Data Product Owner

Global Sports Jobs Limited; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Udemy access

Self-development fund

Flexible leave

Meal allowance

Home office setup allowance

PF contributions

Volunteering leave

Kudos rewards

Job summary

Flutter Entertainment's Hyderabad Global Capability Centre seeks a Product Owner for the first in-house Data Squad. You will bridge Product and Technology, translating needs into actionable requirements and driving features end-to-end in an agile setting.

The role demands exceptional communication across stakeholders, attention to detail, and the ability to break down complex problems into deliverable steps while ensuring timely releases and value realization.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a similar role.
• Experience with Data Products and Platforms.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Experience defining business requirements.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Techniques for requirements elicitation and specification.
• Ability to relate to business, design, and technical specialists.
• Superb attention to detail.
• Strong relationship management skills.
• Experience across multiple Agile methodologies.
• Understanding of portfolio, project, and feature delivery processes.
• Domain expertise with understanding of company organisation and performance.

Responsibilities

• Identify product and commercial needs and translate them into functional and technical requirements.
• Lead requirements gathering from stakeholders and ensure requirements are timely, accurate, and available for engineering teams.
• Write user stories with acceptance criteria, groom and prioritise backlogs, produce release plans and communications, run show and tells, and track benefits realisation.
• Attend all scrum and relevant ceremonies, and adapt product backlogs to meet changing needs and requirements.
• Communicate consistently with stakeholders and keep them informed of the status of requirements development.
• Balance commercial needs against technical requirements and capabilities.
• Understand dependencies between technology components and manage cross-team product dependencies.
• Contribute to operational readiness for new releases and provide product training to stakeholders.
• Ensure all solutions meet company-wide hygiene requirements, including non-functional performance, security, compliance, and social responsibility.
• Co-ordinate with third-party technology providers, where appropriate, to ensure timely and quality delivery or integration of external product features.

Skills

Data products

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder management

Requirements elicitation

Communication skills

Problem solving

Job description

About the Role

This role is the main interaction point between Product and Technology for the first in-house Data Squad, using lean and agile techniques to deliver business value quickly. Reporting to the Lead Product Owner, the position bridges technical and business worlds while continually delivering improvements and innovative features across the full range of Data Platforms. The role requires a bias for action and the ability to break down complex problems into steps that drive the product experience. Exceptional communication skills are key in a high-paced environment with constant interaction with a diverse group of stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify product and commercial needs and translate them into functional and technical requirements.
• Lead requirements gathering from stakeholders and ensure requirements are timely, accurate, and available for engineering teams.
• Write user stories with acceptance criteria, groom and prioritise backlogs, produce release plans and communications, run show and tells, and track benefits realisation.
• Attend all scrum and relevant ceremonies, and adapt product backlogs to meet changing needs and requirements.
• Communicate consistently with stakeholders and keep them informed of the status of requirements development.
• Balance commercial needs against technical requirements and capabilities.
• Understand dependencies between technology components and manage cross-team product dependencies.
• Contribute to operational readiness for new releases and provide product training to stakeholders.
• Ensure all solutions meet company-wide hygiene requirements, including non-functional performance, security, compliance, and social responsibility.
• Co-ordinate with third-party technology providers, where appropriate, to ensure timely and quality delivery or integration of external product features.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• Proven experience in a similar role.
• Knowledge and experience of working with Data Products and Platforms.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience in defining business requirements.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of techniques for requirements elicitation and specification.
• Ability to relate to both business, design, and technical specialists.
• Superb attention to detail.
• Strong relationship management skills.
• Experience in working across multiple Agile methodologies.
• Detailed understanding of portfolio, project, and feature delivery processes.
• Subject matter expertise in the relevant domain, with a solid understanding of company organisation and performance.

Preferred Skills

• Experience working in a multi-product environment.
• Knowledge of the sports betting business.
• Drive for results and an action-oriented approach, pursuing work with energy and drive.
• Customer focus, building and delivering solutions that meet customer expectations.
• Credible and efficient communication across a range of channels and audiences.
• Resilience and confidence under pressure, maintaining a positive attitude despite adversity.
• A co-operative approach and partnership with others across the organisation.

Workplace

• Hybrid model: 2 office days per week.
• Based in Flutter Entertainment's Global Capability Centre in Hi-Tech City, Hyderabad.

Benefits & Perks

• Access to Learnerbly, Udemy, and a Self-Development Fund for upskilling.
• Career growth through Internal Mobility Programs.
• Comprehensive health insurance for you and dependents.
• Coverage of OPD consultations and a full body health checkup every year.
• Well-being fund and 24/7 assistance program for holistic wellness.
• Flexible leave policies, including maternity, paternity, and sabbaticals.
• Free meals, cab allowance, and a home office setup allowance.
• Employer PF contribution, gratuity, personal accident and life insurance.
• Sharesave plan to purchase discounted company shares.
• Volunteering leave and team events to build connections.
• Recognition through the Kudos platform and referral rewards.

About the Company

Flutter Entertainment is the world's largest sports betting and iGaming operator, with 15.9 million average monthly players worldwide and annual revenue of $16.4 billion in 2025. It has a portfolio of iconic brands including FanDuel, Paddy Power, Betfair, PokerStars, Sisal, and Sportsbet, and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Flutter Entertainment was recognised by TIME as one of the World's Best Companies 2025; its Hyderabad office serves as its Global Capability Centre, home to 1,000+ colleagues; and its values are Build Better Together, Own Every Outcome, Stay Curious and Grow, and Raise the Bar Everyday.