ABOUT THE ROLE
As a Data Product Manager in the Data Management Profession you will lead cross-functional teams to deliver Partnership Data Products.
You will be responsible for developing the roadmap for the product and produce a clear and agreed plan which ensures delivery which meets all our business and customer requirements. You will be responsible for the management and sign off of the cross functional teams output and for prioritisation of the backlog. You will influence and advocate for future development based on deep knowledge of data, the data and information strategy, the business strategy and relevant industry activity.
Through your Profession you will have the opportunity to develop and stretch personally and professionally to achieve your potential.
The Partnership supports agile and flexible working practices, such as when, where and how we work. We have several different ways to work flexibly, including part-time, flexible or compressed hours, and job sharing. Head office areas also support a blended working approach.
We celebrate diversity and inclusion in the John Lewis Partnership and we are committed to becoming the UK’s most inclusive business, reflecting and connecting with the diverse communities that we serve.
* Contract type - This contract is a secondment/FTC till August 2026.
* Salary: The excepted salary for this role is upto £75000
* Working pattern/flexible working - The Partnership has adopted a hybrid working approach, meaning you'll be able to work a mixture between the office and home based upon your personal needs whilst balancing the needs of the business.
Key Responsibilities
Act in accordance with the Partnership’s purpose and democratic principles, constructively participating in co-ownership, and demonstrating to customers and each other that it is a better way of doing business. Share your knowledge, experiences, ideas and opinion to improve the Partnership, speaking honestly and frequently.
Invest in your personal and professional development to achieve your potential, by doing more, doing better, or doing different. Continuously engage with and actively contribute to your Profession
Lead Partners within multi-disciplinary and matrix teams to achieve and deliver work, in line with business outcomes and with the voice of the customer at the heart of decision making.
Support all Partners to realise their potential aligning joint expectations and goals with what has been agreed with the people manager.
- Owning the end to end lifecycle of the product including the roadmap and delivery plan for products which include commercial benefits, customer perspective, technical feasibility, benchmarked experiences and innovative thinking.
- Leading a cross-functional team to deliver the plan for the product with accountability for signing off all activity related to the Product and ensuring alignment with the relevant strategies.
- Developing a clear prioritisation process which manages the backlog and makes sure that the team are all working towards the same goal. Ensuring delivery which drives real value from the data asset, and is fully aligned to our business and data strategies.
- As an excellent communicator, ensuring the business understands what the Product can deliver, why it is important and the benefits it can bring. Influencing stakeholders to utilise the product in the way which drives greatest value.
- Instilling a culture of customer centric thinking across the Data Management profession. Driving continuous improvement in team and product performance.
Why do our Data Product Managers love working for us?
We are focused on delivering the right data, to the right place at the right time, to enable our business to make decisions and drive the best outcomes for our partners and customers. As part of the Data Product team, you will work with your business users and stakeholders to understand the strategy, and how you and your team can deliver the most valuable changes. You will work with data engineers, scrum master delivery leads, and the other teams in the Data Management Office to deliver our products roadmap.
Our data products and platforms include master data management, cloud data warehousing, data visualisation and MLOps. There is a real focus on data within the Partnership at the moment, so come join our team and be a champion of change!
Essential skills/experience you’ll need
* Project / Programme experience and experiencing in developing scope and mapping to commercial outcomes
* Excellent numerical and analytical skills with strong data analysis skills
* Excellent communicator
* Understanding of technical architecture of complex data warehouses and the supporting ecosystems
* -Understanding of the business logic of data insights and analytics
* -Experienced in matrixed ways of working
Desirable skills/experience you may have
* Understanding of Agile methodologies
* Product Ownership experience in complex / large data projects and functions
* Experience of developing one or more of the following - BI / Insight, Data Warehouse, Complex retail environments, Analytics design
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Closing Date:
November 22, 2025
Pay:
£59,000.00 - £110,000.00 Annual
Contract Type:
Temporary
Hours of Work:
35 hours per week
Job Level:
Partnership Level 6
Where You'll Be Working:
London Central Office, 1 Drummond Gate, London,, SW1V 2QQ
ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP
We’re the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We’re not just employees, we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us.
We’re ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose.
As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect.
We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we’re free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective.
As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it.
Important points to note:
It’s important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting (which may include DBS checks for successful candidates). If required, you’ll be informed and provided with information about vetting during the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays. Any DBS checks required will be carried out by a third-party registered body and financial probity checks may also be required for some of our roles.
We also recommend that you apply as soon as possible as vacancies can close early if we see a high number of applicants.
We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.