Data Technical Product Owner

About The Role

SALARY: Up to £85,271 pa dependent on experience

LOCATION: Milton Keynes

HYBRID WORKING: Our current hybrid working policy requires 60% of working time to be based in the Milton Keynes office however flexibility is expected to meet the needs of the business and the role.

HOURS / CONTRACT TYPE: Full time permanent 35 hours

CLOSING DATE: 27/11/25 We reserve the right to close the advert earlier if we receive a high volume of applications.

We're looking for a Data Technical Product Owner who will be responsible for leading, creating, developing and delivering data technical products that support and enable the development of new commercial propositions and delivery to market.

This role is being evolved to a Data Domain Technology Owner as part of our new enterprise data management operating model. Fundamentally, the role will own the technical implementation of the evolution towards a "Data Driven Business" in line with VWFS data and global business strategies.

What you'll bring:

You'll already have strong experience in a Data Technical Product Owner role within enterprise data management and you want to be part of a growing professional enterprise data management capability supporting a dynamic world class customer focused business.

You'll have strong functional knowledge of enterprise data management across data engineering, data governance, data platforms, data and AI product development, BI development and data science.

Essential experience & skills:

• You're knowledgeable and experienced in agile project delivery, data technology strategy, data engineering, data operating models and data products
• Understanding of software development processes and, applying data science methods and coding with Python
• You have knowledge and experience of enterprise data platforms across different data capabilities
• Proven track record of leading and designing new or modifying existing enterprise data IT solutions to improve business performance
• You have experience of leading or coordinating agile teams comprised of specialist IT and data technical resources
• Knowledge and experience of working in a waterfall / PRINCE2/ Agile environment with experience of agile / iterative delivery of change
• You're good at developing internal and external business relationships, using your knowledge, skills and experience for influencing
• Excellent communicator - verbal, written and presenting internal and external stakeholders)
• DAMA or equivalent data/AI professional certifications and memberships
• Agile professional certification (e.g. SAFe, SCRUM, BCS)
• You may have a combined qualification in data analytics/science & business e.g. business informatics, industrial engineering or a comparable background
• Previous experience in Financial Services, Automotive Finance or retail consumer finance (B2C)

What you'll be doing:

• You will own and drive data technical products and services from inception to completion, including enterprise data management and prioritisation of features backlog and constant iteration for data domains. Ensure product delivery runs smoothly on time and within budget and meeting commercial targets
• Lead a cross functional virtual technical team to deliver new propositions to the market
• Work closely with the wider IT Team to identify relevant resources, skills and training to develop and integrate data technical products
• Work closely with IT service management to provide 3rd level specialist data support
• Engage with, guide and support senior stakeholders - IT Senior Leadership team and BoM - to ensure understanding and buy in on data technology products, data strategy and data operating models, including monetary investment
• Develop, evolve, support and continuously improve the VWFS enterprise data management capability
• Collaborate with other Technical Product Owners, Data Technical Product Owners, Product Owners on new product requirements
• You will own the gathering and analysis of requirements, identify solution options and assessment of business and technical feasibility within the enterprise data domain to support business demand for richer data, data products and data services
• Fully own backlog prioritisation to maintain specific data technical product roadmap including prioritisation between new functional capabilities and addressing technical debt and lead on the estimating, validating and evaluating of data & AI products in line with the enterprise data management roadmap, strategy and operating model

What's in it for you?

Bonus: Discretionary 10% on target bonus (based on personal and Group company performance)

Pension: Employer pension contribution of 9% (based on employee contribution of 3%). VWFS will pay 6% if employee chooses a 2% employee contribution.

Car schemes : Choice of Employee Car Ownership (ECO) scheme for petrol/diesel and hybrid vehicles plus car insurance and fuel card

OR Company Car scheme for Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) plus car insurance cover for you and a partner/eligible family member.

Other benefits: From day 1 we provide income protection, life assurance (4x salary), retail discount vouchers, access to Care Concierge (a service to support carers of adults), along with other salary sacrifice options including a will writing service and cycle to work (subject to scheme restrictions).

Following successful completion of probation, you will have access to private medical insurance for you (with the option to buy additional family cover), access to our loan car scheme for up to 2 cars for your partner or eligible family members (subject to scheme restrictions) and during our annual benefit window you can purchase critical illness cover and dental cover, so you can select the benefits that matter to you.

We invest in our people and are passionate about driving development. You'll have access to LinkedIn Learning via our Degreed platform as well as a host of professional development programmes and opportunities to build your technical and soft skills so you can further develop your career. We also offer mentoring schemes and reciprocal partnerships recognising that we can all learn from each other in the flow of work.

About Us Why join VWFS UK?

You'll have the opportunity to make a difference through supporting us to become a Data Driven Business and help us to achieve our mission.

Our mission is straight forward; we want to be "The Key to Mobility". That means we make getting from A to B as easy and simple for as many people as possible. To truly meet the mobility needs of people in a changing world, our offering goes beyond traditional vehicle financing. We do this by providing a range of finance and aftersales products on Volkswagen Group vehicles, as well as developing innovative mobility products designed to solve real problems and support our customers.

No candidate will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!

VWFS is proud to be an inclusive employer and encourages applications from a diverse range of candidates. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion isn't just a statement for us, we encourage and aspire for all our colleagues to be their 100% self. If you need any reasonable adjustments to assist you with the application and/or recruitment processes, please contact our Resourcing Team.