Head of Product Analytics- Portfolio

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: F
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent Full-time
LOCATION: London Or Salford Or Newcastle Or Glasgow
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: 105000 - 120000 depending on relevant skills knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

Were happy to discuss flexible working. If youd like to please indicate your preference in the application though theres no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The Head of Product Analytics Portfolio provides strategic direction and leadership for how product data is used to drive decision-making across the portfolio. This role ensures that product teams and leadership have the insights frameworks and analytical capabilities needed to measure success optimise performance and prioritise investment.

They will work closely with the other heads of data to identify opportunities and gaps in reporting and self-serve capabilities ensuring all data teams are aligned around a shared purpose and consistent messaging.

It is both a strategic and operational position setting the vision for Product Analytics while ensuring high-quality trusted insights directly influence product audience and business outcomes.

This role is instrumental in translating product strategy into measurable data-driven action. By providing a unified framework for measurement insight and performance storytelling the role ensures that strategy is executed effectively and progress is transparent.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

Strategy & Leadership

• Define and deliver the product analytics strategy aligned with the organisations product vision and strategic goals.
• Champion a culture of evidence-based and experiment-driven decision-making across product design engineering and operations.
• Represent Product Analytics at senior leadership forums providing clear data-backed perspectives on product performance and portfolio opportunities.
• Shape and communicate the strategic narrative on how data drives value across the product portfolio.

Analytics Products & Insights

• Develop and oversee measurement frameworks KPI models and data products that help product teams understand performance and impact.
• Ensure analytics tools and processes support experimentation optimisation and continuous improvement across the product lifecycle.
• Translate complex data into clear insights and recommendations that inform product roadmaps prioritisation and portfolio investment decisions.

Data Quality & Governance

• Partner with engineering data and governance teams to ensure data is accurate consistent and scalable across the product ecosystem.
• Establish and maintain standards for product data instrumentation tracking and metric definitions ensuring trust and alignment across teams.
• Act as a custodian of key metrics ensuring consistency and clarity across the portfolio.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Provide data-driven storytelling to senior stakeholders supporting strategic decisions around growth retention and customer experience.
• Collaborate closely with product managers designers and engineers to identify data needs and translate them into actionable insights.
• Build strong relationships across the organisation to ensure analytics plays a central role in shaping product direction and performance evaluation.

Team Leadership

• Lead mentor and develop a high-performing Product Analytics team fostering a culture of curiosity collaboration and excellence.
• Build capability in self-serve analytics and experimentation empowering teams to make informed decisions quickly.
• Partner with embedded analytics and data science teams to ensure alignment and shared standards across functions.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Proven experience leading analytics or data teams in a digital product environment.
• Strong understanding of product metrics (acquisition activation retention engagement monetisation etc.).
• Advanced analytical and storytelling skills able to turn complex data into clear strategic insights.
• Experience embedding analytics into product culture and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Experience developing teams and scaling analytical capability across a large multi-product organisation.

Desirable

• Familiarity with A/B testing experimentation platforms and modern product analytics tools.
• Experience in a media content or platform-based product environment.

Impact of the Role

• Enables faster evidence-based decisions across the product portfolio.
• Increases transparency and accountability for product performance and impact.
• Embeds a culture of experimentation and learning within the product organisation.
• Ensures analytics directly supports audience value and business growth across the portfolio.

Before your start date you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges in line with our Contracts of Employment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.