Product Owner / Manager
Posted Today by Montash
Negotiable
Inside
Remote
United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Product Owner/Manager (Data Focus) in the water/utilities sector involves overseeing the delivery of critical data products to enhance reporting, decision-making, and operational performance. The position requires collaboration with various stakeholders to translate operational and regulatory requirements into actionable product outcomes. A strong background in data product management within a regulated environment is essential, particularly in water or utilities. The role is remote with occasional travel and is classified as inside IR35.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own and prioritise data product roadmaps, backlogs and delivery plans
- Translate operational and regulatory requirements into clear delivery outcomes
- Work with engineers, analysts and architects to manage dependencies and delivery risks
- Engage senior stakeholders and operational SMEs to align priorities and drive adoption
- Support governance, documentation, ownership models and decision tracking
- Identify risks, platform dependencies and live service issues across delivery cycles
Key Skills:
- Strong background as a Product Owner, Product Manager or Data Product Manager
- Proven experience delivering data products, reporting solutions or data platforms
- Mandatory experience within water, utilities or a closely related regulated operational sector
- Good understanding of datasets, pipelines, reporting, lineage, reuse and data quality
- Familiarity with cloud data ecosystems, ideally Azure and Power BI
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Product Owner / Manager (Data Focus) - Water/Utilities
Contract: Inside IR35
Length: Initial 6 months
Start: ASAP - Fast Moving Interview process
Location: Remote with occasional ad hoc travel
Language: English
I'm working with a major organisation operating in a highly regulated utilities environment that is looking for a Product Owner/Data Product Owner to support the delivery of critical data products across the business. This role sits at the intersection of operations, data and technology , owning product roadmaps and delivery priorities for data products that improve reporting, decision-making, regulatory visibility and operational performance. Water/utilities sector experience is a mandatory requirement for this role. You will take ownership of data product roadmaps, backlogs and delivery priorities, working closely with business stakeholders, operational SMEs, data engineers, analysts and architects. You'll translate operational and regulatory requirements into clear product outcomes, helping teams deliver scalable data solutions that create measurable business value.
- Key Responsibilities
- Own and prioritise data product roadmaps, backlogs and delivery plans
- Translate operational and regulatory requirements into clear delivery outcomes
- Work with engineers, analysts and architects to manage dependencies and delivery risks
- Engage senior stakeholders and operational SMEs to align priorities and drive adoption
- Support governance, documentation, ownership models and decision tracking
- Identify risks, platform dependencies and live service issues across delivery cycles
Required Experience
- Strong background as a Product Owner, Product Manager or Data Product Manager
- Proven experience delivering data products, reporting solutions or data platforms
- Mandatory experience within water, utilities or a closely related regulated operational sector
- Good understanding of datasets, pipelines, reporting, lineage, reuse and data quality
- Familiarity with cloud data ecosystems, ideally Azure and Power BI
Candidates without water or utilities experience unfortunately cannot be considered for this rol.