders to shape high-value data solutions

Translate product vision into a prioritised, value-based delivery roadmap

Develop and validate business cases, presenting to senior stakeholders and C-level committees

Establish clear success metrics, KPIs and measurable outcomes

Lead ideation workshops to identify customer needs, pain points and innovative solutions

Apply Lean Agile and SAFe practices, collaborating across Program Increment (PI) cyclesChampion best practice across data products including:

BI dashboards and reporting

Data APIs and feeds

Cloud and hybrid data platforms

ML models and services

Data models and governance frameworks

Master data management

Act as the voice of the Data Platform, aligning technical capability with business demand

Ensure full compliance with Risk and Data Governance policiesEssential experience:

Defining and launching enterprise data platforms and services end-to-end

Delivering large-scale data transformation initiatives

SQL and NoSQL architectures

Cloud or hybrid data platforms (Azure experience desirable)

Financial modelling, ROI definition and KPI-driven decision making

Working with senior stakeholders and influencing without authority

Agile, Lean and continuous delivery methodologies

Data Product Owner (SQL/NoSQL)