Senior Technology Product Owner, Business Insights

Sage; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave (plus bank)1

Hybrid working up to 2 days in office

Private medical cover

Tuition scheme

Life assurance

Job summary

Sage is seeking a Senior Technology Product Owner, Business Insights, to drive data and analytics products across the organisation. You will manage complex data-driven backlogs, translate business needs into data specifications, and collaborate with engineering and business teams to deliver value with AI-enabled analytics.

Ideal candidates will have strong SQL, hands-on BI tool experience, and proven Agile delivery in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Product Owner managing complex data-driven products.
• Strong SQL skills with the ability to analyse and interpret datasets.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication abilities.
• Experience in Agile environments (Scrum or Kanban).
• Ability to translate business requirements into data specifications and acceptance criteria.

Responsibilities

• Define, manage, and continually improve the product backlog to align with strategic goals.
• Lead product discovery using data insights and business context to identify opportunities.
• Translate business requirements into technical data specifications and user stories.
• Lead AI-ready analytics and insights solutions with operational data.
• Collaborate with engineering, data, design, and business teams to deliver value quickly.
• Use customer feedback and market insight to improve product outcomes and performance.
• Champion Agile practices and ensure high-quality delivery across teams.
• Build strong relationships and alignment to support measurable outcomes.

Skills

Product Owner experience

Stakeholder management

Agile methodologies

SQL

Data analytics

Power BI

Tableau

AI-enabled analytics

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Cognos

Qlik

Job description

Senior Technology Product Owner, Business Insights – £65,000 - £70,000 – Perm

Join us and be part of a mission-driven, independent publisher. You’ll work with a diverse group of people who share a passion for empowering researchers, educators, and institutions to shape the future.

About Sage

Sage is a global academic publisher of books, journals, and library resources with a growing range of technologies to enable discovery, access, and engagement. Believing that research and education are critical in shaping society, Sara Miller McCune founded Sage in 1965. Today, we are controlled by a group of trustees charged with maintaining our independence and mission indefinitely.

Our Guaranteed Independence Means We’re Free To

• Do more– supporting an equitable academic future, furthering disciplines that drive social change, and helping social and behavioural science make an impact
• Work together– building lasting relationships, championing diverse perspectives, and co-creating resources to transform teaching and learning
• Think long-term– experimenting, taking risks, and investing in new ideas

About Our Team

Our Technology Product Management team plays a central role in delivering scalable, innovative, and business-focused technology solutions. The team is tasked with developing and advancing our enterprise data and analytics capabilities. This effort supports improved decision-making, operational excellence, and long-term organisational growth. We work closely with Engineering, Architecture, Infrastructure, Quality Assurance, Delivery Management, and business leaders across various functions. Together, we deliver data platforms, analytics products, and modern data solutions that provide measurable value. We encourage a collaborative, inclusive environment where curiosity, innovation, and continuous improvement thrive, and diverse perspectives enable us to tackle complex challenges.

Could you be our new Senior Technology Product Owner, Business Insights? Are you?

• An experienced Product Owner who has successfully managed complex product backlogs and prioritised competing demands to deliver measurable business outcomes.
• A confident communicator who can build trusted relationships, influence stakeholders at multiple levels, and bring people together around a shared vision.
• Someone who thrives in Agile environments and has hands‑on experience defining user stories, facilitating backlog refinement, and working within Scrum or Kanban frameworks.
• Highly data‑literate, with strong SQL skills and experience analysing, mining, transforming, and interpreting complex datasets to support business decisions.
• Skilled in business intelligence and analytics tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Cognos, Qlik, or similar platforms, with the ability to turn data into actionable insights.
• Experienced in partnering with engineering, data, design, and business teams to deliver technology and data solutions that meet both user and organisational needs.
• Comfortable working with data warehouses, reporting platforms, and data integration processes, with a practical understanding of data quality, governance, and technical delivery.
• Passionate about continuous improvement, innovation, and using emerging technologies, including AI‑enabled analytics, to solve complex business challenges and create value.

Your New Role

As a Senior Technology Product Owner, Business Insights, you will play a key role in crafting and delivering data and analytics products that support smarter decisions across the organisation. You will manage and develop the product backlog for complex data‑driven products, making sure priorities match strategic goals and provide clear business value. Collaborating closely with engineering, data, product, and business partners, you will convert business challenges into technical solutions, using data, analytics, and emerging AI capabilities to promote innovation and ongoing improvement.

• Define, manage, and continually improve the product backlog, making sure priorities correspond with business goals, customer requirements, and the long‑term product vision.
• Lead product discovery activities, using user insights, data analysis, and business context to find opportunities and build high‑impact solutions.
• Translate business requirements into technical data specifications, crafting clear user stories, data requirements, and acceptance criteria that support successful delivery.
• Lead the creation of AI‑ready conversational analytics and insight solutions through direct engagement with operational and transactional data.
• Work together with various product, technology, and business groups to handle dependencies, address competing priorities, and provide value quickly.
• Use data, customer feedback, and market insight to make informed decisions that improve product outcomes and business performance.
• Champion innovation, continuous improvement, and Agile ways of working, helping teams adopt standard methodologies and deliver high‑quality solutions.
• Build strong collaborator relationships, crafting alignment, influencing decision‑making, and ensuring a shared focus on strategic goals and measurable outcomes.

Overview Of Benefits

• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) with 2 additional floating personal days.
• Hybrid working up to 2 days per week in office and a home working allowance.
• Life assurance, income protection, and travel insurance.
• Private medical cover and access to the company doctor.
• Tuition scheme and support for pursuing professional qualifications, including access to Sage books and journals.
• Variety of snacks and beverages available in the office.
• Healthy lifestyle reimbursement and anniversary trips.
• Access to Company loans (season ticket loan, rental deposit loan, cycle loan).

We’re a Disability Confident Employer (Level 1). If you’d like to apply under this scheme, please let us know in your application.

We’re committed to making our recruitment process accessible and inclusive. If you’d like to request reasonable adjustments, please email [e-mail]. Please note we only accept applications via email if an adjustment has been agreed.

Closing date for applications: Monday 16th November.

Note we have several Technology roles live at the moment. Please refrain from applying to all.

To ensure we can give each application the attention it deserves, we may consider bringing the closing date forward. Therefore, we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to ensure it is considered.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At Sage, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and to sustaining a culture that celebrates diversity, encourages authenticity, and builds a deep sense of belonging. We encourage applications from all members of society irrespective of age, disability, sex or gender identity, sexual orientation, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, or belief as crafting value through diversity is what makes us strong.

Sage is a global academic publisher of books, journals, and library resources with a growing range of technologies to enable discovery, access, and engagement. Our mission is building bridges to knowledge — supporting the development of ideas through the research process to scholarship that is certified, taught, and applied.

Sage is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified applicants. Accommodations will be made for any part of the interview process.