Data Product Owner

Joining the Data tribe is a great opportunity to be part of our growing Data and Analytics capabilities across the organisation. We have created and launched a cloud-based data platform for Admiral and have projects working across different support and customer facing areas to use these capabilities and add significant business value.

The Data Tribe is comprised of four distinct subtribes, each providing insight into different business aspects through a variety of products. The Data Ingestion, Support & Centralised Operations Sub-Tribe is responsible for delivering high-quality, rapid data to inform decision-making, using cloud-based data pipelines from core systems and external sources. The Tooling and Integrations Sub-Tribe works on data integrations and the implementation and upkeep of visualization and reporting tools to provide enriched data that aids business decisions, including through tools like Looker, proprietary web apps, and real-time integrations. The Insights and Models Sub-Tribe dedicates itself to creating timely ML models in Pricing and Claims, unique variable services for rating, as well as enhancing Admiral's machine learning infrastructure and competency. Lastly, the Data 2 Cloud programme is aimed at facilitating the shift of data and analytics capabilities from local systems to the Google Cloud Platform.

If you are passionate about Data and understand how it drives analytics and decision making at scale, have great ideas for the future of data in Admiral and want to help us become a data first company, this job might be for you.

You will be: a skilled, motivated individual; excited by technology and using it to improve our solutions and a strong communicator, able to present information to technical and non-technical audiences frequently, promoting your product and your vision widely across the organisation.

Main Duties

• Working with the Product lead and the wider Product team to set the vision, goals, and roadmap for the squad.
• Owning and managing the product backlog for the squad including prioritising requirements in line with Admiral’s strategy and targets.
• Defining the squads in sprint work priorities and ensuring maximum value is delivered.
• Engaging with stakeholders to understand business needs, upcoming priorities, and product demand.
• Generating ideas by working with the squad and cultivating a network across the business and through external research, committees etc.
• Being a positive force for the squad, promoting the vision and ensuring everyone understands the business need.
• Manage scope dependencies within the Tribe in collaboration with the team, squad lead and other Product Owners.
• Engage with the Squad, constructively challenge, and provide continuous feedback to ensure the squad output meets requirements.
• Manage scope and business-related risks, issues and mitigations.

This is not a full definition of the role but covers the main aspects and drivers for success.

Essential Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• A good knowledge of Admiral data and it’s value to the business.
• A genuine interest in data and technology and a keen awareness of the art of the possible.
• An analytical, problem-solving mindset; understanding the bigger picture alongside sharp attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal; Translating complex business and technical concepts into clear, understandable deliverables and feeding back appropriately to stakeholders.
• Excellent prioritisation skills, to ensure the squad understand and work on the most important items.
• Experience of working in or closely in or alongside Data and/or Analytical disciplines.

Desirable Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Demonstrable experience in an Agile set up as a BA or Product Owner in which a Product Owner was present, or experience in a Product Ownership function.
• Experience using Agile working tools (i.e. Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence or similar).
• Experience working with Data Pipelines and Data Movement.
• Experience working with external suppliers and solutions.
• An understanding of the benefits of cloud technologies (AWS, Google or other).
• An awareness of Information Security and Data Protection principles.

Interview process

There will be a 1 stage interview including a presentation.

Salary, Benefits and Work-Life Balance

We do not have a set salary for this position, as it will be dependent on the successful candidate’s experience. We are happy to see CVs from all candidates who meet the requirements and will be happy to discuss the remuneration package.

At Admiral, we are proud to be a diverse business where we put our people and customers first. We have great benefits to ensure employees have a great work-life balance; it's one of the reasons we’re consistently voted one of the Sunday Times Best Big Companies to Work For in the UK. We want you to have an element of freedom to define a working lifestyle that supports this, so accommodate flexible hours wherever possible.

All colleagues will receive 33 days holiday (including banks holidays) when they join us, and this will increase with length of service, up to a maximum of 38 days (including banks holidays). You also have the option to buy or sell up to five days of annual leave in addition to your allocation.

You can also view some of our other key benefits here.

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