Data Product Manager: ERP & Finance Analytics Lead

Halfords Careers; Redditch; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Pension

Annual discretionary bonus scheme

25 days annual leave + bank holidays +

Enhanced family leave

Employee discounts

Job summary

Halfords is seeking a Data Product Manager to shape and deliver the data strategy for our Central functions, underpinning a major ERP transformation. You will bridge business priorities with data delivery, building trusted relationships across Finance and People to prioritise outcomes and drive measurable benefits.

You’ll own the data roadmap, balance strategic objectives with delivery priorities, and lead reporting, analytics and data products across Data, Technology and Central teams.

Qualifications

• Experience operating in a senior data, product, transformation or technology partnering role, with significant exposure to Finance functions.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence, challenge and gain buy-in across complex organisational environments.
• Demonstrable experience working within large-scale, multi year business or technology transformation programmes.

Responsibilities

• Own the data roadmap for our Central functions (Finance & People), ensuring priorities align with business objectives and the wider ERP transformation programme.
• Partner closely with Finance and People leaders to understand current and future requirements, translating these into clear product priorities and delivery plans.
• Act as the primary data partner for the Finance and People functions, building trusted relationships and influencing stakeholders at all levels, including executive leadership.
• Lead the definition and delivery of reporting, analytics and data products that improve insight, control and decision-making.
• Work collaboratively across Data, Technology and Central teams to coordinate delivery, manage dependencies and ensure successful implementation.
• Provide business ownership and direction for data initiatives, ensuring investment decisions are linked to measurable commercial outcomes.
• Champion adoption of new reporting capabilities and ways of working, helping stakeholders maximise value from data and technology investments.
• Support governance, prioritisation and change management activities across the ERP transformation programme.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting processes through automation, standardisation and enhanced use of data.

Skills

Senior data role

Stakeholder management

ERP transformation

Commercial awareness

Data roadmaps

Job description

Halfords is seeking a Data Product Manager to shape and deliver the data strategy for our Central functions, underpinning a major ERP transformation. You will bridge business priorities with data delivery, building trusted relationships across Finance and People to prioritise outcomes and drive measurable benefits.

You’ll own the data roadmap, balance strategic objectives with delivery priorities, and lead reporting, analytics and data products across Data, Technology and Central teams.