Product Manager - Data, Analytics & AI

Tesco; Welwyn Garden City; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus up to 20%

25 days holiday + personal day

Private medical insurance

Parental leave

Job summary

Tesco is seeking a Product Manager to shape the future of data-driven store operations. You will own end-to-end product lifecycle, presenting operational insights to store colleagues and leadership while driving efficiency and savings for future store innovations.

The role supports flexible working and collaboration across analytics teams, with a focus on data platforms, AI-enabled capabilities and delivering MVPs for analytics products.

Qualifications

• Experience building analytics products and roadmaps.
• Ability to prioritise backlogs and manage dependencies.
• Proven ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Formulate vision, strategy and roadmap for analytics products across data portfolio.
• Plan and coordinate analytics products with multiple teams.
• Lead MVP discovery with analysts and engineers to prototype value.
• Ensure data quality with data supply and demand teams.
• Break down complex epics into deliverable chunks of value.
• Provide direction to cross-functional teams on priorities.
• Enable Tesco teams to leverage Analytics for performance reviews and insights.

Skills

Analytics experience

Agile methods

Stakeholder management

Data visualization

SQL/NoSQL knowledge

AI curiosity

Strategic thinking

Tools

Teradata

Hadoop

SQL/NoSQL

BI tools

Job description

Are you passionate about visualising data to drive business success? Do you thrive in complex problem spaces and enjoy driving meaningful change through data, AI, technology and process? We’re looking for a talented Product Manager to join our team and help shape the future of data-driven store operations.

In this role, you’ll work to find ways to present the most important operational insights, opportunities and actions to store colleagues and leadership. From early discovery through to strategy, delivery, and large-scale rollout, you’ll own the end-to-end product lifecycle. Your work will directly impact colleague experience and operational efficiency across the organisation. You’ll be at the heart of enabling store colleagues to act with confidence, clarity and consistency, producing savings to invest in future store innovations.

We know life looks a little different for each of us. That’s why at Tesco, we always welcome chats about flexible working. Some people are at the start of their careers, some want the freedom to do the things they love. Others are going through life-changing moments like becoming a carer, nearing retirement, adapting to parenthood, or something else. So, talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.

About the role

Are you passionate about visualising data to drive business success? Do you thrive in complex problem spaces and enjoy driving meaningful change through data, AI, technology and process? We’re looking for a talented Product Manager to join our team and help shape the future of data-driven store operations.

In this role, you’ll work to find ways to present the most important operational insights, opportunities and actions to store colleagues and leadership. From early discovery through to strategy, delivery, and large-scale rollout, you’ll own the end-to-end product lifecycle. Your work will directly impact colleague experience and operational efficiency across the organisation. You’ll be at the heart of enabling store colleagues to act with confidence, clarity and consistency, producing savings to invest in future store innovations.

We know life looks a little different for each of us. That’s why at Tesco, we always welcome chats about flexible working. Some people are at the start of their careers, some want the freedom to do the things they love. Others are going through life-changing moments like becoming a carer, nearing retirement, adapting to parenthood, or something else. So, talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.

Whilst specific responsibilities will be dependent upon the changing needs of the Tesco business, the following provides an overview of the role’s key responsibilities

• Formulating the vision, strategy and roadmap for building analytics capabilities across the data & analytics portfolio, and work with others in aligning the strategic priorities, dependencies and roadmap across the data & analytics product portfolio.
• Planning and coordinating Analytical Products that have dependencies on multiple product and engineering teams.
• Leading discovery work around a minimum viable product (MVP) for any new Analytical Products, collaborating with analysts and engineering teams to prototype and validate a MVP.
• Ensuring data quality and integrity by working with the data supply and demand team.
• Helping the team in breaking down a complex piece of work/ epic into smaller, deliverable chunks of value that can be delivered faster.
• Providing leadership and direction to cross-functional team(s) on short-term tasks/near-term priorities.
• Empowering teams across Tesco to use Analytics environment to get the most of performance reviews and business insights.

You will need

• An understanding of engineering and infrastructure best practices and practicalities to help resolve delivery challenges.
• Knowledge of using Analytics systems and databases such as Teradata, Hadoop and other SQL or NoSQL technologies.
• Knowledge of using business intelligence and visualisation tools.
• Expertise in using Tools & Techniques for Backlog prioritisation, managing dependencies and gaining insights using available data points.
• Broad knowledge and understanding of the technologies relevant to data platforms.
• Experience creating outputs for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong decision making and prioritisation skills, especially when multiple trade-offs are involved and faster decisions are required.
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies, writing effective user stories/ acceptance criteria.
• An interest in AI and curiosity about how it can be used innovatively to help colleagues use data and provide new product capabilities.

Preferred Background:

• Min 2 years of Product management experience.
• Having proven success in working on unstructured problems, defining hypothesis, creating MVPs, running experiments and analysing results to drive data-driven decisions.
• Experience working with distributed, global teams and coordinating across multiple stakeholders, landing large-scale change in an Enterprise environment
• Experience creating an impact with data and analytics.
• Prioritisation and decision-making skills demonstrating how these have taken into account business priorities, complexity, dependencies and value

Whats in it for you?

We’re all about the little helps. That’s why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you – both in and out of work.

• Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary.
• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays).
• Private medical insurance.
• 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (12 months service required at the qualifying date) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave.
• Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing.

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At Tesco, we champion a balance that lets you thrive both in and out of work. Spend 60% of your week collaborating with colleagues at our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. Whether you're just kicking off your career, juggling passions, or navigating big life events, we're here to support you. We always welcome a conversation about flexible working, so talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.

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