Finance Data Product Owner

Job Type:  Permanent – Senior Leadership Band 1

Location: Hybrid (Edinburgh, Wythall or Telford)

Flexible working: All of our roles are open to part-time, job-share and other types of flexibility. We will discuss what is important to you and balancing this with business requirements during the recruitment process. You can read more about Phoenix Flex here.

Closing Date: Tuesday 5th November

Salary and benefits: £80,000 - £110,000 plus up to 60% bonus, private medical cover, 38 days annual leave, excellent pension, 12x salary life assurance, career breaks, income protection, 3x volunteering days and much more

Who are we?

We want to be the best place that any of our 6,600 colleagues have ever worked.

We’re the UK’s largest long-term savings and retirement business. We offer a range of products across our market-leading brands, Standard Life, SunLife, Phoenix Life and ReAssure. Around 1 in 5 people in the UK has a pension with us. We’re a FTSE 100 organisation that is tackling key issues such as transitioning our portfolio to net zero by 2050, and we’re not done yet.

The role

We have brand new role in the Finance Data Systems and Change Team for an Finance Data Product Owner to own, evolve and deliver the product vision and roadmap for the finance data platform, ensuring it aligns with overall business and data strategy. This a brilliant opportunity to drive change and help shape and mould the future of Phoenix’s finance systems.

The successful applicant will blend technical and Finance expertise with a passion for driving the business forward through the access and availability of data. This person has an opportunity to work with IT and Finance to shape, design and build the data strategy and Finance data platform.

You will act as agent of change, utilising Agile methodology to Partner with design teams to develop approaches in line with Product Principles, provide critical feedback, challenge assumptions, and drive pragmatic solutions that balance technical excellence with business needs.

What are we looking for?

• Proven experience in leading and managing data product teams within a complex organization, preferably in the financial services industry
• Deep understanding of the platform / product principles and agile methodologies, tools, and techniques
• Energy and passion for Data and the opportunities this can drive for an organisation
• Excellent communication skills, happy to challenge the status quo and sees the big picture

We want to hire the whole version of you.

We are committed to ensuring that everyone feels accepted and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If your experience looks different from what we’ve advertised and you believe that you can bring value to the role, we’d love to hear from you.

 If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know so we can help you to be at your best.

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