Data Products Operations Lead - Hybrid Collaboration

UCB; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Global collaboration

Job summary

UCB is seeking a Data Products Operations Lead to drive the operating model and lifecycle practices for data products and AI-enabled solutions. You will connect product operations, capability building, adoption, and value delivery across portfolios in a hybrid work setting.

You will lead AI and data literacy capabilities, develop templates and playbooks, and ensure clear ownership, adoption plans, and measurable value across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, data, analytics, artificial intelligence, information management, technology, life sciences, organisational development, or a related field.
• An advanced degree is preferred.
• Experience in data product operations, product management, analytics, and digital transformation.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the data product operating model, lifecycle practices, roles, decision points, and minimum expectations.
• Lead product operations, including planning, intake, prioritisation support, product health visibility, and lifecycle coordination.
• Lead artificial intelligence and data literacy capabilities across multiple business portfolios.
• Provide shared methods, templates, playbooks, measures, and learning resources that improve consistency and reduce duplication.
• Ensure data products have clear ownership, users, service expectations, adoption plans, support routes, and value measures.
• Create visibility of product status, dependencies, risks, usage, adoption, and business outcomes.
• Embed user feedback, testing, incidents, adoption insights, and value measurement into continuous product improvement.
• Build and develop a team with clear accountabilities, shared standards, and strong cross-portfolio collaboration.
• Experience partnering with business leaders, product leads, business analysts, data teams, and technology teams.
• Experience in pharmaceuticals, healthcare, or life sciences is preferred.

Skills

Coaching

Facilitation

Influencing

Strategic thinking

Delivery discipline

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/data/analytics/AI/information management

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

UCB is seeking a Data Products Operations Lead to drive the operating model and lifecycle practices for data products and AI-enabled solutions. You will connect product operations, capability building, adoption, and value delivery across portfolios in a hybrid work setting.

You will lead AI and data literacy capabilities, develop templates and playbooks, and ensure clear ownership, adoption plans, and measurable value across the organization.