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:
1. Product Ownership - overseeing the development of our Finance data products and their subsequent roadmaps.
2. Data Governance - establishing and enforcing data governance policies to ensure data quality and consistency.
3. Collaboration - working closely with Finance, our Chief Information Office and business teams to gather and document data requirements and understand their needs and pain points.
4. Implementation - leading the integration of Data Products with the new ERP system, ensuring seamless data flow.
5. Training & Change Management - developing and delivering training programmes for Finance and business users on new data products and processes.
Essential skills we would love you to have:
1. Proven experience as a Data Product Owner or similar role in a finance or data-related product.
2. Experience in modern data architecture, preferably finance data mesh concept, metadata management, etc.
3. Experience in the implementation of ERP systems.
4. Proficiency in data modelling, integration and management tools (Python, Power BI, Snowflake, SQL etc.).
5. A real thirst for change, coupled with maturity to carry out strategic change across all levels.
6. 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. 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 pays for you to receive private medical Insurance (PMI).
Financial wellbeing – providing you with 4x your salary with our life assurance cover, income protection at no extra cost, and matched pension contributions up to 10%.
Mental wellbeing programme – access to the thrive mental health app, our colleague assistance programme available 24/7, and in-house mental health first aiders.
There's more! – 27 days annual leave + bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell one of your weeks, access to health care cash back plans, dental plans, and discounted health assessments.
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. 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.
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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