Data Product Owner

Job Type:

Permanent

Build a brilliant future with Hiscox
 

About us:

HISCOX is an international insurer specialized in the market of luxury goods & property, and high end professional insurance. As experts in risk we give people and businesses the confidence to realise their ambitions. With offices in 9 European countries we have a very international staff and encourage a culture that fosters inclusion and collaboration, offering exciting opportunities for personal and professional growth.

In our Lisbon office we have the privilege of employing approximately 500 exceptional professionals representing 29 diverse nationalities. Despite our central location within the city, we recognize the importance of maintaining a healthy work-life balance. As part of our commitment to our employees’ well-being, we provide a 35-hour workweek along with the option for a hybrid working schedule.

The Role

The Data Product Owner is a role in the Europe Data Team who is responsible to manage Hiscox Europe Data & Analytics demand, partnering with business teams to identify their needs and opportunities. Supporting the Head of Data on defining and managing the overall D&A roadmap, the Data Product Owner is responsible for managing the backlog prioritisation, engaging both with representatives from the different countries / functions as well as the Data delivery team.

Additionally, this role leads a team of Data Analysts, who are the functional owners of the reporting & analytics solutions in Hiscox Europe. The Data Business Analysts are responsible to analyse data and business requirements from a functional perspective, supporting European business and data teams in the clarification of requirements, identification of improvements and the definition of the evolution path and guidelines for the analytical platform, aligned with the overall Europe Data Strategy.

Working with different business functions and countries, this role requires someone who should be equally comfortable with functional and data analysis, while dealing directly with a diverse audience.

Main activities for this role should be:

• Manage the entire data products lifecycle, from design to build and rollout.

• Coordinate the prioritisation of the Data & Analytics backlog across Hiscox Europe, supporting the Head of Data on the definition of the D&A roadmap.

• Collaborate with business teams to identify their D&A needs or new opportunities that might create valuable data products.

• Monitor the quality and usage of data products, ensuring continuous improvement.

• Facilitate workshops and discussions with the stakeholders across the organization to effectively gather requirements and achieving understanding of data and insight needs.

• Recommend data visualisation to support informed decision making.

• Lead the Data Business Analysts within the Europe Data Team.

• Ensure training and on boarding of new members in the Europe Data Team.

• Coach team members with different levels of technical and functional expertise.

Technical must-haves

• Bachelor’s / Master’s degree, ideally in Management / Computer Science / Mathematic / Economics / Statistics (or similar).

• Solid background in functional analysis and data products management, ideally in insurance business (min. of 5 years).

• Ability to understand business needs and translate them to technical requirements.

• Knowledge of SQL or analytical/reporting tools required to perform data analysis.

• Team management skills and experience.

• Previous experience in Agile working methodologies.

• Fluent in English, verbally and written.

Personality trades

• Strong stakeholder engagement with the ability to understand, challenge and agree business requirement and its prioritisation.

• Ability to exert influence across a range of geographically distributed stakeholders

• Ability to work well under pressure and achieve results within the scheduled time-frame

• Ability to work in a fast-moving environment with rapidly evolving targets; multitasking effectively, (re)prioritize and switch focus with efficiency

• Strong leadership, analytical and communication skills

• Able to navigate ambiguous situations, identify and solve blockers with minimal guidance, know how to build cross-organizational partnership

Nice to haves

• Experience as a Data Product Owner.

• Experience in Business Intelligence, Data & Analytics.

• Experience with Microsoft Business Intelligence and Analytics tools.

• Experience with Agile/Scrum based methodologies.

• Experience in the Financial Services sector.

Why Hiscox?

• Healthy work-life balance with our 35h/week and hybrid working system;

• Holidays: 25 days + 2 Hiscox Days (Extra two Annual Leave);

• Health insurance, gym allowance, pension plan etc;

• After 5 years work 1 month sabbatical leave;

• Team spirit with many opportunities to engage and an open culture.

Work with amazing people and be part of a unique culture