Data Product Owner

DCV Technologies; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Part time

Job summary

DCV Technologies is seeking an experienced Data Product Owner to lead governance-driven data products for Operational Resilience within a major data transformation programme. You will own roadmaps, backlogs and define KPIs, data contracts and lineage to support resilience scenarios.

Based in Sheffield with hybrid working (2 days onsite weekly), you will collaborate with Data Engineers, Analysts, Architects and Data Governance teams to deliver reusable data products and drive data quality

Qualifications

• Strong Data Product Owner experience in a data-focused environment.
• Deep understanding of Operational Resilience, service dependencies, incidents and DR/BCP evidence.
• Experience gathering requirements and managing stakeholders effectively.
• Knowledge of data governance, metadata, lineage and data quality.

Responsibilities

• Own the roadmap and backlog for data products aligned with business outcomes.
• Lead delivery of data foundations for Operational Resilience.
• Translate business needs into requirements, user journeys, use cases, acceptance criteria, OKRs and KPIs.
• Manage end-to-end data product lifecycle.
• Collaborate with Data Engineers, Analysts, Architects and Data Governance teams.
• Define and support data models, data contracts, metadata, lineage, quality rules and access controls.
• Support publication of reusable data products to a Data Fabric.
• Drive data quality assessment, remediation and continuous improvement.
• Manage delivery using Agile practices, including backlog refinement, sprint planning and demos.
• Build relationships with business and technical stakeholders and drive adoption.

Skills

Data Product Owner

Operational Resilience

Stakeholder management

Agile delivery

Data governance

Data modelling

Requirements gathering

Job description

Data Product Owner - Operational Resilience

Location: Sheffield - Hybrid 2days onsite weekly

Contract: 6 months

Type: Contract

We are looking for an experienced Data Product Owner to support a major data and analytics transformation programme within a large financial services environment.

This role will focus on delivering governed, reusable data products for Operational Resilience, helping the organisation understand service dependencies, operational vulnerabilities and resilience scenarios.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the roadmap and backlog for data products aligned with business outcomes.
• Lead delivery of data foundations for Operational Resilience.
• Translate business needs into clear requirements, user journeys, use cases, acceptance criteria, OKRs and KPIs.
• Manage the end-to-end data product lifecycle.
• Work closely with Data Engineers, Analysts, Architects and Data Governance teams.
• Define and support data models, data contracts, metadata, lineage, quality rules and access controls.
• Support publication of reusable data products to a Data Fabric.
• Drive data quality assessment, remediation and continuous improvement.
• Manage delivery using Agile practices, including backlog refinement, sprint planning and demos.
• Build strong relationships with business and technical stakeholders and drive adoption of data products.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong Data Product Owner / Data Product Management experience.
• Strong understanding of Operational Resilience, including service/impact tolerances, asset dependencies, incidents/outages and DR/BCP evidence.
• Experience working in a data-focused environment such as data products, analytics, data operations, engineering or MI.
• Strong requirements gathering, analysis and stakeholder management skills.
• Good understanding of data architecture and conceptual/logical data modelling.
• Strong knowledge of data governance, metadata, lineage and data quality.
• Experience managing data assets aligned to business outcomes and strategic data models.
• Experience identifying data inconsistencies and driving remediation.
• Understanding of modern data platforms and reusable data-product / Data Fabric patterns.
• Strong Agile product delivery experience.
• Experience within banking/financial services, Procurement, Third-Party/Supplier Management or Real Estate data domains would be highly advantageous.

The successful candidate will be a strong communicator who can work across business and technology teams, manage competing priorities and turn complex requirements into clear, deliverable data products.