Senior Product Owner

About Haystack

We're collaborating with Cathcart Technology to find a Senior Product Owner for a global data analytics business that is revolutionizing the energy and commodities sector. This is an exceptional greenfield opportunity where you will be instrumental in defining the vision for an innovative AI-native data platform, leveraging technologies like Python, Snowflake, and AWS.

As a Senior Product Owner, you will be crucial in evolving the product strategy and ensuring its impactful delivery. You will foster a product-led mindset within a dynamic, fast-paced environment characterized by minimal bureaucracy.

The Role of a Senior Product Owner

• Define and continuously evolve the product vision, strategy, and comprehensive roadmap for a new, cutting-edge data platform.
• Assume ownership and meticulously prioritize the product backlog, ensuring a balanced approach that considers commercial value, client requirements, and technical feasibility.
• Engage in close collaboration with engineering and data science teams to deliver highly scalable and top-quality features.
• Actively interact with clients and subject-matter experts to gather essential feedback and rigorously validate proposed solutions.
• Champion and embed agile and product best practices throughout the organization, strategically shaping the ways of working as the data platform expands and scales.

What You'll Need

• Proven, extensive experience as a Product Owner, particularly within a data-intensive or highly technical product development environment.
• Demonstrated comfort and proficiency operating effectively in greenfield or scale-up settings, where ambiguity is common.
• Strong technical literacy, including hands-on exposure to data platforms, cloud infrastructure (specifically AWS), or advanced Data/AI/ML products.
• Exceptional communication skills, with a track record of successfully engaging directly with clients and adeptly translating complex requirements into actionable plans.
• A solid understanding of the energy, oil & gas, commodities, or closely related markets will be a significant and highly valued advantage.

What's On Offer

• A competitive salary ranging from £70,000 to £80,000, complemented by a 10% bonus and a comprehensive benefits package.
• A flexible remote-first working model, promoting work-life balance and autonomy.
• Direct exposure to senior leadership, providing significant influence over strategic product direction and decisions.
• Clear and well-defined opportunities for substantial career progression within a rapidly expanding and innovative company.

Apply via Haystack today!

Key skills/competency

• Product Ownership
• Product Strategy
• Roadmap Definition
• Backlog Prioritization
• Agile Methodologies
• Stakeholder Management
• Data Platforms
• AWS
• AI/ML Products
• Client Engagement