Product Manager - Data and Platforms

Anglian Water Services Ltd; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water services company in the UK is seeking a Product Manager for Data & Platforms. This pivotal leadership role involves bridging product vision with execution, guiding Product Owners and technical teams to deliver impactful solutions. With a focus on strategic alignment, you will shape and influence product roadmaps and ensure continuous improvement across the organisation. Your expertise in Agile and Scrum, along with a relevant degree or experience, will be crucial in driving innovation and achieving exceptional outcomes for customers and communities.

Benefits

26 days leave plus Bank Holidays

Flexible working culture

Double-matched pension contributions

Life Assurance

Personal Accident cover

Bonus Scheme

Various discounts

Flexible benefits for wellbeing

Paid sick leave

Family Leave package

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in product management, Agile, Scrum, or related software development roles.
• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or equivalent certification.
• Proven experience working across multiple Agile teams.
• Basic understanding of technology stacks for effective communication with developers.
• Awareness of user-friendly design principles supported by user feedback.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coach Product Owners and Technical Product Owners.
• Define product management strategies and metrics.
• Manage product portfolio planning and alignment.
• Engage with senior stakeholders and conduct market research.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement and safety.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Agile methodologies

Product management

Scrum frameworks

Stakeholder engagement

UX principles

Education

Degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Scrum at Scale

Job description

Overview

This is a high‑impact leadership role at the heart of Anglian Water’s data and digital transformation. As Product Manager for Data & Platforms, you will bridge bold product vision with real‑world delivery, working closely with the Head of Product to shape how data and platform products enable the entire organisation. You’ll turn strategy into action by setting clear product guardrails, shaping roadmaps, and empowering Product Owners and Technical Product Owners to deliver at pace and at scale. By bringing alignment, focus and energy to the product community, you’ll ensure teams are motivated, connected and driving meaningful outcomes across engineering, architecture and enterprise digital teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and coaching across Product Owners (POs) and Technical Product Owners (TPOs), building a strong product management capability.
• Define product management guardrails, oversee performance metrics, and foster continuous learning and capability improvement across the product community.
• Own organisational product portfolio management and planning, ensuring alignment across data and platform products, and translating overarching product strategy into actionable roadmaps.
• Manage budgets, ROI, total cost of ownership and risk, ensuring products deliver tangible value at scale.
• Engage senior stakeholders, conduct market insight and product research, gather feedback, track trends and enable colleagues to use corporate data effectively.
• Champion a culture of health, safety, wellbeing, inclusion and continuous improvement, inspiring trust, collaboration and high performance across the team.

Qualifications

• Educational background: Degree or equivalent demonstrable experience in a relevant role.
• Certifications: Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO1 / PSPO2) or equivalent. Scrum at Scale is also beneficial.
• Scaled Agile experience: Proven track record of working across multiple Agile teams.
• Relevant experience in product management, Agile, Scrum, DevOps, business analysis or a related software development role.
• Basic understanding of the technology stack to communicate effectively with developers and understand technical constraints.
• Awareness of UX principles and the value of intuitive, user‑friendly designs, backed by user research and feedback mechanisms.

Benefits

• 26 days leave, rising with service + Bank Holidays, with the option to swap Christmas and Easter holidays for those celebrated by your religion.
• A flexible working culture.
• Competitive pension scheme – we double‑match your contributions up to 6%.
• Life Assurance at eight times your salary.
• Personal Accident cover – up to 5x your salary.
• Bonus Scheme.
• Lots of great discounts.
• Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle.
• Paid time off when you're physically and mentally unwell.
• An excellent Family Leave package – to help you support your family.

Why Apply?

This is your chance to play a pivotal leadership role in shaping how Anglian Water uses data and platforms to drive impact across the organisation. You’ll lead and coach senior Product Owners and Technical Product Owners, influence strategy at scale, and translate bold visions into actionable, value‑driven roadmaps. By collaborating with engineering, architecture, analytics and business teams, you’ll create innovative solutions that make a real difference for customers, communities and the environment. If you’re passionate about driving change, empowering teams and delivering measurable impact through data and digital platforms, this is the role for you.