About the role
This is a fantastic opportunity to join our team and play a leading
role in defining, building and launching Store data product that have a real
impact on Tesco business and colleagues.
As
a Lead Product Manager, you will evolve and drive the product vision, strategy
and delivery of Store Data Products that empower Tesco colleagues to deliver an
exceptional shopping experience. You will define the product roadmap,
prioritise features and ensure alignment with business objectives and user
needs. Working closely with cross functional teams, including engineering,
analytics, stores and external partners, you will translate complex business
challenges to improve store efficiency and colleague productivity. You will
champion innovation, leverage store data and advanced analytics and ensure
products deliver measurable impact on operational performance and colleague
experience.
This is a hybrid role with the expectation of being based at our
London and Welwyn Garden City offices 3 days a week.
You will be responsible for
Product Strategy and Delivery
· Define and own the product
vision and roadmap for Store Data Products, ensuring alignment with business
goals and customer experience objectives.
· Prioritise work and decisively
resolve trade-offs with peers and senior leaders to maximise business value.
· Translate complex business
challenges into innovative, data-driven solutions that improve store efficiency
and colleague productivity.
· Effectively document and
explain new requirements to engineering teams using user stories with
acceptance criteria and help break down complex work into smaller, deliverable
chunks for faster delivery.
· Steer sprint and release
planning sessions with engineering counterparts to plan iterations that deliver
maximum business value with minimal effort.
· Prioritise, coordinate, and
communicate the resolution of live product issues independently.
Team Leadership and Talent Development
· Build and nurture a
high-performing team of Product Managers based on business needs and strategic
priorities.
· Empower and develop your team
to continually deliver value, fostering a culture of inclusion, innovation, and
continuous learning.
· Support recruitment,
onboarding, and targeted upskilling initiatives to develop expertise in product
management, data analytics, and emerging technologies.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
· Partner with engineering,
analytics, store operations and external vendors to deliver high quality,
scalable data products.
· Drive acceptance and adoption
of ideas and improvements with product teams and engineering stakeholders.
· Provide leadership and
direction to cross functional teams on short term tasks and mid / long term
priorities.
· Identify and remove challenges
faced by the team by working with your Head of Product and other stakeholders,
proactively flagging risks or delays.
Technical and Data Expertise
· Leverage store data, advanced
analytics and emerging technologies to shape product capabilities.
· Collaborate with data engineering
and analytics teams to ensure robust data pipelines, governance and compliance.
· Explore opportunities to
integrate AI and machine learning into Store Data Products for predictive
insights and automation.
Governance and Compliance
· Ensure data products adhere to
governance, security and ethical standards.
· Promote data quality,
discoverability, and compliance across all product initiatives.
You will need
· Evolves / sets vision and
strategy for product areas, develops and baselines product OKRs.
· Appraises and analyses customer
research results to influence product outcomes and strategic goals.
· Understands how diverse
personas or customer groups perceive, interpret and experience products in
different ways.
· Applies UX/UI disciplines and
principles to product design, ensuring intuitive and customer-friendly
interaction.
· Develops hypothesis statements
and collaborates with engineers to set up and execute experiments.
· Understands AI productivity
technology systems and monitors health metrics.
· Engages in market research,
leveraging insights to shape product vision and strategic direction aligned
with business, technology goals and customer expectations.
· Utilises various data types
appropriately, knowing when to apply quantitative and/or qualitative data.
· Applies knowledge of the
Product Management lifecycle, delivery processes, and Agile principles to
discover, design, define, develop and deliver incremental opportunities that
drive growth and value.
Whats in it for you?
We’re all about the little helps. That’s why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you – both in and out of work. Click Here to find out more!
* Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary
* Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
* Private medical insurance
* 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years’ service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
* Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing
About Us
Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is ‘Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day’. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet.
We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We’re proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we’re committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please click here.
We’re a big business and we can offer a range of diverse full-time & part-time working patterns across our many business areas, which means that we can find something that works for you. We work in a more blended pattern - combining office and remote working. Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate. If you are applying internally, please speak to the Hiring Manager about how this can work for you - Everyone is welcome at Tesco.