Data Product Owner

About the team:

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 work alongside other Product Owners and

This is a high-impact role where you'll combine strategic thinking, strong 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 all OSB Group locations.

What you will be doing:

As a Data Product Owner, you'll be responsible for owning and delivering OSB-focused data platform backlogs, shaping initiatives from discovery through to live implementation, aligned to the overarching data platform roadmap. Your previous experience in a similar role will ensure you build and maintain strong trusting relationships with product owners, business analysts, engineering teams and vendors to be successful.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Create, maintain and execute near term roadmap, ensuring it is aligned with broader strategic goals and priorities
• Translate business needs into clear EPICs, user stories and acceptance criteria
• Work closely 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 agreed 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
• Representing the Data teams in ideation workshops with cross functional leaders where new ideas are identified along with customer needs, pain points and solution options

What's in it for you?

• Base salary between £75,000 - £95,000 dependant upon experience

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
• Proven experience delivering data change initiatives
• 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:

Shortlisted candidates will go through a personalised recruitment process, that is relevant and conversational - inclusive 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 proud to be signed up to the Women in Finance Charter to actively support the growth and development of senior women in our sector and are dedicated to treating all our employees and job applicants equally, opposed to discrimination on any grounds.