Technical Product Manager (Data Platform)
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Technical Product Manager (Data Platform)
Location: London
Office requirement: Hybrid 2x week
Employment type: Permanent
At GWI were always looking for extraordinary people who thrive on making an extraordinary impact. Right now were looking for a Technical Product Manager to play a key role in our Data Product team in London. If thats you and solving complex technical problems at scale gets you out of bed in the morning keep reading. It could be the start of something well extraordinary.
Sounds great what will I be doing
As our Technical Product Manager youll sit within the Process pillar of the Data Product Team and own the evolution of our next-generation data platform.
Youll help shape the strategy and lead on the execution of how we ingest process validate govern and deliver high-quality consumer survey data at scale. This includes accelerating our migration from legacy pipelines into our modern data stack (BigQuery dbt Airflow/Astronomer) while ensuring near-zero disruption to client delivery.
This role is critical to GWIs future. Our Data Platform underpins everything we deliver to customers from SaaS insights to APIs and AI integrations. Your work will directly impact how quickly new surveys reach clients how reliably our data performs at scale and how efficiently our internal teams operate.
Specifically you will:
Shape and execute the roadmap for scalable automated survey processing on our Data Platform
Reduce time from survey completion to client availability through workflow automation validation frameworks and release optimisation
Lead migration from legacy pipelines to NDP sequencing change to deliver early impact while maintaining delivery stability
Partner deeply with Data Engineering Software Engineering ML Engineering Research and Data Operations teams to translate complex pipeline needs into robust platform capabilities
Champion observability data quality lineage and governance-by-design (including GDPR compliance and consent traceability)
Balance technical excellence with commercial impact ensuring platform investments unlock measurable client and business value
Its also fun; were modernising core infrastructure in a live revenue-critical environment. Youll need to be comfortable making high-stakes prioritisation decisions navigating legacy complexity and leading through change as we scale.
What do I need to bring with me
Youll need to demonstrate strong product capabilities in technical data-intensive environments. This is a role with significant architectural and organisational influence.
Heres what the team will be looking for:
Product management experience in data platforms data infrastructure or highly technical B2B environments.
Strong technical fluency comfortable discussing data modelling orchestration (e.g. Airflow) transformation frameworks (e.g. dbt) APIs and platform architecture trade-offs.
Deep understanding of data quality observability governance lineage and compliance considerations (GDPR experience highly valued).
Ability to define clear data contracts and scalable patterns rather than one-off solutions.
Confident stakeholder management across engineering research operations and leadership.
Experience owning or contributing to platform migrations or large-scale architectural evolution is a plus.
Equally important is attitude. We want people who think big (to make an impact) ask why (to find a better way) and show respect (to everyone at every level all the time). Those are our values exemplified by our leadership team and theyre a big part of what were looking for in you.
What We Offer
At GWI youll find meaningful work visible impact and a culture that empowers you to do your best. Our package includes:
- Time to recharge 25 days annual leave plus office closures over the holidays.
- Health & wellbeing Health cash plan enhanced family benefits carer days and mental health support.
- Financial benefits Competitive salary 4% pension matching and recognition programs that celebrate success.
- Flexibility & balance Flexitime early Friday finishes hybrid and remote options plus a work from home budget.
- Career growth Accredited learning leadership development and global career mobility.
- Community & impact DE&I initiatives volunteering opportunities donation matching and payroll giving.
Put all that together and GWI is the friendliest most fulfilling place any of us has ever worked.
Diversity Equity & Inclusion
Diversity is fundamental to who we areas a data company and as a workplace. Our data reflects global realities and so must our teams. We strive to build a workforce as diverse and inclusive as the insights we deliver.
As a Disability Confident employer we welcome applications from disabled candidates and are committed to making adjustments throughout the hiring processwhether thats extra time materials in advance or a different format breaks an adjusted interview format assistive tools or flexible scheduling. Were happy to discuss whatever would work best for you.
We actively encourage applications from underrepresented and marginalised communities.
At GWI youll find a place to contribute meaningfully grow professionally and belong fully.
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About Company
GlobalWebIndex is the consumer data your marketing needs. Our insights and analytics help you understand what your consumers want and how to target them. GlobalWebIndex features digital insight data from countries all around the world, helping you generate ideas and measure impact.
