Associate Product Manager

About the role

About the Data & AI Product Team

The Data & AI Product team develops and manages the data and AI/ML products that power intelligent decisions, personalisation, and actionable insights across Tesco. We partner closely with Customer (Insights, Marketing, Group functions), Finance, Commercial and Technology teams to enable scalable, high quality data capabilities across the business.

In this role, you'll contribute to building and improving a suite of customer data products - including insights datasets, segmentation capabilities and audience filters - used across the organisation to better understand and engage our customers.

What is in it for you

At Tesco, we are committed to providing the best for you.

As a result, our colleagues enjoy a unique, differentiated, market- competitive reward package, based on the current industry practices, for all the work they put into serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day.

Our Tesco Rewards framework consists of pillars - Fixed Pay, Incentives, and Benefits.

Total Rewards offered at Tesco is determined by four principles -simple, fair, competitive, and sustainable.

Salary - Your fixed pay is the guaranteed pay as per your contract of employment.

Leave & Time-off - Colleagues are entitled to 30 days of leave (18 days of Earned Leave, 12 days of Casual/Sick Leave) and 10 national and festival holidays, as per the company’s policy.

Making Retirement Tension-FreeSalary - In addition to Statutory retirement beneets, Tesco enables colleagues to participate in voluntary programmes like NPS and VPF.

Health is Wealth - Tesco promotes programmes that support a culture of health and wellness including insurance for colleagues and their family. Our medical insurance provides coverage for dependents including parents or in-laws.

Mental Wellbeing - We offer mental health support through self-help tools, community groups, ally networks, face-to-face counselling, and more for both colleagues and dependents.

Financial Wellbeing - Through our financial literacy partner, we offer one-to-one financial coaching at discounted rates, as well as salary advances on earned wages upon request.

Save As You Earn (SAYE) - Our SAYE programme allows colleagues to transition from being employees to Tesco shareholders through a structured 3-year savings plan.

Physical Wellbeing - Our green campus promotes physical wellbeing with facilities that include a cricket pitch, football field, badminton and volleyball courts, along with indoor games, encouraging a healthier lifestyle.

You will be responsible for

What You'll Be Responsible For

Responsibilities may evolve as business needs change, but your role will include:

• Product Delivery & Execution

  • Support the Product Manager in delivering improvements across Customer & Personalisation products, including customer segments, filters, profile data and insight capabilities.

  • Help translate business requirements and customer needs into clear user stories, acceptance criteria and prioritised backlog items.

  • Support sprint planning, backlog refinement and delivery activities alongside engineering and analytics teams.

  • Track delivery progress and help identify risks, dependencies and opportunities for improvement.

• Product Discovery & User Understanding

  • Develop an understanding of how stakeholders use Customer Intelligence and Personalisation products to make decisions and deliver personalised customer experiences.

  • Participate in user research, stakeholder interviews and discovery activities.

  • Help identify pain points and opportunities to improve data usability, accessibility and adoption.

  • Support the validation of new ideas through research, analysis and experimentation.

• Data Products & Governance

  • Support the ongoing management of behavioural customer segments, audience filters and related customer datasets.

  • Help ensure products meet appropriate standards for data quality, governance and usability.

  • Work with engineering and analytics teams to understand data flows, dependencies and product performance.

  • Assist with monitoring product adoption and identifying opportunities to increase customer and colleague value.

• Stakeholder Collaboration

  • Build relationships with colleagues across Customer, Marketing, Analytics, Data Science and Technology teams.

  • Support communication of product updates, priorities and delivery plans to stakeholders.

  • Gather and document requirements while balancing business needs with technical considerations.

• Continuous Improvement

  • Contribute to product roadmaps and planning activities.

  • Support testing, experimentation and MVP delivery for new capabilities.

  • Develop product management expertise through partnership with Product Managers and senior product leaders.

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You will need

Key Skills & Experience You'll Need

• Essential: Product & Delivery

  • Experience working in a product, data, analytics or technology-focused role.

  • Strong organisational skills and ability to manage competing priorities.

  • Understanding of Agile delivery principles and backlog management.

  • Experience gathering requirements and translating them into deliverable outcomes.

• Essential: Data & Analytics

  • Interest in customer data, personalisation, analytics or insight products.

  • Ability to interpret data and use evidence to support decision-making.

  • Understanding of how data products create value for users and stakeholders.

  • Comfortable working with technical teams and learning new data concepts.

• Essential: Stakeholder Management

  • Strong communication and collaboration skills.

  • Ability to work effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

  • Curious mindset with a willingness to learn and challenge constructively.

• Desirable

  • Experience with customer data, audience segmentation or personalisation products.

  • Experience using Jira, Aha! or Confluence.

  • Understanding of retail, loyalty, CRM or customer marketing domains.

  • Exposure to data platforms, analytics tooling or AI-enabled products.

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Key Competencies

• Customer Focus

• Curiosity & Continuous Learning

• Product Discovery & Delivery

• Data Literacy

• Stakeholder Management

• Communication & Collaboration

• Prioritisation & Organisation

• Problem Solving

• Agile Ways of Working

• Analytical Thinking

• Ownership & Accountability

About us

At Tesco, inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. We believe in treating everyone fairly and with respect, valuing individuality and uniqueness to create a true sense of belonging. Diversity and inclusion are deeply embedded in our values-we treat people how they want to be treated. Our goal is for all colleagues to feel they can be themselves at work, and we are committed to helping them thrive. Across the Tesco group, we are building an inclusive workplace that actively celebrates the cultures, personalities, and preferences of our colleagues, who in turn contribute to the success of our business and reflect the diversity of the communities we serve.

At Tesco Bengaluru, we are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer, highlighting our commitment to creating a supportive environment for individuals with disabilities. We are dedicated to offering equal opportunities for all candidates and encourage applicants with disabilities to apply. Our recruitment process is fully accessible, and we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments during interviews. If you need any accommodations to participate in the recruitment process, please let us know. We are here to ensure that everyone has the chance to succeed.

We also believe in fostering a work environment where you can excel both professionally and personally. Our hybrid model allows you to work flexibly-spend 60% of your week collaborating in person with colleagues at our office locations or local sites, and the rest of the time working remotely. We understand that everyone’s life journey is unique, whether you are starting your career, pursuing passions, or navigating life changes, and we are here to support you. Flexibility is a core part of our culture, and we encourage open conversations about how we can best accommodate your needs, so talk to us throughout your application process on the support required.