Data Product Lead — Drive Business Impact & Strategy

Whitbread PLC; Houghton Regis; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare (BUPA)

Pension 10% matched

Discounts: Premier Inn & Restaurant

Annual incentive bonus up to 20%

Job summary

Whitbread PLC in the United Kingdom is seeking a Product Lead within the Data & Analytics team to shape data products that drive business performance. The role bridges business needs and technical delivery to ensure measurable value, compliance and faster decision-making.

You will define data strategies, roadmaps and collaborate with Data Science, Engineering and BI to maximise value from tools like Power BI and Databricks, while coaching engineers and supporting stakeholder needs.

Qualifications

• Strong project management and programme management capabilities.
• Experience coordinating and delivering technical projects/programmes.
• Strong stakeholder management experience.
• Ability to develop business cases, identify opportunities and translate complex concepts into data-driven recommendations.
• Experience managing backlogs and delivering priorities through agile ways of working.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and operation of data products enabling Whitbread teams to make data-driven decisions.
• Define data strategies and build roadmaps aligned with business and data priorities.
• Drive adoption and effectiveness of data products while improving data quality and reporting accuracy.
• Collaborate with Data Science, Engineering and BI teams to maximise value from shared tools.
• Provide technical leadership and coaching to engineers and developers where required.

Skills

Project management

Programme management

Stakeholder management

Agile methodologies

Tools

Power BI

Databricks

Job description

Whitbread PLC in the United Kingdom is seeking a Product Lead within the Data & Analytics team to shape data products that drive business performance. The role bridges business needs and technical delivery to ensure measurable value, compliance and faster decision-making.

You will define data strategies, roadmaps and collaborate with Data Science, Engineering and BI to maximise value from tools like Power BI and Databricks, while coaching engineers and supporting stakeholder needs.