Product Owner Global Data Platform

TecAlliance; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global automotive data provider in Basingstoke is seeking an experienced Product Owner to oversee the Global Data Platform. The role involves strategic management, stakeholder engagement, and leading a diverse team. Ideal candidates will have over 5 years of experience in product ownership, strong communication skills, and the ability to work with international teams. This position requires excellent English language skills and offers the opportunity to make a significant impact in an agile environment.

Qualifications

• 5 years of professional experience in a comparable position.
• Experience leading a team and HR responsibility is a plus.
• Ability to collaborate across departments and work with international teams.

Responsibilities

• Take full end-to-end ownership of the Global Data Platform.
• Define and shape the product vision and requirements.
• Plan and oversee product realization and operations.
• Engage and manage all product-related stakeholders.

Skills

Product ownership

Team leadership

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Professional English

Education

Product Owner certification

Project Management certification (nice-to-have)

Job description

Overview

TecAlliance interconnects entirely global automotive aftermarket data & and knowledge from order to invoice. Over 900+ colleagues work relentlessly globally together in 140 countries and counting. We are owned by 34 automotive companies like Bosch, Continental, Rheinmetall, or ZF and proudly connect all data for them. Become a colleague (m / w / d) today and continue our history of being a single source of truth data provider for the automotive aftermarket for the past 25 years.

Join TecAlliance as a Product Owner(m / f / d).

This position will be allocated to the Global Data Platform initiative. A modern, cloud-based and modular data management platform eco-system for global data management.

As the Product Owner (m / f / d) of the Global Data Platform, you will play a key role in designing, building, and optimizing our data-driven future Eco-System. Your expertise will shape the future of our platform by ensuring continuous development and improvement of the platform and securing business value and outcome.

The IM Digitalization Tools department acts as internal IT service provider for the TecAlliance Information Management Data Factory.

We are a diverse and global team with over 40 team members in Europe and Vietnam.

Our goal is to support the IM Data Factory by providing IT solutions, optimizing processes and decreasing manual efforts during the essential step of capturing and standardizing (vehicle) technical data.

We work in small teams and following agile principals in order to create value and continuously improve our way of working.

Use your expertise and become part of our success story as a Product Owner (m / f / d).

Your Tasks

In this role, you will be responsible for the strategic and operational success of the product :

• Take full end-to-end ownership of the Global Data Platform, including strategy, decision-making, and prioritization.
• Define and shape the product vision, design, and requirements in close collaboration with the product team.
• Plan and oversee product realization, maintenance, and operations, including backlog management and release planning.
• Engage, align, and manage all product-related stakeholders to ensure transparency and effective collaboration.
• Provide functional leadership to the Global Data Platform Team, including regular feedback and identifying individual development needs, in cooperation with Agile Masters and technical coordinators.
• Drive continuous improvement of the product through feedback, data insights, and innovation.
• Ensure and coordinate user training, enabling successful onboarding and product adoption.
• Plan, design, facilitate, and conduct workshops for internal teams and external partners.

Your Profile

• 5 years of professional experience in a comparable position.
• Product Owner (PO) certification, Project Management certification (nice-to-have).
• Experience in leading a team and HR responsibility (nice to have).
• Strong communication, analytical, and organizational skills.
• Ability to collaborate across departments and work with international teams.
• Professional English language skills (spoken and written).

Please note that TecAlliance can only consider candidates for employment who are legally authorized to work in a country listed in the job posting, where we have an established legal entity and payroll system. Unfortunately, we are currently unable to hire candidates who require relocation, visa support, or are located outside of that country. You can apply if you hold a work permit and are willing to move to the country. Thank you for your understanding.

It is not possible to work outside of the country you are applying for. If you apply for a country, you must work from within that country. You can work at any location within the borders of the listed country, unless the job posting specifies a certain City.