Data Analyst

About the Role: We are seeking an experienced Product Lead to drive the roadmap, prioritisation, and delivery of data and analytics products within a leading UK telecommunications organisation. This role sits within a Consumer Business Intelligence & Visualisation function and is responsible for translating business objectives into scalable data products, actionable insights, and reporting solutions that support strategic decision-making. The successful candidate will work closely with business stakeholders, data engineering teams, BI developers, and offshore delivery partners to ensure successful product delivery using Agile methodologies.

Key Responsibilities

Product Strategy & Roadmap

• Own the end-to-end product lifecycle for assigned data and analytics products.

• Define and maintain product roadmaps aligned to business priorities and strategic objectives.

• Drive product vision, prioritisation, and value delivery across multiple stakeholder groups.

• Identify opportunities to improve reporting, analytics capability, and business insight generation.

Stakeholder Management

• Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and delivery teams.

• Build strong relationships across Commercial, Consumer, Finance, Technology, Marketing, and Analytics functions.

• Facilitate workshops to gather, challenge, and refine business requirements.

• Provide clear communication on delivery progress, risks, roadmap changes, and dependencies.

Agile Product Delivery

• Manage product backlogs and prioritise requirements based on business value.

• Create and maintain user stories, acceptance criteria, and detailed product requirements.

• Lead backlog refinement, sprint planning, and delivery governance activities.

• Ensure Agile best practices are followed throughout the delivery lifecycle.

Data & Analytics Leadership

• Collaborate with Data Engineers, BI Developers, Analysts, and Architects to deliver scalable reporting and analytics solutions.

• Ensure delivered products meet business, technical, and data governance standards.

• Support data validation, testing, quality assurance, and user acceptance processes. \• Promote adoption of reusable, governed, and scalable data solutions.

Required Experience Essential

• 5+ years' experience in Product Owner, Product Manager, Product Lead, Analytics Lead, or Data Product Management roles.

• Proven experience delivering data, reporting, analytics, or business intelligence products.

• Strong background working within Agile environments.

• Experience managing product roadmaps, backlogs, and delivery priorities.

• Strong stakeholder management skills across business and technical teams.

• Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.

• Experience coordinating cross-functional and geographically distributed teams.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

Technical Skills Candidates should demonstrate practical experience in several of the following:

Data & Analytics Platforms • Databricks • Snowflake • Azure Data Platform • Teradata • SQL-based data warehouses

Business Intelligence & Visualisation • Power BI • MicroStrategy • Qlik Sense / QlikView • Tableau.

Delivery & Collaboration Tools • Jira • Azure DevOps • Confluence

Data Skills • SQL • Data Warehousing Concepts • Data Modelling • Data Validation & Testing • Reporting and Analytics Governance

Nice to Have • Python • Data Product Management Frameworks • SAFe Agile Environment Experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent professional experience.

• Certified SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM), Scrum Product Owner, Agile Practitioner, or equivalent certification.

• Relevant Data & Analytics or Product Management certifications are advantageous.