Associate Director- Product Owner

Intuita; Newbury; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job description

We're Intuita - an ambitious, fast growing consultancy that's making waves in both the consultancy and technology space.

With our ambitious goals for 2025 and beyond, we are looking for talented individuals to complement the team of experts we already have working across our business, becoming a pivotal part of our journey, to not just meet but continuously exceed our client expectations!

The Role

We're looking for an Associate Director - Product Ownership to lead our client projects and shape data solutions. This is a senior leadership role with a significant impact on both our clients and internally, providing an opportunity to define and influence best practices across a dynamic and ambitious organisation.

We are passionate about using data to solve complex business challenges, and we're looking for an experienced leader who can embed a product-led mindset across our data initiatives. You'll have 10+ years of experience in data and analytics, spanning areas such as data engineering, analytics, data visualisation, and governance, with a track record of driving strategic transformation through data products.

In this role, you will work closely with senior leadership, delivery leads, and technical solution leads to ensure solutions align with client needs. You will foster a culture of innovation, commercial awareness, and quality delivery, making sure our data products provide real value for clients.

Required Skills and Experience

• Extensive experience in data, analytics, and product leadership, with a strong track record of delivering enterprise-level data solutions.
• Solid experience in Financial Services, with a strong track record of owning financial products, or data solutions in support of financial products.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and executive teams, translating complex data concepts into tangible business value.
• Expertise across data architecture, engineering, analytics, data modelling, visualisation, and governance, with the ability to challenge solutions in these areas.
• Strong background in data product management, with experience shaping and delivering high-impact data roadmaps.
• Hands-on experience with SQL and data analysis, ensuring you can engage deeply with technical teams and validate insights.
• A strategic thinker with commercial acumen, capable of balancing business value, user needs, and technical feasibility.
• Expertise in Agile, Lean, and product management frameworks, ensuring an efficient and value-driven approach to delivery.
• Passion for mentoring and developing talent, fostering a high-performing team of data professionals.

Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that some underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Intuita we hire people, not job specs. We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement in this job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or another role.

Key outputs for the role

• Own data product definition for one or more of our largest clients, managing the vision, scope and roadmap to delivery, alongside the Intuita Delivery Lead and highly proficient technical team.
• Develop strong relationships with various clients' C-suite and senior stakeholders, translating business challenges into actionable data solutions.
• Navigate the political landscape of clients, building relevant formal and informal relationships to help position data products for success and impact.
• Present value delivered back to the client, with clear focus on Intuita's impact, supporting the build of business cases for future engagements.
• Establish and refine best practices for backlog management, prioritisation, and Agile delivery within the data domain of various clients.
• Define and champion the data product vision and strategy across Intuita, ensuring alignment with a range of client objectives and industry best practices.
• Lead and mentor a team of data product owners and consultants, providing strategic direction and fostering a culture of excellence.
• Identify and evaluate emerging data trends, driving innovation and maintaining our position as a leader in data consultancy.

Required Characteristics

At Intuita, we're not just consultants—we're trusted partners, working closely with our clients to drive real, measurable impact. We believe in transparency, quality, and integrity, and we're looking for someone who shares these values while bringing their own leadership style and expertise to the role.

You will be a strategic thinker, a strong communicator, and an advocate for how data can transform businesses. You'll have deep technical knowledge, a commercial mindset, and the ability to engage at both executive and delivery levels.

• Strategic ownership - the ability to define, execute, and iterate on a data product vision.
• Collaborative leadership - working closely with internal teams and clients to drive impact.
• Exceptional communication skills - able to engage both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Commercial awareness - ensuring our data initiatives drive real business value.
• Problem-solving mindset - curious and proactive in tackling client challenges through data.
• Resilience and tenacity - confidence and conviction to push through challenges, even in sometimes tough political landscapes.

But if you don't fit these exactly and are interested in working for us, get in touch anyway - we hire people, not job specs!

About us

We're not a standard consultancy and neither are our benefits - they are enhanced as we pride ourselves on having a people-first culture which sets us apart from other consultancies and organisations. You can view more on our website, but as a further insight on how we look after our people, we offer the following support and opportunities:

Competitive Salaries

(Really) flexible and remote working: most companies say they offer flexible working, but they've never experienced flexible working at Intuita. We trust you to work in the way that suits you best and offer flexible hours and part-time roles to fit your lifestyle. We have three UK offices in Newbury, London and Liverpool, which you're welcome to work from as much or as little as you like, but we also organise regular social events at each office to ensure we maintain our close-knit feel.

Care for your health and wellbeing: we genuinely care about the wellbeing of our team. We offer comprehensive company-paid medical insurance, free therapy and mental health support via Spill, a team of in-house Mental Health First Aiders, plus financial education and consultations.

Incredible training and learning opportunities: our team is full of talented individuals who are genuine experts in what they do. You'll get to work alongside them and learn from the best, as well as boosting your skills and knowledge with our knowledge sharing sessions, mentoring and company-paid certifications.

Freedom and empowerment: we allow our consultants to actually be consultants, not just bodies. You're given the responsibility and accountability to really own problems and are encouraged to explore new directions and opportunities. There are no glass ceilings here and we don't have salary or promotion review dates - we reward people as and when we see good work.

A supportive, friendly team: we work hard but enjoy working hard together. We're a diverse and inclusive team who enjoy silly Slack conversations and regular social events, and our relatively flat structure means that everyone has an equal voice.

If you like the sound of Intuita, apply to join us today! Once you have submitted your application, we will be in touch. Please be aware that the timing can vary dependent on the volume of applications that we receive for each role and in some cases, we may start to review applications prior to the closing date.

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