Data Product Owner

Overview

At OSB Group, we're shaping the future of specialist lending through smart, responsible use of data. We're looking for an experienced Data Product Owner to play a key role in delivering our data platform roadmap and helping us unlock measurable value for our customers and colleagues. The role reports into the Lead Data Product Owner and works alongside other Product Owners and teams. This is a high-impact role where you'll combine strategic thinking, stakeholder engagement and Agile delivery expertise to shape, prioritise and deliver data platform capabilities that support business growth and regulatory excellence. The role can be based from our Wolverhampton or Chatham office and will require occasional travel between OSB Group locations.

What you will be doing

As a Data Product Owner, you'll own and deliver OSB-focused data platform backlogs, shaping initiatives from discovery through to live implementation, aligned to the overarching data platform roadmap. You will build and maintain strong relationships with product owners, business analysts, engineering teams and vendors.

• Create, maintain and execute near term roadmap, aligned with broader strategic goals and priorities
• Translate business needs into clear EPICs, user stories and acceptance criteria
• Work with stakeholders and SMEs to define success measures and ensure delivered features realise measurable business and operational value
• Drive the vision for the data platform, ensuring solutions are robust, scalable, secure and aligned to architecture and governance standards
• Apply Lean Agile and SAFe practices to maximise flow of value and support continuous improvement
• Collaborate with product owners, solution managers and cross-functional teams to ensure alignment to Program Increment objectives
• Provide guidance, coaching and mentorship to delivery teams, fostering a culture of innovation and high product standards
• Represent the Data teams in ideation workshops with cross-functional leaders to identify ideas, customer needs and solution options

What\'s in it for you?

• Base salary between £75,000 - £95,000 depending on experience
• Enhanced family-focused benefits
• Annual bonus opportunity up to 25%
• 30 days annual leave + bank holidays

Please use this link to see the fantastic benefits available at OSB: https://www.osb.co.uk/careers/overview

Do you have the skills?

We are looking for talented individuals who have the experience and knowledge set out below:

• Significant experience as a Product Owner, Product Business Owner or similar role within financial services, with hands-on experience working in Agile and SAFe frameworks, including PI planning and delivery ceremonies
• Strong understanding of data solutions and the ability to translate complex data concepts into business-focused outcomes
• Experience with cloud or hybrid data architectures (Azure experience desirable)
• Experience managing data backlogs and product roadmaps within an Agile delivery environment
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to explain complex data concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences

Next steps

If this sounds like you, apply now! Shortlisted candidates will go through a personalised recruitment process, that is relevant and conversational and inclusive of any individual reasonable support required. We want to bring out the best in you.

Diversity & Inclusion: We champion diversity at all levels, with Board-level Diversity Champions tracking our progress. We are signed up to the Women in Finance Charter to support the growth and development of senior women in our sector and are dedicated to treating all employees and job applicants equally, opposed to discrimination on any grounds.

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