Talent Product Owner - Skills - Associate Director

EY; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

EY is expanding its product ownership capability to accelerate Talent transformation. As the Global Skills & Talent Intelligence Product Owner, you will shape how employees discover opportunities, build skills, and develop their careers, blending Talent, technology, data, and AI.

You will define strategy, influence senior stakeholders, and deliver data-driven solutions with measurable business value across a global audience.

Qualifications

• Experience as a product owner shaping strategy and roadmaps.
• Strong understanding of talent technology and skills data in workforce transformation.
• Excellent stakeholder management, collaboration and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the strategy and roadmap for Skills and Talent Intelligence products.
• Partner with Talent and Technology leaders to align priorities, investments, and outcomes.
• Drive adoption of AI-enabled capabilities that enhance workforce insights and employee experiences.
• Translate business and user needs into scalable, data-driven solutions.
• Use data, feedback, and market insights to continuously improve product performance and value.
• Lead prioritisation, governance, and investment decisions across a global stakeholder community.
• Deliver outcomes through collaboration, influence, and strong cross-functional partnerships.
• Support successful deployment, adoption, and value realisation of Talent technology solutions.

Skills

Product ownership

Talent technology

Stakeholder management

AI & analytics

Problem solving & commercial awareness

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

SAP SuccessFactors

TIH (Talent Intelligence Hub)

CTD (Career & Talent Development)

ProFinda

Job description

At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence.

We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go.

Join EY and help to build a better working world.

The Opportunity

We’re expanding our product ownership capability to accelerate Talent transformation and support our journey to becoming a skills-based organisation.

As our Global Skills & Talent Intelligence Product Owner, you’ll shape how employees discover opportunities, build skills, and develop their careers. Working at the intersection of Talent, technology, data, and AI, you’ll define product strategy, influence senior stakeholders, and deliver solutions that create exceptional employee experiences and measurable business value.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Define and execute the strategy and roadmap for Skills and Talent Intelligence products.
• Partner with Talent and Technology leaders to align priorities, investments, and outcomes.
• Drive adoption of AI-enabled capabilities that enhance workforce insights and employee experiences.
• Translate business and user needs into scalable, data-driven solutions.
• Use data, feedback, and market insights to continuously improve product performance and value.
• Lead prioritisation, governance, and investment decisions across a global stakeholder community.
• Deliver outcomes through collaboration, influence, and strong cross-functional partnerships.
• Support successful deployment, adoption, and value realisation of Talent technology solutions.

Skills And Attributes For Success

• Proven product ownership experience, balancing strategic vision with execution.
• Strong understanding of Talent technology and the role of skills data in workforce transformation.
• Excellent stakeholder management, collaboration, and influencing skills.
• Ability to leverage AI, analytics, and emerging technologies to improve Talent outcomes.
• Strong problem-solving skills, commercial awareness, and user-focused decision-making.
• Ability to navigate complexity, build alignment, and deliver results through peers in a global environment.

Ideally, You'll Also

• Bring expertise in platforms that enable skills-based organisations.
• Have hands-on experience with SAP SuccessFactors, particularly Talent Intelligence Hub (TIH) and Career & Talent Development (CTD).
• Possess knowledge of ProFinda or similar talent marketplace and skills intelligence platforms.

What we offer you

At EY, we’ll develop you with future‑focused skills and equip you with world‑class experiences. We’ll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams.

To help create an equitable and inclusive experience during the recruitment process, please inform us as soon as possible about any disability‑related adjustments or accommodations you may need.

EY | Building a better working world

EY is building a better working world by creating new value for clients, people, society and the planet, while building trust in capital markets.

Enabled by data, AI and advanced technology, EY teams help clients shape the future with confidence and develop answers for the most pressing issues of today and tomorrow.

EY teams work across a full spectrum of services in assurance, consulting, tax, strategy and transactions. Fueled by sector insights, a globally connected, multi‑disciplinary network and diverse ecosystem partners, EY teams can provide services in more than 150 countries and territories.