Data Product Manager

Age UK; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

26 days annual leave + bank holidays +

Annual leave purchase scheme

Wellbeing days

Excellent pension scheme

Health cashback plan

Cycle to Work Scheme

Techscheme

Blue Light Card

You Did It Awards

Job summary

Age UK is seeking a Data Product Manager to lead the new data capability, translating business goals into useful data requirements and delivering trusted data products.

The role spans the whole organization with a hybrid London-based contract and some travel. You will work with stakeholders to define strategies, promote data adoption, and ensure high data quality across systems.

Qualifications

• Senior-level data product leadership translating business goals into data requirements.
• Experience creating product strategies and roadmaps with multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to drive culture change and oversee new processes and systems.
• Experience delivering data products in a Databricks environment.

Responsibilities

• Translate business goals into data requirements and deliver valuable data products.
• Create product strategies and roadmaps with stakeholders across the organization.
• Promote culture change and drive collaboration on new processes and systems.

Skills

Data concepts

Dimensional modelling

Data quality

Project management

MS Office

Tools

Databricks

Data governance

Python

SQL

VB

XML

FTP

Job description

Brilliant opportunity to be part of Age UK’s Transformation and Technology team as our Data Product Manager! We are establishing a new Data capability at Age UK, which will transform the organisation so that everyone has the opportunity to unlock business value from trustworthy data. A core part of this new capability is ensuring that the data products produced by the central data function are valuable, trusted, well documented and adopted by users across the organisation.

This is a senior role, working across the whole of the organisation. This includes Fundraising, National Services, Network Support, Volunteering, Shared Services, Age Trading and Age International. The post holder will need to develop a deep understanding of all areas of Age UK and establish mechanisms for the effective use of data and how it can be an effective enabler, supporting the delivery of a diverse range of charitable strategic objectives.

This role is offered on a London/hybrid contract. While the role is primarily remote, occasional travel to London office or to other Age UK sites may be required. Travel costs to the London office are the responsibility of the postholder and are not covered by the charity.

Age UK internal grade: 4LT

Last date for applications Wednesday 4th November 2026.

Must haves:

The letters after each competency should indicate what stage in the selection process this area will be assessed. The letters are:Application = A, Interview = I, Test = T, Presentation = P

Experience

• Proven ability of operating in a senior role providing data products to a business, with a strong ability to translate business goals into data requirements. A, I
• Experience of creating product strategies and roadmaps working with a variety of stakeholders. A, I
• Experience of promoting culture change across teams; driving collaborative projects; and overseeing new processes & systems. A, I, P

Skills and Knowledge

• Strong understanding of data concepts: entities, grain, metrics, dimensional/semantic modelling concepts, and data quality basics. A, I
• Ability to manage multiple projects, identifying conflicting demands and establishing clear priorities in order to meet agreed objectives. I, P
• Extensive use of MS Office applications. A, I

Personal attributes

• An effective communicator, verbally and in writing, able to work collaboratively demonstrating excellent diplomatic and interpersonal skills, both to enable collaboration and to help the wider organisation understand and use data well. I, P
• Proven ability to influence and develop trusted relationships at senior level, and effective stakeholder management at all levels. A, I
• Proven ability to deliver projects, seeing them through to completion. A, I
• Excellent problem-solving ability. Quickly able to establish what options are available to achieve strategic organisational objectives and to make an informed, pragmatic decision on the most effective course of action. P, I

Great to haves:

The letters after each competency should indicate what stage in the selection process this area will be assessed. The letters are:Application = A, Interview = I, Test = T, Presentation = P

Experience

• Experience delivering data products in a Databricks environment. A
• Experience of working in a large complex organisation. A, I
• Experience of working in the UK Charity sector. A

Skills and Knowledge

• Familiarity with data governance practices and tooling, including GDPR best practices. A, I
• Understanding of key data management technologies and programming languages including Python, SQL, VB, XML and FTP. A, I

What we offer in return:

• Competitive salary, 26 days annual leave + bank holidays + annual leave purchase scheme
• Wellbeing days– 2 paid days per year (pro rata for our part-time colleagues)
• Excellent pension scheme, life assurance, Health cashback plan and EAP
• Car Benefit Scheme (Subject to affordability), Cycle to Work Scheme and Season Ticket Loan
• Techscheme - buy any tech from Apple or Currys, up to £1000, and spread the cost over 12 months, interest free
• Blue Light Card Scheme
• You Did It Awards – recognition awards from £100-250
• Many additional benefits

Additional information

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Use of AI

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Equal opportunities & Disability Confident Scheme

Age UK is an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates. We reserve the right to limit the overall number of interviews offered and therefore it may not always be practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job.

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