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About the Role

As our Data Product Owner and Delivery Lead, you will be an integral part of our Analytics Projects Team within Claims. You will be responsible for delivering high-quality data products and services that support various aspects of our insurance business, focused around our initiatives within Claims and our three-year plans. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to define, prioritize, and lead the development of data solutions that enable data-driven decision-making and business growth.

Responsibilities

Leading and managing data products, including data pipelines, data warehouses, and analytics tools, throughout their lifecycle from ideation to delivery.
Owning end-to-end delivery planning for data products, including scope, milestones, dependencies, risks, and issue management.
Collaborating with business stakeholders to gather and understand data requirements, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
Working with team members and coordinating across business and technical teams to balance demand, capacity, and delivery commitments.
Defining and communicating the product vision.
Defining acceptance criteria for user stories and performing regular testing to ensure data product quality and reliability meet defined criteria.
Providing clear delivery reporting to stakeholders, including progress, risks, decisions, and escalations where required.
Acting as a bridge between technical and non-technical stakeholders, ensuring clear and effective communication of project progress.
Maintaining and prioritizing the product backlog, ensuring user stories and tasks are well-defined, estimated, and ready for development.
Proactively identifying opportunities for process improvements and driving initiatives to enhance data product development and delivery.

Requirements

Demonstrable experience in leading and managing data products throughout their lifecycle.
Demonstrable experience in owning end-to-end delivery planning for data products.
Demonstrable experience in collaborating with business stakeholders to gather and understand data requirements.
Demonstrable experience in defining and communicating the product vision.
Demonstrable experience in defining acceptance criteria for user stories and performing regular testing.
Demonstrable experience in providing clear delivery reporting to stakeholders.
Demonstrable experience in acting as a bridge between technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Demonstrable experience in maintaining and prioritizing the product backlog.
Demonstrable experience in proactively identifying opportunities for process improvements.
Experience as a Product Owner or Delivery Lead in a data-focused environment.
Strong understanding of data engineering, data warehousing, and analytics concepts.
Experience in risk and dependency management alongside stakeholder reporting.
Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
Ability to discuss technical and non-technical information at both levels.
Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies, SQL, and Power BI.
Thorough referencing process, including credit and criminal record checks.

Skills

Data Product Ownership
Delivery Leadership
Data Pipelines
Data Warehousing
Analytics Tools
Agile/Scrum Methodologies
SQL
Power BI
Risk Management
Dependency Management
Stakeholder Reporting
Requirement Gathering
Product Backlog Management
Process Improvement

Location

Leicester (hybrid)
London (hybrid)
Bexhill (hybrid)

Work Type

Hybrid
Fixed Term Contract

Experience Level

Product Owner or Delivery Lead experience in a data-focused environment

Salary/Compensations

Competitive salary
£5k car allowance

Benefits

Flexible working
Competitive bonus scheme
Private medical insurance
Life assurance cover (4x salary)
Income protection
Matched pension contributions up to 10%
Discounts
Cashback
Free independent mortgage advice
Free access to financial wellbeing support
Thrive mental health app
Colleague assistance programme (24/7)
In-house mental health first aiders
Support groups
27 days annual leave + bank holidays
Option to buy or sell one week of annual leave
Health care cash back plans
Dental plans
Discounted health assessments
Cycle to work scheme
Tech scheme
Discounted and free onsite facilities
Social events

About the Company

Hastings Direct is a digital insurance provider with ambitious plans to become The Best and Biggest in the UK market.
We have made huge investments in our data and tech capabilities.
We nurture our 4Cs culture (Colleagues, Customers, Company, Community).
We provide insurance for over four million customers.
Hastings Group is an equal opportunities employer.
Hastings Direct is a fast growing, agile, digitally focused general insurance provider of products and services to over 4 million customers in the UK, employing over 4,600 colleagues.
Our vision is to be the best and biggest digital insurance provider in the market.
It's a dynamic, flexible, fun and constantly changing environment.

Equal Opportunity

As a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are fully inclusive.
If you’re applying for a job with us, you’ll have fair access to support and adjustments throughout your recruitment journey.
We also welcome applications through the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS).
Hastings Group is an equal opportunities employer which means we treat people fairly.
We welcome applications from all suitably skilled persons regardless of their gender, age, race, disability, ethnic background, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or marital/family status.
At Hastings Direct, we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone has the opportunity to succeed.
If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, we encourage you to be open with us.
Our recruitment team is here to provide the support you need to ensure a fair and accessible experience for all.