Data Product Manager (9-12 months FTC

Maxwell Bond; Manchester; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading data consultancy in Manchester seeks an experienced Data Product Manager to lead a transformation and manage a data team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in data platforms and a proven ability to derive insights from data. This role offers significant autonomy in shaping strategy and influencing the direction of data initiatives within the organization.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading or transforming data teams.
• Strong understanding of various data platforms and architecture.
• A passion for deriving insights from data.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small data team through transformation.
• Set strategy and direction for data management.
• Shape data platform roadmap and evaluate current tools.
• Turn data into insights and deliver proactive insights to clients.

Skills

Leading data teams

Data platforms and architecture

BI and data visualization tools

Stakeholder influence

Tools

Qlik

Power BI

Job description

Are you a Product Manager that specialises with Data?

Are you a Data Leader that enjoys leading a transformation taking a company that "Data Rich, poor insights" to an organisation that is truly data led?

We’re looking for an experienced Data Leader or Data Product Manager to join a growing, data-rich organisation currently transforming how they use data to drive smarter decisions. This is a hands‑on leadership role for someone who can take ownership of the data function, modernise ways of working, and help a talented but siloed team become a cohesive, insight‑driven unit.

What you will be doing?

You’ll be stepping in to lead a small data team (Data Analyst + 2 BI Developers) through an exciting transformation. The business has an abundance of data but is still on the journey toward becoming truly data‑driven. They need someone who can:

• Set strategy and direction for the data team and drive better collaboration and delivery.
• Define and implement best practice across data management, governance, and reporting.
• Shape the data platform roadmap - evaluating current tools (including Qlik) and leading decisions around the future of data architecture (e.g. Power BI, hybrid or new solutions).
• Turn data into insight - helping the business leverage historic and real‑time data to anticipate issues, predict trends, and deliver proactive insights to clients.

To be successful as the Data Product Manager, all you need to have is:

• Proven experience leading or transforming data teams, improving culture, delivery, and communication.
• Strong understanding of data platforms and architecture - ideally including Qlik, but open to those with other BI or data visualisation tools who’ve led transformation projects.
• A passion for getting value from data - moving from "data-rich but insight-poor" to truly data-driven.
• The confidence to challenge and influence stakeholders, while getting buy‑in for new ways of working.

This role is perfect for someone who has held positions like Data Team Lead, Head of Data, or Data Product Manager, with a background in BI / Data Analysis.

Why Join

This is a brilliant opportunity to make a real impact - taking ownership of a function at a key inflection point. You’ll have the autonomy to shape strategy, upskill the team, and influence the future direction of data within a well‑established and ambitious business.

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