Lead Product Manager - Data

The Very Group; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible, hybrid working model

£6500 flexible benefits allowance

30days holiday + bank holidays

LinkedIn Learning access

Bonus potential

Up to 25% discount on Very.co.uk

Matched pension up to 6%

Job summary

The Very Group is recruiting a Lead Product Manager - Data to own the vision, strategy and roadmap for a portfolio of data products. You will guide discovery, translate data concepts into business value and prioritise roadmaps in collaboration with Data Engineering, BI, and Governance teams.

You will influence senior stakeholders, establish success metrics, and drive product-led ways of working to unlock value across millions of Very customers.

Qualifications

• Experience leading products, platforms or portfolios.
• Strong background with data products, analytics or reporting platforms.
• Proven ability to develop strategies, roadmaps and measurable outcomes.
• End-to-end product lifecycle expertise from discovery to retirement.
• Excellent prioritisation and problem-framing in complex environments.
• Extensive experience in Agile delivery.
• Good understanding of data governance and privacy considerations.
• Outstanding stakeholder management and senior leadership influence.
• Commercial awareness linking product decisions to business outcomes.
• Excellent communication to align technical and non-technical audiences.
• Continuous improvement mindset and track record of building value.
• Experience coaching teams in best-practice product management.

Responsibilities

• Define and communicate compelling data product visions aligned to the Data Product strategy.
• Lead discovery to understand user needs, business challenges and future opportunities.
• Translate complex data concepts into clear business value and actionable plans.
• Prioritise roadmaps/backlogs based on customer impact and delivery capacity.
• Partner with Data Engineering, BI, Governance and Delivery teams to ship high-quality data products.
• Influence senior stakeholders and manage trade-offs and investment decisions.
• Establish OKRs and adoption metrics to demonstrate value and drive improvement.
• Ensure products are governed, trusted and aligned to responsible data practices.
• Drive product-led ways of working across the Data function.
• Identify opportunities to leverage data, analytics and AI for outcomes.

Skills

Product Management

Data products

Agile delivery

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Delivery focus

Communication skills

Leadership / mentoring

Job description

We're the team behind digital retailer Very.

Our purpose, helping families get more out of life, powers everything we do.

And we want our people to get more out of life too! If you're high-performing, ambitious and make the most of every opportunity, we want to hear from you. In return, you'll enjoy heaps of flexibility, great perks and benefits, and the freedom to be yourself, keep learning and take your career wherever you want it to go.

If you love making a difference, you'll love making it sparkle for millions of Very customers.

About the team

Our Data team is at the heart of our transformation journey, enabling smarter decisions, better customer experiences and stronger business performance through trusted, accessible and high-quality data.

We're building a modern, product-led approach to data, moving beyond traditional reporting to create data products that deliver measurable value across the organisation. Bringing together Product, Engineering, Governance, Analytics and Delivery expertise, the team works collaboratively to solve complex challenges and unlock new opportunities through data, insight and AI.

As a Lead Product Manager - Data, you'll join a growing community of product professionals who are passionate about delivering outcomes, championing continuous improvement and putting customer and colleague needs at the centre of everything we do. You'll have the opportunity to influence our Data Product strategy, shape how product management is embedded across the function, and help create the data capabilities that will drive the future success of the business.

This is an exciting time to join a team that is investing in its people, technology and ways of working, with the ambition to build industry-leading data products that make a real difference for our customers, colleagues and business.

About the role

As a Lead Product Manager, you'll own the vision, strategy and roadmap for a portfolio of data products or a complex, high-impact data product area.

You’ll:

• Define and communicate compelling product visions that align to our wider Data Product strategy
• Lead discovery activities to understand user needs, business challenges and future opportunities
• Translate complex data and technical concepts into clear business value and actionable product plans
• Prioritise product roadmaps and backlogs based on customer impact, business value, strategic alignment and delivery capacity
• Partner with Data Engineering, BI, Governance, Architecture and Delivery teams to shape and deliver high-quality data products
• Influence senior stakeholders, balancing priorities, trade-offs and investment decisions
• Establish meaningful success measures, OKRs and adoption metrics to demonstrate value and drive continuous improvement
• Ensure products are trusted, discoverable, governed and aligned to responsible data practices
• Drive product-led ways of working across the Data function, helping teams focus on outcomes rather than outputs
• Identify opportunities to leverage data, analytics and AI to improve customer, colleague and business outcomes

About you

We're seeking an experienced product leader who combines strategic thinking with strong delivery focus and a passion for using data to solve real business problems.

You’ll bring:

• Significant experience in Product Management, including ownership of complex products, platforms or product portfolios
• Strong experience working with data products, analytics, reporting platforms or data services
• Proven ability to develop product strategies, roadmaps and measurable outcomes
• Expertise across the full product lifecycle, from discovery and validation through to adoption, optimisation and retirement
• Strong prioritisation and problem-framing skills, with the ability to make evidence-based decisions in complex environments
• Extensive experience working within Agile delivery environments
• Good understanding of data governance, data quality, privacy and regulatory considerations
• Outstanding stakeholder management skills, with experience influencing senior leaders and navigating competing priorities
• Commercial awareness and the ability to connect product decisions to business performance and customer outcomes
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to simplify complexity and create alignment across technical and non-technical audiences
• A continuous improvement mindset and a passion for building products that deliver measurable value
• Experience leading, coaching or mentoring others and helping teams adopt best practice product management approaches

Some of our benefits

• Flexible, hybrid working model
• Inclusive culture and environment, check out our Glassdoor reviews
• £6500 flexible benefits allowance to suit your needs
• 30days holiday + bank holidays
• LinkedIn Learning access
• Bonus potential (performance and business-related)
• Up to 25% discount on Very.co.uk
• Matched pension up to 6%
• More benefits can be foundon our career site

Diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities

We'rebuilding a culture of everyday inclusion, and welcome applications from anyone who believes they can do the job. We don't discriminate based on age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

We want our recruitment process to be accessible to everyone. If you need reasonable adjustments to apply, interview, or perform a role, let us know via [e-mail]. We'll be happy to support you.

We're proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employerand have nine brilliant colleague networks - including DAWN (Disability Awareness at Very) and Think (Neurodiversity at Very) - that are helping us make Very an even more inclusive place to work.