Product Owner - Business & Data Analytics

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Internal Business Insights Product Owner to drive the strategy and execution of our internal data and analytics products. This crucial role will be instrumental in empowering our internal teams with actionable insights, enabling data-driven decision-making across the organisation. Reporting to the VP of Product Management, you will lead a dedicated business data & analytics squad to enhance our internal data platforms and reporting capabilities. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Stakeholder Management: Engage with key internal stakeholders to understand their data and reporting needs, translate those needs into clear and well-defined product requirements, and prioritize the product backlog accordingly. 

• Product Roadmap & Backlog Management: Create, maintain, and prioritise the roadmap for the data engineering squad, ensuring that it reflects the most valuable opportunities and is aligned with the product vision. 

• Vision and Strategy: Contribution to the vision and strategy for internal business intelligence products alongside the Business Data & Analytics Lead, aligning with overall company objectives and the specific needs of various internal stakeholders (e.g., Finance, Operations, Compliance, Sales). 

• User Story Definition: Write clear, concise, and testable user stories with well-defined acceptance criteria to guide the data engineering team. 

• Sprint Planning and Execution: Actively participate in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives, providing guidance and making timely decisions to ensure efficient delivery. 

• Data Governance and Quality: Collaborate with relevant teams to ensure data quality, integrity, and adherence to data governance policies and regulatory requirements within the payments and insurance industries. 

• Performance Monitoring and Analysis: Define key performance indicators (KPIs) for internal data products and work with the team to establish monitoring and reporting mechanisms to track performance and identify areas for improvement. 

• Product Adoption and Training: Drive the adoption of internal data products by developing user documentation, providing training, and communicating the value and benefits to internal stakeholders. 

• Market Awareness: Stay informed about industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies in data analytics and business intelligence. 

• Collaboration: Foster strong working relationships with the data engineering squad, other product owners, engineering teams, and business stakeholders. 

Requirements

• Proven experience (typically 3+ years) as a Product Owner, Business Analyst, or similar role, with a strong focus on data and analytics products. 

• Demonstrable experience working with data warehousing concepts and business intelligence tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, Looker). 

• Strong understanding of data modelling principles and database technologies (e.g., SQL). 

• Experience working in an Agile development environment. 

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights.    

• Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical audiences.    

• Proven ability to prioritise effectively curate a roadmap and manage a product backlog. 

• Familiarity with data governance and compliance requirements. 

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Computer Science, Data Science, Business Analytics, Finance, Economics) or equivalent experience. 

Benefits

• 25 days Holiday per year (increasing by 1 day per years' service, up to 30 days) + Bank Holidays  
• Hybrid working arrangements – minimum 2 days in the office, Tuesday - Thursday 
• Contributory pension scheme  
• Enhanced Parental leave   
• Cycle to Work Scheme  
• Private Medical Insurance with AXA 
• Unlimited access to therapy sessions through our partner, Oliva   
• Discounted Gym membership through Gympass 
• Financial Coaching with Octopus Wealth  
• 2 days of volunteering leave per year  
• Sabbatical after 5 years’ service   
• Life Assurance - MetLife (UK employees only)
• Ongoing Learning and Development to support you reach your career goals  

We are Vitesse – the payment provider of choice for the insurance and treasury industry.  

Formed in 2014 by a team of proven FinTech entrepreneurs, we are an FCA regulated payments business that is driven to be the payment partner of choice for the insurance market, by providing global payment services and treasury optimisation.  Operating one of the largest domestic banking and payment settlement networks in the world, we give our customers direct access to more than 170 countries and territories, covering over 110 currencies. Through a single integration, insurers can use this network to pay claims in as fast as 45 seconds, delivering a better customer experience to their claimants.  Our market-leading treasury optimisation service brings complete control and transparency to insurers and allows them to have their money in the right place, at the right time, to make that all important payment - fast, and when their customers need it most.   

With now over 160 employees across Europe and our London headquarters, $26m series B funding in 2022 in the bag and approaching £8bn in processed transactions, we are only just getting started.     

We are collaborative, customer centric and work with integrity, whilst partnering with some of the biggest insurance leaders including Lloyd’s of London and Many Pets. We take huge pride in our company culture, ensuring that everyone has a part to play, an opportunity to be heard, be involved, and the ability to make a real difference.   

As we continue to scale up, we want like-minded humans to join us on this exciting journey.  Are you ready?  

Vitesse at our best – our values 

The Vitesse values are a true reflection of what it takes to thrive in our business, so it’s important to us that any employee who joins our business is aligned with these 3 attributes 

Confident Humility 

We don’t do ego and we know that unless we all win, none of us win. We admit when we’re wrong, ask for help and always think about the wider business before ourselves.

Driven to Succeed 

We see the opportunity ahead of us and we won’t stop until we fulfil the potential we know we have. We hold ourselves to high standards and deliver high quality outcomes for Vitesse and our customers.  

Tenacious Responsibility 

We take ownership for our actions and decisions, and face into the challenges that come our way. We are committed to seeing things through to completion, even in the face of adversity. 

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer  We are committed to creating an inclusive environment that enables everyone to perform at their best, where we recognise the rights of all individuals to mutual respect and where there is an unbiased acceptance of others. Our policies and practices aim to promote an environment that is free from all forms of Unfair discrimination and values the diversity of all people. At the heart of our policy, we seek to treat people fairly and with dignity and respect.