Finance Data Product Owner

Finance Data Product Owner

Location Bexhill or London (Hybrid)

Welcome to Hastings Direct From our Group CFO

Were a digital insurance provider with a clear strategy to become the best and biggest player in the UK market. As a company weve made huge investments in our technology pricing data and analytics capabilities over the past few years along with nurturing our 4Cs culture and substantial investment in our people. As a Finance team were doing exactly the same building a market leading finance technology platform investing in our team and our approach to leadership development with a real focus on commercially adding value to the business.

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Role overview

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Finance Data Product Owner to join our team as part of the Finance Data Mesh (FDM) project and the broader strategic finance transformation which includes the implementation of a new ERP system. This role is critical to achieving our vision of creating a unified agile and responsive financial data ecosystem that delivers timely insights while ensuring regulatory compliance.

Job details:

• You will work towards 3 key outcomes data optimisation enhanced data governance and a unified financial data architecture. While the day to day responsibilities of the role are dynamic and will develop over time we have subcategorised these accountabilities into 5 headings

• Product Ownership this includes overseeing the development of our Finance data products and their subsequent roadmaps

• Data Governance this means establishing and enforcing data governance policies to ensure data quality and consistency

• Collaboration you will work closely with Finance our Chief Information Office and business teams to gather and document data requirements as well engaging with them to understand their needs pain points etc.

• Implementation you will take the lead on the integration of Data Products with the new ERP system ensuring seamless data flow

• Training & Change Management this means developing and delivering training programmes for Finance and business users on new data products and processes

Essential skills we would love you to have:

• Proven experience as a Data Product Owner or similar role in a finance or datarelated product

• A huge plus would be if you have experience in modern data architecture preferably finance data mesh concept metadata management etc

• As a large part of this role includes the implementation of our new ERP systems so if you have experience in this space it would be a big advantage

• From a technical perspective we are looking for someone who is proficient in data modelling integration and management tools (Python Power BI Snowflake SQL etc.

• From a personal perspective we would like to bring someone in who has a real thirst for change coupled with maturity to carry out strategic change across all levels.

• It is also important to us that you have excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to engage with stakeholders at all levels.

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Regrettably we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role

Benefits: in addition to a competitive salary and 5k car allowance you will also receive

Flexible working we champion a flexible hybrid working approach please speak to your recruiter to discuss in more detail

Competitive bonus scheme all colleagues are eligible for our annual 4Cs performance bonus

Physical wellbeing as a Band 4 colleague Hastings pay for you to receive private medical Insurance (also known as PMI). This gives you flexibility and convenience to see a specialist or consultant and allows you to decide when and where you will be seen

Financial wellbeing as well as providing you with 4x your salary with our life assurance cover income protection at no extra cost and matched pension contributions up to 10 we are proud to provide you with an award winning package which includes discounts cashback free independent mortgage advice and free access to financial wellbeing support

Mental wellbeing programme we have the thrive mental health app our colleague assistance programme available 24/7 our own inhouse mental health first aiders support groups and a dedicated team to make sure we are covering your needs

Theres more! 27 days annual leave bank holidays with the option to buy or sell one of your weeks access to our health care cash back plans dental plans discounted health assessments Cycle to work and tech schemes discounted and free onsite facilities social events throughout the year and much more .