Forecasting Product Owner: Lead Data-Driven Demand

RAC; Walsall; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Owning It Together Colleague Share Sch

RAC Ultimate Breakdown Service

Car salary sacrifice scheme

25 days annual leave

Bank holidays

Discount portal – Orange Savings

Employer-matched pension

Job summary

RAC is seeking a Demand Forecasting Product Owner to shape operational performance, financial planning, and executive decision making. You will lead a forecasting capability spanning Data Science and Operations, serving SLT, the Executive Committee, and the CEO.

Based at a hybrid site (Bescot or Bristol), you will own the Group Operational Forecast, deliver improvements, and communicate insights to senior leadership with clarity and impact.

Qualifications

• Expertise in forecasting, time series modelling, statistical inference, and model evaluation.
• Experience applying advanced techniques to commercial decision making.
• Strong understanding of data engineering, data structures, and data quality principles.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the Group Operational Forecast with accuracy, credibility, resilience, and real operational value.
• Lead a Forecasting Improvement Programme delivering rapid, measurable gains in accuracy, stability, and transparency.
• Provide weekly narrative and insight to the Executive Team and CEO, explaining movements, risks, and actions required.
• Bridge between Data Science and Operations, translating model behaviour into actionable operational insight.
• Own the forecasting product roadmap, prioritising sprint-based enhancements with Data Science, Technology, and Operations teams.
• Establish robust model governance including explainability, diagnostics, validation, stress testing, and change control.
• Align short-, medium-, and long-term forecasts into a single coherent forecasting story across the organisation.
• Strengthen data quality, controls, and end-to-end forecasting processes.
• Influence at senior level, positioning forecasting as a strategic capability rather than a technical process.
• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing forecasting team.

Skills

Forecasting

Time series modelling

Statistical inference

Model evaluation

Advanced techniques

Data engineering

Data quality

Product ownership

Communication

Job description

RAC is seeking a Demand Forecasting Product Owner to shape operational performance, financial planning, and executive decision making. You will lead a forecasting capability spanning Data Science and Operations, serving SLT, the Executive Committee, and the CEO.

Based at a hybrid site (Bescot or Bristol), you will own the Group Operational Forecast, deliver improvements, and communicate insights to senior leadership with clarity and impact.