Gerrard White Consulting
Lead Insurance Data Product Owner and Data Product Owner
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Lead Insurance Data Product Owner and Data Product Owner
Lead Insurance Data Product Owner & Data Product Owner
Location: Hybrid working in Surrey
Salary: Up to £80,000 + Bonus + Excellent Benefits
Contract: Permanent
About the Role
Lead the Next Generation of Data Products in a Top UK Insurance Business
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Lead Data Product Owner to play a pivotal role in building a brand-new enterprise Data function within one of the UK's largest personal lines insurance organisations.
Following a major acquisition and the integration of three well-established insurance businesses, the organisation is creating a market-leading data capability to support its future growth. This is a unique chance to join at the start of this journey and influence how data products are designed, delivered, and scaled across the business.
The organisation is making significant investments in:
- A market-leading core insurance platform (EIS)
- Azure
- Databricks
- AI-driven capabilities
With data at the heart of business transformation, you'll be joining an organisation recognised as one of the most advanced users of data within the UK insurance market.
This role offers unparalleled potential to shape strategy, influence senior stakeholders, and deliver high-value data products. A genuine opportunity to make long-term impact.
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Key Responsibilities
- Own the vision, roadmap, and delivery of strategic data products
- Prioritise and manage a value-driven backlog across data, analytics, and MI initiatives
- Translate complex business requirements into well-defined epics, features, and user stories
- Lead Agile Scrum teams comprising:
- Data Engineers
- Analysts
- QA & Technical Specialists
- Build and sustain strong relationships with senior stakeholders across multiple business functions
- Balance competing priorities, manage dependencies, and remove delivery blockers
- Drive product ownership best practice across the wider Data function
- Champion continuous improvement, innovation, and adoption of modern data technologies
- Ensure product delivery aligns with:
- Commercial objectives
- Customer outcomes
- Regulatory requirements
About You
You’ll need an experienced Product Owner with a strong background in delivering data products within insurance (or another highly regulated environment). You combine commercial awareness with a technical understanding, and you thrive in translating business strategy into successful product delivery.
Ideal candidates will have:
- Proven experience as a Lead/ Senior Product Owner or Data Product Owner
- Previous experience in the insurance sector (personal lines highly beneficial)
- Strong understanding of:
- Data platforms
- Analytics and MI
- Modern cloud-based data solutions
- Experience with:
- Azure
- Databricks
- Similar data platforms
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, including influencing strategies at senior levels
- Strong Agile delivery experience with Scrum teams
- Experience in creating and managing:
- Product roadmaps
- Prioritised backlogs
- Knowledge of SQL and data concepts
- A collaborative leadership style, with a passion for delivering business value through data
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Why Join Us?
This is far more than a BAU Product Owner role—it’s about shaping the future. You’ll join at the inception of a brand-new enterprise Data function, backed by significant investment in:
- Technology
- AI
- Cloud data platforms
The organisation is uniting three major insurance operations to become one of the UK’s largest personal lines insurers, offering an unparalleled chance to influence how data products are delivered at scale.
You’ll work with experienced data professionals, drive enterprise-wide transformation, and help define the future of data across the business for years to come.
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