Product Manager - Data & Insights

Sainsbury's; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Colleague discount

Holiday allowance

Bonus scheme

Pension plan

Special offers

Job summary

Sainsbury's Nectar Media Agency is seeking a data & insights product leader to own the vision, strategy and roadmap for our data products. You’ll work closely with engineers, analysts and data scientists to translate business needs into deliverable features that drive value for customers and brands.

In a collaborative, fast-moving environment you’ll prioritise ruthlessly using data and research, engage with multiple teams and third parties, and guide end-to-end delivery of innovative

Qualifications

• Experience in technical or data product roles preferred.
• Ability to translate business requirements into user stories.
• Strong collaboration with engineers, analysts and data scientists.

Responsibilities

• Own Vision, Strategy and Roadmap for Data & Insights.
• Prioritize ruthlessly based on value using data/research.
• Work with cross-functional team to drive feature development.
• Collaborate with multiple teams, clients and third parties.

Skills

Vision & roadmapping

Agile ceremonies

User stories

Stakeholder mgmt

Job description

We’d all like amazing work to do, and real work-life balance. That’s waiting for you at Sainsbury’s. Think about the scale it takes to feed the nation. The level of data, transactions and variety involved. Then you’ll realise this is a modern software engineering environment, because it has to be. We’ve made significant investment in the standards and principles that shape how we work. We iterate, learn, experiment and champion ways of working such as Agile, Scrum and XP. So you can look forward to exciting opportunities across everything from AI to reusable tech.

Want to solve really interesting problems at huge scale?

Want to learn from the best and be challenged to think differently every day?

Want to work hand in hand with development teams where you drive success and return to the business?

Want the flexibility to work at home and in an office where it helps you meet your work and life commitments?

Want to be at the forefront of the latest advancements in Data and Insights, shaping how we understand customers & products, and deliver value?

Read below for your next opportunity....

Come and grow with our Nectar Media Agency product family

Nectar is the largest loyalty coalition programme in the UK so it’s safe to say we know our millions of customers pretty well. We build brilliant tech on top of rich first party data, to offer brands an insight into what makes their customers tick and what they might be interested in. All this drives sales back into our stores and therefore our bottom line – win, win.

Our media agency technology is market leading, cutting edge and fast-moving. We’re at the heard of Nectar360’s strategy which means lots of eyes are on us – and you’d be central to our success. You’ll support end-to-end delivery by maintaining a 90-day product roadmap and full-year backlog. This, of course, means prioritising effectively, escalating challenges as necessary and being hands‑on with the development, delivering innovative functionality into the hands of users.

You’ll have your finger on the pulse of our development squads and work closely with a range of teams and third parties including some of the tech giants. You’ll have great support from your manager in this space and work together to drive the product forward.

You’ll be bold, curious, resilient and empathetic and able to connect with stakeholders and the team in an authentic way. What’s more, you’ll be comfortable with making decisions, challenging assumptions and taking risks.

About the role:

• You will own the Vision, Strategy and Roadmap for Data & Insights
• You will drive the most impactful changes by ruthlessly prioritising based on Value applying data and research to inform the choices
• You will be working as part of a cross functional team of Engineers, Analysts, Data Scientists and Product Managers to drive our Data & Insights developments
• You will work with a large variety of stakeholders across multiple teams, clients and third parties to shape feature development
• You will review, optimise and iterate existing capabilities as well as introduce new features to better meet customers needs

What we’re looking for:

• We’d love you to have worked in a technical or data product or business analyst role before.
• You drive efficient and effective product processes e.g. agile ceremonies and on point documentation.
• You really get the customer and can translate business requirements into clear user stories and sprint goals for the team.
• You’re technically curious, as you’ll be working directly with engineers, architects, and third parties, building real software. You ask the right questions so that you can help others understand your product.
• You’re here to learn – there’s lots to absorb. Plus, we’re a big product community so you can hone your product skills here too.
• You’re courageous and understand that failing forward isn’t really failing at all. You’ll work with the team to weigh up the data and risks to try new and exciting solutions.
• A people person. You’ll build great relationships We need people who want to help us build a brilliant team culture and make Sainsbury’s a great place to work.
• If you have experience of working with retail media, data, insight or programmatic advertising then that’s the icing on the cake. We’d love to hear from you.

In return you’ll get:

• Colleague discount across the multi-brands – Sainsbury’s, Argos and Habitat
• Holiday allowance
• Bonus scheme
• Pension plan
• Special offers on gym memberships, restaurants, holidays, retail vouchers and more

Last couple of bits…

We’ve adopted a hybrid model, coming together for collaboration and to get to know each other better. We’re working flexibly – have a chat with us about what you need.

We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer, so you’ll be welcomed whoever you are and wherever you work. Around here, there’s always the chance to try something new-whether that’s as part of an evolving team or somewhere else across the business - and we take development seriously and promise to support you. We also recognise and celebrate colleagues when they go the extra mile and, where possible, offer flexible working. When you join our team, we’ll also offer you an amazing range of benefits. Here are some of them: Starting off with colleague discount, you'll be able to get 10% off at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat after 4 weeks. This increases to 15% off at Sainsbury’s every Friday and Saturday and 15% off at Argos every pay day. We've also got you covered for your future with our pensions scheme and life cover. You'll also be able to share in our success as you may be eligible for a performance-related bonus of up to 10% of salary, depending on how we perform. Your wellbeing is important to us too. You'll receive an annual holiday allowance, and you can buy additional holiday. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, pay advance (where you can access some of your pay before pay day) as well access to a great range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers. And if you ever need it there is also an employee assistance programme. Moments that matter are as important to us as they are to you which is why we give up to 26 weeks’ pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks’ pay for paternity leave. Please see www.sainsburys.jobs for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).