Data Product Manager

About us

At National Grid, we keep people connected and society moving. But it’s so much more than that. National Grid provides the environment to make it happen. As we build momentum in the energy transition for all, we don’t plan on leaving any of our customers in the dark.

So, join us as Data Product Manager, and find your superpower.

National Grid is hiring a Data Product Manager to join our Performance and Digital team in Network Operations and Intelligence, based in Warwick, with hybrid working and travel to our London offices as needed to collaborate with wider teams and stakeholders.

About The Role

As a Data Product Manager, you’ll take ownership of data products from initial concept through to delivery and across the full product lifecycle.

You’ll bring together business needs, data and technology to deliver high-quality products that create real value. Working in an agile environment, you’ll ensure products are delivered to the right standards for quality, safety and sustainability, while keeping a clear focus on performance, cost, return on investment and timelines.

This is an opportunity to shape how data products are developed and delivered, turning ideas and requirements into solutions that make a meaningful difference across the organisation.

What You'll Do

As a Data Product Manager, you’ll take ownership of data products throughout their lifecycle, helping us turn data into products and services that deliver meaningful value for our customers and the wider business.

What you’ll do:

• Own and manage data products from initial concept and development through to launch, continuous improvement and eventual retirement.
• Champion your products, ensuring they continue to meet customer and user needs while delivering the expected business and financial benefits.
• Shape product roadmaps and priorities, using user research, feedback, expert insight and usage data to identify opportunities and inform decisions.
• Own and prioritise the product backlog, balancing customer needs, business priorities, technical requirements and available resources.
• Work across key data disciplines including data management, data engineering, data architecture, data visualisation, data science and analytics, and data strategy, bringing the right expertise together to make informed product decisions.
• Manage the effective use and application of a variety of data-driven techniques, including data engineering, data visualisation for data storytelling and analysis, and data science and analytical techniques to identify unique relationships between variables. You’ll also identify opportunities to use machine learning algorithms and AI to generate insight, improve decision-making and create business value
• Lead requirements definition and prioritisation for complex initiatives, working with stakeholders to understand different needs, manage competing priorities and reach agreement on the best way forward.
• Build strong relationships across the organisation, acting as a key point of contact and bringing together technical, data and business stakeholders to enable effective decision-making.
• Select and apply the right product development approaches, using agile and iterative ways of working where appropriate to drive effective delivery.
• Coordinate product trials, launches, communications and training, helping ensure new products are successfully adopted by their users.
• Anticipate changing customer and user needs, adapting products accordingly and developing effective transition or retirement plans when required.
• Develop financial plans and forecasts, monitor expenditure and ensure investment is focused on delivering the greatest value and return.
• Define how product benefits and success will be measured, tracking outcomes against the business case and ensuring expected benefits are realised.
• Plan and manage the resources needed to deliver your product roadmap, working with internal teams and external partners where required.
• Bring cross-functional teams together to solve problems, agree priorities and deliver shared outcomes.
• Lead, support and develop individuals and teams, setting clear objectives, providing regular feedback and creating an environment where people can perform at their best.

About You

We’re looking for an experienced Data Product Manager who can combine strong product leadership with a genuine understanding of data and technology. You’ll be comfortable operating in a complex organisation, influencing senior stakeholders and bringing together business, product, data and technical teams to deliver results.

You’ll have:

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the confidence to engage and build relationships at all levels, including Director and Board level.
• A proven track record of leadership and delivery, with the ability to bring people together, influence decisions and drive products forward.
• Experience of strategic, investment and product planning, ensuring product priorities and roadmaps align with wider business strategy.
• Strong experience of working with data products, with an understanding of how data can be used to solve business problems and create measurable value.
• A good technical understanding of modern data and data science technologies, including practical knowledge of Snowflake and Python, enabling you to work effectively with data engineering, data science and analytics teams and make informed product decisions.
• A good understanding of AI and machine learning, including how these technologies can be applied within data products to solve business problems, generate insight and create measurable value.
• A good understanding of current and emerging product management approaches, including agile methodologies and modern product development practices.
• Experience of working within a large, highly matrixed organisation, with the ability to navigate complexity, manage competing priorities and drive results.
• A good understanding of financial management, including investment decisions, business cases, benefits management and ensuring anticipated benefits translate into measurable business outcomes.

What You'll Get

• Competitive Salary: £80,000 - £90,000 per annum (based on capability, and experience)
• Annual performance incentive of up to 30% of eligible earnings

Additional benefits:

• A competitive contributory pension scheme where we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%
• You will receive a bonus based on personal and company performance
• Flexible benefits such as a cycle scheme, share incentive plan, technology schemes
• Access to apps such as digital GP service for round the clock access to GP video consultations and NHS repeat prescriptions, wellbeing app to support your health and fitness
• Access to Work + Family Space, providing support and resources for work and family life, including paid emergency childcare and eldercare

More information

• This role is offered on a full time basis.
• We are also offering hybrid /flexible working. Base location for this role will be Warwick.
• This role closes on 18th November however we strongly encourage candidates to submit their application as early as possible.

We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for all. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates - we make appointments purely on merit, assessed against objective selection criteria. We support flexible working and will make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process should you have any physical or mental impairment which may affect your ability to participate in the process.

Please note that in most cases, National Grid is unable to offer sponsorship for employment under the UK points-based immigration system. As such, applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship now or in the future under the UK points-based immigration system. However, in exceptional circumstances where there is a clear and demonstrable need for specialist skills that cannot be sourced from the local labour market, National Grid may consider offering sponsorship. All applications are welcome from candidates who meet these requirements, regardless of race, nationality, or ethnic origin.