Data Product Owner

About The Role

As a Data Product Owner, you will be at the heart of our mission to harness the Partnership's rich data assets. You will take ownership of critical Data Products, guiding a cross-functional team and acting as the crucial bridge between business strategy and technical execution. By shaping the product roadmap and managing the backlog, you will unlock new capabilities and deliver tangible business impact. In addition to your contractual pay, any time worked between 22:00 - 06:00 will attract Night Premium at a rate of £5.00 per hour. This will also apply to existing Partners who have enrolled onto Enhanced Hours Premium arrangements.

Salary - Up to £60,000.

Contract type -  1 permanent & 1 FTC (18 Months)

Working pattern/flexible working - The Partnership has adopted a hybrid working approach, meaning you'll be able to work a mixture between the office and home based upon your personal needs whilst balancing the needs of the business. The team aim for 1day per week in the office to connect.

Location - London

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, manage, and relentlessly prioritise the product backlog to maximise business value.
• Define and communicate the product vision and roadmap, translating business strategy into an actionable delivery plan.
• Guide and task-manage a multi-disciplinary team, fostering a culture of collaboration and high performance.
• Act as the key evangelist for your data product, driving adoption and understanding across the business.
• Ensure the end-to-end delivery of product features that align with our data and business strategies.

Essential skills/experience you’ll need

• Proven experience in product roadmap development, translating business strategy into clear, actionable delivery plans.
• Expertise in prioritisation and backlog management, with a demonstrable ability to make data-informed trade-offs.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships and align diverse groups.
• A deeply data-centric mindset, with a solid understanding of data concepts and modern data warehousing architecture.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of translating complex topics into simple, compelling narratives.

Desirable skills/experience you may have

• Hands-on experience or familiarity with modern cloud data platforms, particularly Snowflake.
• A strong understanding of Agile methodologies (e.g., Scrum, Kanban).
• Previous experience in a formal Product Owner role, ideally delivering data products or analytics solutions.
• Experience working within a large, complex retail environment.

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Closing Date:

October 6, 2025

Pay:

£51,000.00 - £75,000.00 Annual

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hours Of Work:

9:00 - 17:00 (1 hour for lunch)

Job Level:

Partnership Level 7

Where You'Ll Be Working:

London Central Office, 1 Drummond Gate, London, , SW1V 2QQ

About The Partnership

We’re the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We’re not just employees, we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us.  

We’re ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose.   

As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect. 

We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we’re free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective. 

As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it.  

Important Points To Note:

It’s important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting (which may include DBS checks for successful candidates). If required, you’ll be informed and provided with information about vetting during the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays. Any DBS checks required will be carried out by a third-party registered body and financial probity checks may also be required for some of our roles.

We also recommend that you apply as soon as possible as vacancies can close early if we see a high number of applicants.  

We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.