dunnhumby

Category Management Senior Client Lead

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London, Greater London, England, GBR

In-Office

Senior level

eCommerce • Retail

The Role

Own the lifecycle of data-driven products that help Tesco tailor store ranges and planograms. Responsibilities include product strategy, roadmaps, backlog prioritization, user research, discovery, delivery, experimentation, measurement, and optimization. The role partners with Tesco stakeholders, data science, engineering, and analytics teams to translate customer and commercial needs into scalable API-enabled solutions and measurable product outcomes.

Summary Generated by Built In

Product Manager

London, UK | Full-time, 11-month Fixed-Term Contract | Hybrid

About Product

Our Product team owns the vision, strategy and roadmap for the dunnhumby platform — the data, science and software that powers retailers and brands around the world. We work at the intersection of customer data, AI, and commercial impact, building products that turn insight into measurable growth.

About the Role

We’re looking for a Product Manager to join our Product team on a 11-month fixed-term contract, leading the development of data-driven, customer-centric products that help Tesco tailor ranges and planograms to individual stores.

You’ll own the product lifecycle from research and discovery through to delivery and optimisation. Working closely with Tesco and our data science, engineering and analytics teams, you’ll translate user and business needs into scalable products that deliver measurable value.

What You'll Be Doing

You’ll take ownership of your product area, setting a clear direction while ensuring the team remains focused on solving the right customer and business problems.

Own the end-to-end product lifecycle, including research, discovery, delivery, measurement and continuous optimisation.
Define and execute product strategy, roadmaps and backlog priorities, ensuring the squad has clarity on the problems and opportunities that matter most.
Partner closely with data science, engineering and analytics teams to deliver scalable solutions, including data science models that are API ready.
Build a deep understanding of Tesco’s users and stakeholders, translating customer and commercial needs into clear product requirements, user stories and outcomes.
Establish measures of product success and use data, experimentation and customer feedback to inform decisions and continuously improve the product.

What We're Looking For

You’ll bring strong Product Management experience and be comfortable working across technical, analytical and commercial teams to turn complex requirements into clear product outcomes.

Proven Product Management experience delivering complex, data-led products across the product lifecycle, including hands-on research and discovery.
A strong analytical mindset, with experience working with data science, analytics or insights-driven products and an interest in how data can solve customer problems.
Technical understanding of APIs, ideally with experience delivering products or services that use APIs to make data or models scalable and accessible.
Strong stakeholder and client management skills, with the ability to communicate clearly, facilitate discovery and bring different teams together around a shared product vision.
Experience working in agile product environments, including managing roadmaps, prioritising backlogs and partnering closely with engineering or technical teams.

What You Can Expect From Us

We won't just meet your expectations. We'll defy them. So you'll enjoy the comprehensive rewards package you'd expect from a leading technology company. But also, a degree of personal flexibility you might not expect. Plus, thoughtful perks, like flexible working hours and your birthday off.

And we don't just talk about diversity and inclusion. We live it every day – with thriving networks including dh Gender Equality Network, dh Proud, dh Family, dh One, dh Enabled and dh Thrive as the living proof. We want everyone to have the opportunity to shine and perform at your best throughout our recruitment process — please let your recruiter know what adjustments would help.

UK benefits

Hybrid Working: We operate a hybrid working approach, as well as early Friday finishes.
Flexible Benefits Allowance: Can be used towards selected benefits, with any remaining unused allowance paid into salary or towards pension contributions.
Healthcare & Protection: Private Medical cover through Vitality (including the option to add partner and/or dependents), Healthcare Cash Plan, Life Assurance cover, Income Protection, Critical Illness cover and access to employee assistance support services.
Pension: Aviva pension scheme with up to 7.5% employer matching.
Leave Policies: 25 days annual leave (which increases over time) plus bank holidays, the option to purchase additional leave, and your birthday/name day off. We also offer a range of family leave benefits.

Our approach to Flexible Working

At dunnhumby, we value and respect difference and are committed to building an inclusive culture by creating an environment where you can balance a successful career with your commitments and interests outside of work.

We believe that you will do your best at work if you have a work / life balance. Some roles lend themselves to flexible options more than others, so if this is important to you please raise this with your recruiter, as we are open to discussing agile working opportunities during the hiring process.

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Skills Required

Proven Product Management experience delivering complex, data-led products across the full product lifecycle
Hands-on experience in product research and discovery
Strong analytical mindset and experience working with data science, analytics, or insights-driven products
Technical understanding of APIs, ideally delivering API-enabled products or services
Strong stakeholder and client management skills
Experience facilitating discovery and aligning teams around a shared product vision
Experience working in agile product environments
Experience managing product roadmaps and prioritizing backlogs
Experience partnering closely with engineering or technical teams

dunnhumby Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about dunnhumby and has not been reviewed or approved by dunnhumby.

Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive relative to similar-sized firms in several markets. Positive perceptions of the overall pay-and-benefits mix support the view that compensation is broadly fair.
Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off is described as generous, with multi‑week starting allowances plus extras like a paid birthday, loyalty‑based additional days, and periodic early Friday finishes. These features contribute to a favorable time‑off experience across several U.S. locations.
Healthcare Strength — Core coverage includes employer‑verified medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance alongside HSA/FSA options. This breadth of coverage is positioned as a solid component of the U.S. package.