Principal Product Manager – Data Foundations

GWI; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A modernized consumer research company in London is seeking a Principal Product Manager to lead the strategic roadmap for core data products. You will ensure reliability and scalability while collaborating closely with senior leadership. The ideal candidate has strong strategic product leadership skills and experience leading cross-functional initiatives. This role offers significant ownership, a commitment to personal development, and a focus on diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Flexitime and work-from-anywhere options

Enhanced parental leave and health cash plan

Accredited learning programs

Community volunteer options

Qualifications

• Strong strategic product leadership skills with the ability to operate close to delivery.
• Confidence to lead cross-functional initiatives involving engineering, research, and commercial stakeholders.
• Ability to balance long-term transformation projects with short-term BAU delivery.

Responsibilities

• Own the strategic roadmap for core data foundations and BAU data products.
• Ensure data products are reliable, scalable, and commercially impactful.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to align product strategy with company goals.

Skills

Strategic product leadership skills

Cross-functional initiative leadership

Ability to balance long-term and short-term projects

Job description

Principal Product Manager – Data Foundations

London, UK

At GWI we’re always looking for extraordinary people who thrive on making an extraordinary impact. Right now we’re looking for a Principal Product Manager to play a key role in our Product team in London. If that’s you, and making a difference gets you out of bed in the morning, keep reading. It could be the start of something, well, extraordinary.

Responsibilities

• Own the strategic roadmap for core data foundations and BAU data products (e.g., RMP, Pollpass, Chronicle, Export Manager, Autocoding).
• Ensure data products are reliable, scalable, and commercially impactful, while enabling other team members to focus on innovation and analytics.
• Collaborate with the Director of Data Product, CPO, and senior engineering leadership to align product strategy with company goals.
• Operate in a high-tempo, change-friendly environment typical of a growing company.

What do I need to bring with me? Qualifications

• Strong strategic product leadership skills with the ability to operate close to delivery.
• Ability to balance long-term transformation projects (modernising infrastructure, improving scalability, governance) with short-term BAU delivery.
• Confidence to lead cross-functional initiatives involving engineering, research, and commercial stakeholders.
• Attitude: think big, ask why, and show respect to everyone at all levels.

Interview steps

• Preliminary phone call with the Talent Team (no video required).
• First video interview with the hiring managers.
• Second (and final) video interview with the hiring panel, often including a presentation, followed by a values conversation with members of the wider GWI community.
• Additional stages may be part of the process for some roles.

What exactly is GWI?

GWI is modernized consumer research; global, on-demand, and accessible to everyone, not just data experts. Our platform provides fresh and insightful data about consumers’ values, purchase journeys, media usage, and social media habits across nearly 3 billion people in 52+ countries.

Since launching in 2009 we’ve grown, and to maintain that growth we need more extraordinary people. Hence this ad. Hence you.

What’s in it for me?

You’ll do meaningful work with a high level of ownership and impact. In addition to meaningful work, the package includes:

• Tons of days off: 25 days annual leave | Xmas office closures
• Great work-life balance: Flexitime | early Friday finishes | Work-from-anywhere options
• Family-focused flexibility: Carer days | Enhanced parental leave | Health cash plan for your family
• A commitment to YOU: Accredited learning programs | Mental and physical health support | Reward and recognition programs | Career development opportunities
• A commitment to the community: DE&I committee | Volunteer options | 100% donation matching | Payroll giving options

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

We take DE&I seriously. It’s the bedrock of our value of show respect and is central to our company culture. We’re a global data business, so it’s essential our data reflects the global reality. We strive to make our offices and teams as diverse as our data.

As a Disability Confident employer, we encourage applications from disabled candidates and are dedicated to providing relevant assistance during the application and interview process. We also encourage individuals from all backgrounds, including those from underrepresented and marginalized communities, to join our team.

GWI is a place where you can feel at home, express yourself, and make your mark.