Senior Data Quality Product Manager

At QBE, our purpose is to enable a more resilient future. We’re an international insurer and reinsurer with a local presence in 27 countries. Leveraging our deep expertise and insights, QBE offers commercial, personal and specialty products and risk management solutions to help people and businesses manage risks, build strength, and embrace change to their advantage.

Role Summary

This role is the primary interface between Chief Data Office, Technology Services, Group Architecture and the Business, accountable for delivery of feasible and sustainable product solutions for the business divisions through end-to-end stakeholder management of the complete product lifecycle. Jointly accountable with the Global Platforms, Group Architecture and respective Project teams for the for delivery of run, change and transformation work across squads.

Lead and inspire the product squads by translating the QBE Data Management and Product strategies into relevant business outcomes and define the mission.

Overseeing the entire lifecycle of products, creating the product roadmap and strategic vision, providing overall oversight, contract management, and budgeting as required. This role works closely with the Global Platforms and Group Architecture teams to manage release planning and to unlock maximum value from the team involved, ensuring it has the capabilities to support a continuous pipeline of improvement and operational efficiencies.

Primary Responsibilities

• Support the Head of Data Management to shape the data product strategy and roadmap for the group (Focusing on Data Quality Products/tools)
• Work closely with Group Data Management team to support and inform as required the building and enhancement of policy and procedures to support balanced and optimal lending growth.
• Develop and maintain the product roadmap (that represent both the business’ and technologies’ capabilities)
• Define, refine, communicate, and lead the mission for the product squads, making product lifecycle decisions (building, scaling, decommissioning, etc.)
• Support successfully completion of key Group Strategic Initiatives by providing leadership and oversight of Data Quality products (e.g. Ataccama).
• Cross-Divisional implementation and rollout to BAU.
• Define Product team’s / squad’s vision and features – Synchronise the vision with Product Owners in Squads, lead the formulation of the Product Team and Squads mission and goals.
• Product budget and forecasting - Manage the Product team/Squad budget
• Inspecting and evaluating progress and remove impediments to making progress.
• Know the customers (internal businesses/functions) and their problems and identify opportunities to improve their experience.
• Track and analyse performance and incorporate key learnings into product optimisation strategies.
• Define KPIs, analyse the impact of product features and provide insightful recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Support product compliance with all relevant legislation, regulation and best practice.
• Collaborate with the relevant teams (business, technical, platforms) to ensure delivery and optimisation of all operational forecasting, processes, systems, infrastructure and resources.

Preferred Competencies/Skills

• Previous experience of leading Data Quality strategy and delivery within an Enterprise sized organisation.
• Proven experience in managing complex, data products initiatives, working with and/or running mixed technical teams to deliver the work
• Strong proven experience in using/rolling out Ataccama and/or other Data Quality/Data Management technologies and products
• Strong agile product delivery experience - Using various methodologies (e.g. Scrum, Kanban) with experience of Product Ownership, or a similar role, working with Scrum teams or in an Agile environment
• Product visioning and roadmap development.
• Deep understanding of industry trends and client needs, ability to create a value proposition
• for the client and a vision for the Tribe's product group
• A collaborative leader who creates an environment that empowers the product teams to make
• decisions and take actions.
• Developing others through a combination of training, coaching and mentoring.
• Leadership focused on promoting a culture of continuous improvement, experimentation and
• innovation.
• Understanding of value generation within a business context.

We are here to support you

We are here to support you We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As an QBE employee you will have access to and benefit from:

• ‘Hybrid Working’ – a mix of working from home and in the office to enhance your work/life balance
• Our ‘At My Best’ wellbeing program, including free holistic wellbeing coaching, nutritional, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
• Discounts on insurance products, car hire, hotels, goods and services including benefits through our various sports and arts sponsorship partners
• BCS Organisational Membership

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