Data Product Manager

Job Title

Data Product Manager

Location

Asda House

Employment Type

Full time

Contract Type

Permanent

Hours Per Week

37.5

Salary

Competitive salary plus benefits

Category

Project and Program Management - SF

Closing Date

22 August 2024

 

“Everything about Asda”

We are a values-led organisation. As such we encourage everyone to be open and honest. We work creatively and collaboratively, valuing everyone’s input.

Our collaborative culture, the size of our business and our belief in the empowerment of the individual means opportunities at Asda are abundant.

We conduct £300m worth of transactions every week. Our website handles over 2 million transactions a month. We have more than 145,000 dedicated Asda colleagues ensuring that our customers are at the heart of everything we do.

“Everything you’ll love”

• Minimum 24 days annual leave per year plus 8 bank holidays – Making sure you take time for your self and switch off
• 4 weekly pay – which means you get an extra payday a year
• Digital GP and Wellbeing sessions – Asda genuinely cares so we create a culture where our people can perform at their best, the physical health and mental wellbeing of all our people is very important to us
• Discount off your shopping at Asda and George - with extra discounts running throughout the year – really makes a difference, saving the colleagues an average of £700 a year
• Career development and apprenticeship and graduate schemes - we want our colleagues to excel and grow with our business. (Link to grad scheme on Asda page)
• Free city centre parking – you can also use it outside working hours

Plus, much more!

“That’s more like it”

About us

Asda’s Data & Analytics team is at the cutting edge of driving transformative, data-driven decisions across the organisation. We cultivate a high-performance, innovative environment where team members are challenged to push the boundaries of technology and data science. We are developing an industry leading data platform and data products as part of the largest retail data transformation in Europe, which we will use to address some of the most complex data challenges in the industry, developing sophisticated solutions that revolutionize our business operations and elevate customer experiences. We seek the best of the best—professionals who thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic setting and are driven to deliver groundbreaking insights that propel Asda’s strategic initiatives and create lasting impact for Colleagues & Customers.

Find your role
Are you ready to be the linchpin between business needs and technological innovation? As a Data Product Owner at Asda, you'll have the opportunity to translate complex business requirements into detailed functional specifications, ensuring that our data solutions are perfectly aligned with stakeholder expectations. You'll be at the forefront of our data-driven initiatives, managing requirements, and spearheading the analysis of current and future states to drive continuous improvement and innovation to meet the product vision.

In this role, you will:

• Own the day-to-day management of the data platform/data product, ensuring that it aligns with user needs, business objectives and delivers value.
• Strong product management skills and a deep understanding of data-driven product development and the data lifecycle.
• Maintain a flexible product roadmap that outlines the steps required to bring data products to life.
• Communicate the value of data products to a wide range of stakeholders from data engineers, business users and data scientists
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure high quality delivery in a timely manner.
• Engage in product discovery activities to validate features before development.
• Lead the requirements management process, from user research to documentation and validation, ensuring clarity and alignment with business objectives.
• Creating a compelling data experience for the end user combined with an understanding of Business Intelligence tools
• Apply product management best practices to drive and embed product management best practise across the team and contribute to the community of practice & stay abreast of industry trends, Including AI
• Create a culture of continuous learning, coaching and m