The Associate Director, Data Products will play a critical role in accelerating the transition from legacy data and reporting capabilities to the organisation's strategic data platform. The role will focus on translating business priorities into scalable data products, enabling delivery of the Data Platform and Data transformation roadmap, and ensuring continuity of business-critical services during the transition.
Working across business, technology, analytics, and project teams, the role will balance transformation delivery with operational stability, helping establish trusted, reusable, and adoption-ready data products that support reporting, analytics, AI, and future digital capabilities.
Key Responsibilities
1. Data Platform Transition
2. Data Product Delegate Owner
Through robust testing, documentation, and governance, ensure data products deliver measurable business value and support future scalability.
3. Business Partnership and Demand Management
4. Platform, Data and Technical Alignment
Enable emerging capabilities including advanced analytics, AI, unstructured data, and data marketplace services.
5. Operational Excellence and Adoption
6. Leadership and Influence
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as Data Science, Computer Science, Information Management, Engineering, Business, or a related discipline.
Significant experience in data product management, product ownership, digital product leadership, data management, or related roles.
Solid understanding of data engineering and data management concepts, including ETL/ELT, data modelling, data platforms, integration, governance, metadata, and business intelligence.
Experience balancing business needs, technical feasibility, operational stability, and value delivery when making prioritisation decisions.
Experience applying FAIR data principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) to enterprise data product design and delivery
Desired Skills
Familiarity with modern cloud data platforms and tooling such as Azure, AWS, GCP, Databricks, or Snowflake.
Relevant certifications in product management, data management, agile delivery, or cloud technologies.
Date Posted
25-ago-2026
Closing Date
09-sept-2026
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