Automotive jobs in United Kingdom

Head of Data Products

Location:Virtual

Keyloop bridges the gap between dealers, manufacturers, technology suppliers and car buyers.

We empower car dealers and manufacturers to fully embrace digital transformation. How? By creating innovative technology that makes selling cars better for our customers and buying and owning cars better for theirs.

We use cutting-edge technology to link our clients’ systems, departments and sites. We provide an open technology platform that’s shaping the industry for the future. We use data to help clients become more efficient, increase profitability and give more customers an amazing experience.Want to be part of it?

Purpose of the Role

The Head of Data Products leads the data and analytics product portfolio within VEGA, our AI powered agentic intelligence solution. You will drive the strategic vision for how automotive retailers and manufacturers leverage data solutions to transform their business operations. This senior leadership role defines the long-term data product strategy, sets priorities across data teams, and ensures organisational alignment between business intelligence, analytics capabilities, and customer outcomes. You will also foster a high-performing culture, champion customer and market needs, and drive sustainable business growth through innovative product leadership.

Responsibilities

Sitting within the Operate domain, the Head of Data Products will be responsible for managing the Keyloop data intelligence products portfolio for automotive retail. Our flagship agentic solution is called VEGA.

Lead the data product function across the analytics portfolio, driving end-to-end strategy for data collection, processing, visualization, and insights delivery to automotive retailers

Define and articulate the long-term product vision and investment strategy in line with company goals, customer outcomes, and shareholder value.

Build, scale, and inspire a high-performing data product organization, including Product Managers and Product Owners; in addition, take matrix responsibility for Data Scientists, Analysts, Analytics Engineers, and UX specialists focused on data experiences.

Drive cross-functional alignment with Sales, Customer Success, Engineering, Data Platform teams, and automotive industry stakeholders to ensure seamless data product delivery.

Oversee investment allocation across Build, Grow, Protect, and Maintain categories, ensuring focus and ROI.

Influence company-wide decisions with insights from market dynamics, customer needs, internal capability assessments and emerging data technologies.

Represent the product function at senior leadership forums, contributing to corporate strategy and innovation priorities.

Champion a data-first, customer-centric culture that transforms how Keyloop and automotive retailers understand and optimise their business performance through actionable insights

Skills, know-how and experience

Must Have:

Proven success leading and mentoring Product Managers and Product Owners focused on data products, analytics platforms, or business intelligence solutions.

Demonstrated experience managing data and analytics product portfolios in Agile/SAFe environments, with deep understanding of data product lifecycle management.

Significant experience leading global large-scale product portfolios.

Proven success in executive-level strategic planning, including board communication on data initiatives, analytics ROI, and data-driven business transformation priorities.

Deep expertise in data product performance management: user adoption metrics, data quality KPIs, time-to-insight, and ROI measurement.

Comprehensive understanding of SaaS and the modern data stack, including cloud data platforms, real-time analytics, self-service BI tools, embedded analytics, and data product architectures

Exceptional communication, negotiation, and executive storytelling skills.

Preferred:

Advanced certifications in data and analytics or business leadership.

Experience in deploying ThoughtSpot solutions.

Background in machine learning product development, predictive analytics, or AI-powered business intelligence solutions.

Knowledge of the automotive retail industry, including understanding of dealership operations, inventory management, customer lifecycle, and automotive data sources; or an equivalently complex industry.

Recognised thought leader in the data and analytics space with strong internal and external influence in data product communities.

Experience operating in private equity or high-growth SaaS environments.

Track record of leading successful data product transformations or building enterprise-scale analytics platforms from the ground up.

Why join us?

We're on a journey to become market leaders in automotive technology -- and with that comes incredible opportunities to shape the future of data in automotive retail. Collaborate and learn from industry experts from all over the globe. Work with game-changing data products that directly impact how thousands of automotive retailers operate their businesses. Get the training and support you need to explore cutting-edge data technologies, adapt to the rapidly evolving analytics landscape, and pioneer new approaches to automotive data products.

Join Keyloop and progress your career in data product leadership, your way.

An inclusive environment to thrive

We’re committed to fostering an inclusive work environment. One that respects all dimensions of diversity. We promote an inclusive culture within our business, and we celebrate different employees and lifestyles – not just on key days, but every day.

Be rewarded for your efforts

We believe people should be paid based on their performance, so our pay and benefits reflect this and are designed to attract the very best talent. We encourage everyone in our organisation to explore opportunities which enable them to grow their career through investment in their development but equally by working in a culture which fosters support and unbridled collaboration.