Senior Data Product Manager

Marks & Spencer Plc; London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits as a Senior Data Product Manager at a forward-thinking retail giant. In this dynamic role, you will spearhead the development of innovative data products that empower business areas and foster a culture of data-driven decision-making. You'll be at the forefront of driving the product management lifecycle, from conception to launch, ensuring that data is leveraged to deliver significant value. Join a company that values collaboration and creativity, where your contributions will make a real impact on the digital transformation journey. If you are passionate about data and eager to drive business performance through innovation, this is the perfect role for you.

Benefits

20% colleague discount

Competitive holiday entitlement

Discretionary bonus schemes

Defined Contribution Pension Scheme

Wide range of training programmes

Wellbeing support including Virtual GP

Charity volunteer day

Qualifications

• Proven experience in data product management with a focus on strategic thinking.
• Strong ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and creation of data products to support business objectives.
• Collaborate with teams to align business, product, and technical priorities.

Skills

Data Product Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Data Strategy

Data Modelling

Analytical Skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a related field

Relevant certifications in data management

Tools

Data Analytics Tools

Project Management Software

Job description

Summary

We are looking for an experienced Senior Data Product Manager to support the delivery of our data strategy and enable our digital transformation. You will lead in the design and creation of data products that will enable the democratisation of data for business areas, encouraging and facilitating a culture of data-driven decision making.

As a Senior Product Manager, you will be passionate about building data products that enable and deliver value, driving the product management lifecycle from design and build through to launch and ongoing support.

To stay close to customers, our support teams are in the office three days a week as we believe that skills are developed through collaboration, and that spending time together makes us more creative and connected.

What’s in it for you

Being a part of M&S is exactly that – playing your part to bring the magic of M&S to our customers every day. We’re an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and ever-evolving business built on doing the right thing and bringing exceptional quality, value, and service to every customer, whenever, wherever, and however they want to shop with us.

Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for M&S just that little bit more special:

• After completing your probationary period, you’ll receive 20% colleague discount across all M&S products and many of our third-party brands for you and a member of your household.
• Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy extra holiday days!
• Discretionary bonus schemes awarded based on how you achieve your personal objectives and our performance as a business.
• A generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance.
• A dedicated welcome to our teams with a tailored induction and a wide range of training programmes to develop your skills.
• Amazing perks and discounts via our M&S Choices portal to maximise your financial and personal wellbeing.
• Industry-leading parental, adoption, and neonatal policies, providing support and flexibility for your family.
• Access to a fantastic range of wellbeing support for all colleagues including access to our 24/7 Virtual GP and PAM Assist to support you and your family.
• A charity volunteer day to support a charity or cause you're passionate about through a dedicated day away from work.

What you'll do

• Management of products with a high level of autonomy that leads to the delivery of our data strategy and value generation.
• Creation and clear communication of the strategic vision, the products, and our defined objectives.
• Collaborate closely with partners aligning business, product, and technical priorities to set the product direction, promote the product roadmap, and continually improve.
• Own and manage a business domain delivery and stakeholder group and be seen as a critical and trusted partner.
• Create and develop a data vision and product strategy for an area of the business.
• Promote strategy and find data opportunities, delivering measurable benefit.
• Ensure that your team is correctly resourced and skilled to successfully deliver to the data strategy.

Who you are

• Demonstrable passion and interest in data - confident and evangelical about the benefits of using data to drive an organisation.
• An experienced data product manager with a strong record of strategic and innovative thinking resulting in data product delivery and landing beneficial business change.
• Demonstrable experience of engaging, influencing, and communicating to stakeholders at all levels.
• Have a passion for driving improved business performance through a data-led approach and culture.
• Experienced in collaborating with technical and analytical teams, showing strong experience in defining, designing, developing, and delivering complex solutions.
• Knowledge of data modelling and engineering practices.

Everyone’s welcome

We are ambitious about the future of retail. We’re disrupting, innovating, and leading the industry into a more conscientious, inspiring digital era. We’re transforming how we work together and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. Marks & Spencer strives to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers, and suppliers. Join us and make change happen.

We are committed to building diverse and representative teams, where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and be at their best. We support each other and work together to win together.

If you feel you'd benefit from any support or reasonable adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process, please don’t hesitate to let us know when completing your application. This information will be picked up by our team, so we can try and put steps in place to help you be at your best through this process.