Finance Data Product Owner
Location – Bexhill or London (Hybrid)
Welcome to Hastings Direct – From our Group CFO
We’re a digital insurance provider with a clear strategy to become the best and biggest player in the UK market. As a company, we’ve made huge investments in our technology, pricing, data and analytics capabilities over the past few years, along with nurturing our 4Cs culture and substantial investment in our people. As a Finance team, we're doing exactly the same – building a market leading finance technology platform, investing in our team and our approach to leadership development, with a real focus on commercially adding value to the business.
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Role overview
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Finance Data Product Owner to join our team as part of the Finance Data Mesh (FDM) project and the broader strategic finance transformation, which includes the implementation of a new ERP system. This role is critical to achieving our vision of creating a unified, agile, and responsive financial data ecosystem that delivers timely insights while ensuring regulatory compliance.
Job details:
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You will work towards 3 key outcomes, data optimisation, enhanced data governance and a unified financial data architecture. While the day to day responsibilities of the role are dynamic and will develop over time, we have sub-categorised these accountabilities into 5 headings
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Product Ownership - this includes overseeing the development of our Finance data products and their subsequent roadmaps
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Data Governance - this means establishing and enforcing data governance policies to ensure data quality and consistency
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Collaboration - you will work closely with Finance, our Chief Information Office and business teams to gather and document data requirements as well engaging with them to understand their needs, pain points etc.
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Implementation - you will take the lead on the integration of Data Products with the new ERP system, ensuring seamless data flow
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Training & Change Management - this means developing and delivering training programmes for Finance and business users on new data products and processes
Essential skills we would love you to have:
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Proven experience as a Data Product Owner or similar role in a finance or data-related product
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A huge plus would be if you have experience in modern data architecture, preferably finance data mesh concept, metadata management, etc
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As a large part of this role includes the implementation of our new ERP systems so if you have experience in this space, it would be a big advantage
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From a technical perspective, we are looking for someone who is proficient in data modelling, integration and management tools (Python, Power BI, Snowflake, SQL etc.)
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From a personal perspective, we would like to bring someone in who has a real thirst for change, coupled with maturity to carry out strategic change across all levels.
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It is also important to us that you have excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to engage with stakeholders at all levels.
As a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are fully inclusive – what this means to you is if you’re applying for a job with us, you’ll have fair access to support and adjustments throughout your recruitment journey. We also welcome applications through the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS).For more information on the DCS, please visit our inclusive business page on our careers website Diversity, inclusion, equality and fairness with Hastings Direct | Hastings Direct Careers
Regrettably we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role
Benefits: in addition to a competitive salary and £5k car allowance you will also receive…
Flexible working – we champion a flexible hybrid working approach – please speak to your recruiter to discuss in more detail
Competitive bonus scheme - all colleagues are eligible for our annual 4Cs performance bonus
Physical wellbeing – as a Band 4 colleague, Hastings pay for you to receive private medical Insurance (also known as PMI). This gives you flexibility and convenience to see a specialist or consultant and allows you to decide when and where you will be seen
Financial wellbeing – as well as providing you with 4x your salary with our life assurance cover, income protection at no extra cost, and matched pension contributions up to 10%, we are proud to provide you with an award winning package which includes – discounts, cashback, free independent mortgage advice and free access to financial wellbeing support
Mental wellbeing programme – we have the thrive mental health app, our colleague assistance programme available 24/7, our own in-house mental health first aiders, support groups and a dedicated team to make sure we are covering your needs
There's more! – 27 days annual leave + bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell one of your weeks, access to our health care cash back plans, dental plans, discounted health assessments, Cycle to work and tech schemes, discounted and free onsite facilities, social events throughout the year and much more ….
Join us and you’ll find a different way of doing things. We call it the 4Cs. We focus on getting it right for our colleagues, customers, company and community. As one of our colleagues, you’ll be helping to drive our growth, so in return, we’ll give you all the support, training and development you need. Our 4Cs principles are simple: we believe by creating the right culture for our colleagues and giving them the right tools to do their job, we’ll deliver good outcomes for every customer, helping us to grow the company profitably and sustainably and allowing us to invest in the communities we serve.
At Hastings Direct, we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone has the opportunity to succeed. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, we encourage you to be open with us. Our recruitment team is here to provide the support you need to ensure a fair and accessible experience for all.
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