The Data Product Owner defines and prioritizes data and AI-driven products, managing the relationship between business stakeholders and data teams while driving operational efficiency and value realization.
The Data Product Owner is responsible for defining, prioritising, and delivering data and AI-driven products that drive operational and commercial value. Working closely with the other Product Owners, they act as the bridge between business stakeholders and data/technology teams, ensuring that data, analytics, and AI initiatives are aligned to business priorities and deliver measurable outcomes. The role plays a key part in enabling the organisation to leverage data and artificial intelligence to improve decision-making, operational efficiency, and future capability.
Key Responsibilities
- Own data and AI product roadmap and strategy
- Translate business needs into a prioritised backlog
- Respond to shifting business priorities
- Manage stakeholder engagement across business and IT
- Lead Agile delivery and sprint prioritisation
- Own full lifecycle from discovery to adoption
- Ensure data quality, governance, and compliance
- Drive adoption and business change
- Track performance and value realisation
- Data Quality & Governance: Ensure data reliability, security, compliance, and usability, acting as the guardian of data trust
Accountability
Accountable for delivery, adoption, and value realisation of data and AI products across the organisation.
Accountable for delivery, adoption, and value realisation of data and AI products across the organisation.
Experience and Qualifications
- Experience as Product Owner or Business Analyst
- Strong understanding of data platforms, analytics, and emerging AI use cases
- Excellent stakeholder management and prioritisation skills
- Agile delivery experience
- Knowledge of data governance and security standards desirable
- Use of Jira for requirement documentation
- Strategic Thinking: Ability to align data products with overall business goals
- Product Mindset: Focusing on outcomes (e.g., better decisions) rather than just outputs (e.g., more reports)
Salary and Benefits
We offer a competitive salary based on experience along with a full benefits package.
Network Plus is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.
We are Armed Forces-friendly. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, armed forces veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.
We understand that privacy and the security of your personal information is extremely important. By applying for this role, you agree to the terms of our privacy policy.
About
Network Plus is an award-winning business delivering essential utility and infrastructure services for the UK’s major providers of gas, power, telecoms, transport, water, and wastewater.We value the variety of experience, perspective, and other points of difference our workforce, clients, and supply chain offer.We are actively working with colleagues across the Network Plus Group to develop an inclusive environment – we want all our employees to feel valued and included to enable everyone to thrive at work and understand the value of their contribution matters no matter their background, identity, or circumstances.
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