Head of Data and Product

Aspire Personnel Ltd
Poole, Dorset, BH13 7EE, United Kingdom
Today
£65,000 – £75,000 pa

Salary

£65,000 – £75,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Full-time
Work Location
On-site
Seniority
Director
Education
Degree
Posted
21 Apr 2026 (Today)

We are looking for an experienced Head of Data and Product for our client who provides, innovative fully managed solutions within the automotive fleet management sector. As Head of Data and Product, you will lead the Data and Product functions to deliver high‑quality data capabilities and software products that drive operational efficiency, customer value and business growth. Working closely with operational teams, development, and senior stakeholders, you will turn business needs into clear product roadmaps, work-item tickets and data products, ensuring initiatives are prioritised, governed and delivered effectively. You will champion a culture of “technology empowered by people”, embedding product thinking, data literacy and continuous improvement across the organisation.

Key responsibilities:

* Define and own the combined product and data strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives, KPIs and the wider technology roadmap.

* Lead, coach and develop the Product team (Product Specialists and Business Analysts) and Data team (Data Quality, Data Engineering, Data Science and BI) to deliver high‑quality outcomes.

* Work closely with the Project Management Office to sequence and manage data and product initiatives, safeguarding delivery timelines, dependencies, and overall business momentum.

* Oversee the product backlog, ensuring items are well‑defined, prioritised and progressed through to delivery in collaboration with development and operations.

* Ensure the creation and maintenance of robust product documentation and knowledgebase content to support internal users and effective change management.

* Establish and maintain data governance frameworks covering data quality, ownership, security and compliance across key data assets and platforms.

* Lead the evolution of data platforms and reporting, delivering a centralised data and analytics capability that enables timely, accurate and actionable insight.

* Connect data initiatives and product changes directly to business outcomes, ensuring benefits, KPIs and value are understood, tracked and communicated.

* Foster strong relationships with senior stakeholders, clearly communicating roadmaps, priorities, risks and progress across both product and data portfolios.

Key Skills and experience:

* Significant experience in a Product, Business Analysis, Data or similar leadership role within a software or technology‑enabled environment

* Experience working closely with operational teams to understand processes and translate requirements into technical change

* Experience with BI, analytics or data platform modernisation (e.g. cloud, central reporting) Strong leadership and people management skills, able to motivate, develop and hold teams to account.

* Strong business analysis skills, including requirements gathering, process mapping and writing clear functional/non‑functional specifications.

* Highly organised with strong time management, able to manage multiple workstreams and priorities across product and data portfolios.

* Experience with modern tooling such as Jira/Azure DevOps and common productivity/analytics tools (e.g. Power BI, Excel, Word, Visio, email).

* Adaptability and flexibility, able to operate effectively in a changing environment and refine processes as the organisation matures.

(Must live within commutable distance, or willing to relocate, as this role will be primarily onsite, with some capacity to work for home)

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