Product Owner - Data & Insights Heathrow, England
Job description
We are seeking talented Product Owners with strong experience in Data & Insights.
Are you a skilled and experienced Product Owner with a strong background in data and insights? British Airways is seeking a proactive and detail-oriented professional to join our team as a Data & Insight Product Owner. In this role, you will be responsible for managing the implementation, change, and improvement of data and insight products for British Airways, ensuring delivery to agreed timescales, cost, and quality.
As a Data & Insight Product Owner, you will play a crucial role in managing the backlog of implementation, change, and improvement of Data & Insight Products across existing and future portfolios. You will work closely with various stakeholders, coordinating the team to deliver assigned D&I Products backlog. Your responsibilities will include funding, governance, design, quality assurance, and resourcing of the portfolios.
What you'll do:
- Manage product backlogs for different Data and Insights portfolios, ensuring coordination and delivery of assigned products within defined parameters.
- Establish and maintain effective external relationships with contractors and suppliers of products, addressing issues and negotiating contracts.
- Develop and maintain close relationships with key internal stakeholders to scope, design, and prioritise backlogs for assigned products.
- Accountable for product processes, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
- Manage a team, ensuring appropriate resourcing, motivation, and skill development.
- Perform compliance reviews, contributing to the improvement of product standards and processes.
We're looking for:
A track record of consistently delivering complex products with support from Data Team managers, along with a good understanding of Data and project methodologies. You should be adaptable to embrace change and ensure effective implementation, effectively apply supplier management skills and techniques, demonstrate strong skills in risk, quality, financial, resource, and design management, have experience in people management including performance evaluation and development, and possess familiarity with reporting usage and the ability to write basic SQL code.
In addition, you'll bring:
- Significant product/project management experience in a technical department/company.
- Knowledge of Data departments.
- People management experience.
- Numeric Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Sciences, or equivalent.
- Knowledge of Data products, including Data cloud solutions like AWS and Snowflake.
- Experience with agile methodologies (Product Owner, Scrum Master, SAFe Agilist).
Training:
Our company offers a wide range of training opportunities to enhance your skills and knowledge. You will have access to various courses and workshops covering both technical and soft skills. We believe in investing in our employees' growth and providing the resources needed to succeed in their roles.
Our Corporate and Support roles come with big potential to make your mark on our business. The airline industry changes so fast that we’re constantly evolving and finding new ways to impress customers and get ahead of our competitors. If you’re an innovator and brave and bold thinker, you will be in your element at British Airways.
Your impact on British Airways will be rewarded with a competitive rewards package plus the opportunity to develop and progress your career in many directions.
Not only will you have the chance to further your career development within BA, you’ll have access to our competitive reward and benefits package. This includes core company paid benefits such as a Defined Contribution pension scheme, generous Life Assurance cover and a whole host of options to support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing. You can also sign up for a range of voluntary benefits such as Private Medical cover, Dental and Critical Illness cover, Technology Scheme, Cycle to Work and Electric Car Scheme. And of course, you’ll be able to enjoy the benefit of staff travel as soon as you join us
At British Airways we all have a part to play in creating an inclusive place to work. Diverse representation among our people is really important to us and we recognise that all our colleagues are uniquely different and bring their own originality, creativity and identity to work.
Inclusion and diversity is a key driver of innovation and we’re committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they can be themselves. We’re looking for people from all backgrounds and cultures to join us and be a part of our journey to become a Better BA as we continue to connect Britain with the world and the world with Britain.
N.B. We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date in the event of an overwhelming response or a change in business priorities
