Data and AI Technical Product Owner - Milton KeynesData Technical Product OwnerSalary Starting from £63,750, company car scheme with a brand new car from day one up to the value of £56,000, fuel card, 2 additional vehicles for family members after 6 months, annual discretionary bonus and salary review, 27 days holiday and so much more.Full Time Permanent Role based in Milton KeynesAdvert Closes - 29th December 2024As a Technical Product Owner within our organisation, you will be responsible for the creation, development and delivery of technical products that support and enable the development of new commercial propositions and delivery to market. You'll also be responsible for ensuring the constant iteration of the data technical platforms to support VWFS commercial aspirationsYou will establish advanced data analytics and move towards AI as a core competence of the company and, lead on developing and implementing data and AI products. Fundamentally, the role will own the technical implementation of the evolution towards a "Data Driven Business" in line with VWFS global strategyLeading the iterative process of data product development from idea creation to operation and continuously seek to maximise the expected business value and user satisfaction while ensuring the technical feasibility and compliance of data science and machine learning applicationsIf you already have experience in a Technical Product Owner role within enterprise, data and AI, we would really like to hear from you before the advert closes on Friday 16th AugustWhat's in it for you?A salary from £63,759 subject to experience. You'll also receive an excellent benefits package including tax efficient company car scheme with a brand new car from day one up to the value of £56,000, fuel card, 2 additional vehicles for family members after 6 months, annual discretionary bonus and salary review, 27 days holiday with the option to purchase more, access to various health & wellbeing services, private medical insurance after 6 months as well as career progression, professional development, access to LinkedIn Learning This is how you can add value:You will already have experience in a Technical Product Owner role within enterprise data and AIGood knowledge and experience in agile project delivery, data technology strategy and data productsYou have understanding of software development processes and, applying data science methods and coding with PythonProven track record of designing new or modifying existing data and BI based IT solutions to improve business performanceYou have experience of leading or coordinating agile teams comprised of specialist technical resourcesKnowledge and experience of working in a waterfall / PRINCE2/ Agile environment with experience of agile / iterative delivery of changeExpert functional knowledge of data, AI, business intelligence and reporting solutionsYou're good at developing internal and external business relationships, using your knowledge, skills and experience for influencing Excellent communicator - verbal, written and presentingAgile certification (e.g. SAFe, SCRUM)You may have a combined qualification in data analytics & business e.g. business informatics, industrial engineering or a comparable backgroundPrevious experience in Financial Services, Automotive Finance or retail consumer finance (B2C)These are some of your main responsibilities:You will own and drive data and AI technical products and services from inception to completion, including management and prioritisation of features backlog and constant iteration. Ensure product delivery runs smoothly on time and within budget and meeting commercial targetsLead a cross functional virtual technical team to deliver new propositions to the marketWork closely with the wider IT Team to identify relevant resources, skills and training to develop and integrate data technical productsAlso work closely with IT service management to provide 3rd level specialist data supportEngage with, guide and support senior stakeholders - IT Senior Leadership team and BoM - to ensure understanding and buy-in on data technology products, data strategy and data operating models, including monetary investment Collaborate with other Technical Product Owners, Data Product Owners, Product Owners on new product requirementsYou will own the gathering and analysis of requirements, identify solution options and assessment of business and technical feasibility within the enterprise data and AI domain to support business demand for richer dataRepresent IT as a key member of the Data & AI Strategy Working Group Fully own backlog prioritisation to maintain specific data technical product roadmap including prioritisation between new functional capabilities and addressing technical debt and lead on the estimating, validating and evaluating of data & AI products Work closely with HQ to understand and influence the VWFS data and AI technology product roadmaps to ensure technical capabilities required by the UK market are available in a timely mannerAct as the SPOC (Single Point of Contact) for the UK adoption of data & AI technology products within the data product specialismSupport the Enterprise Data, BI, data product teams and, the HQ Data & Analytics teams in preparing, modelling, and visualising dataWork with the rest of the Enterprise Data capability for Data & AI Architecture, Data Governance, Data Platforms, Data Operations, Data SMEs, Data Engineering and BI Development to understand technical feasibility of solution options - inception to delivery Ensure knowledge transfer to Enterprise Data, Data Product teams, AMS Support and other stakeholders Manage, support and coach the Data Engineers, Data Analysts, Data Platform Engineers and BI Developers and work closely with other key Data SMEs within our businessSupport the development and implementation of data operating models, data technology strategy, master data management, data technology proof of concepts and data technology product innovationAbout Volkswagen Financial ServicesOur mission is straight forward, we want to be 'The Key to Mobility'. What does that mean? To make getting from A-to-B as easy and simple for as many people as possible. To truly meet the mobility needs of people in a changing world, our offering goes beyond traditional vehicle financing. We do this by providing a range of finance and aftersales products on Volkswagen Group vehicles, as well as developing innovative mobility products designed to solve real problems and support our customers.Volkswagen Financial Services is committed to being an inclusive employer and we welcome applications from everyone. Diversity and Inclusion is not just a statement for us and we are nurturing an environment where everyone can be their 100% self. If there is anything we can do to support you being your 100% self during our recruitment process, please let us know and we will support you as best we can