Product Manager – Data Engineering & Reporting (Retail)

Space NK
St Albans
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Location: Hybrid, 3 days per week in London office.


Reports to: Head of Product Management.


About The Role

We are looking for a mid‑level Product Manager to join our Product Management team and take ownership of delivery within our Data Engineering & Reporting area. This is a hands‑on role suited to someone who thrives on improving processes, driving clarity, and delivering business value.


You will work closely with Principal Data Engineers, Reporting teams, and stakeholders across the business to ensure priorities are clear, work is managed effectively, and outputs are accurate and timely. This is an opportunity to have a big impact in a high‑potential team — helping them to improve ways of working, deliver at pace, and unlock business value.


Key Responsibilities

  • Prioritisation & Planning: Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand requirements, assess business value, and translate these into a clear, prioritised roadmap.
  • Delivery Management: Improve team processes around work in progress, estimation, and delivery to ensure consistent, high‑quality outputs.
  • Stakeholder Engagement: Act as the primary interface between the business and the Data Engineering/Reporting teams, managing expectations and ensuring alignment on priorities.
  • Process Improvement: Identify bottlenecks, introduce better Agile practices (Scrum/Kanban), and drive improvements in predictability and throughput.
  • Outcome Focused: Ensure delivery of key business initiatives on time, with accuracy and quality.
  • Cross‑Functional Collaboration: Work closely with engineering, reporting, and business stakeholders to balance technical complexity with business value.

About You

  • 2–4 years’ experience as a Product Manager (or similar role) with proven success delivering within a single product area.
  • Strong stakeholder management skills — able to influence, negotiate, and manage expectations at all levels.
  • Experience improving delivery processes within an Agile environment.
  • Comfortable working with technical teams (data engineering, reporting, analytics) and translating complex requirements into business value.
  • Excellent prioritisation skills — able to balance urgent business needs with longer‑term strategic goals.
  • Strong communication and organisational skills.

What We Offer

  • Competitive salary plus benefits.
  • Hybrid working model – 3 days per week in our London office.
  • Opportunity to make a real impact in shaping how the business uses data and reporting to drive decisions.
  • Career development and the chance to broaden your experience across wider retail product areas.

All applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK.


Space NK are an equal opportunities employer.


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