Product Owner (m / f / d) Global Data Platform

TecAlliance; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global automotive data provider is seeking a Product Owner to take ownership of their Global Data Platform initiative. The successful candidate will be responsible for defining product vision, overseeing operations, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement. Ideal applicants will have at least 5 years of relevant experience and strong skills in communication, organization, and leadership. English proficiency is required, and candidates must have legal authorization to work in the United Kingdom.

Qualifications

• 5 years of professional experience in a comparable position.
• Strong communication, analytical, and organizational skills.
• Professional English language skills (spoken and written).

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 product-related stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement through feedback and innovation.

Skills

Product management

Team leadership

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Education

Product Owner certification

Project Management certification

Job description

Helping our customers to sell more parts & make things easier with our data and solutions based on our globally leading data standards

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. Of course you can apply, if you hold a work permit and are willing to / or already moved to the country. Thank you for your understanding.
• that it is not possible to work outside of the country you are applying for. Meaning that, if you apply e.g. for Spain, you must work from within Spain. It is not possible to work from abroad. You can work at any location within the borders of the listed country, unless the job posting specifies a certain City.