Senior Data Product Manager
We are looking for a Senior Data Product Manager in our Data Product team.
We firmly believe that data is core to our mission to build the place where small businesses can get the funding they need to win. It is our key asset and is fundamental to the growth of our company. As such, we’re looking to strengthen our Data Product team to help us continue to build a world class data ecosystem, working on cutting edge data concepts and technologies.
This role will work closely with a team of data engineers & analytics engineers to build data products, supporting key stakeholders across the business - including risk, data scientists, commercial and more.
Who are we?
We’re Funding Circle. We back small businesses to succeed.
At Funding Circle, we believe the world needs small businesses. That’s why we’ve made it our mission to help them get the finance they need to grow.
With more than a decade of expertise under our belt, we’ve built a game-changer of a platform with cutting-edge data and technology that’s reshaping the landscape of SME lending. Say goodbye to lengthy applications and hello to lightning-fast decisions! In just minutes, SMEs across the UK can get a decision, giving them access to competitive funding in a flash.
We know that good business is about good people. So we pride ourselves on providing meaningful, human support as well as fast, hassle free processes to deliver an unbeatable customer experience.
The role
Drive Data Strategy & Culture: Champion the strategic development of data products, mentor junior colleagues, and lead the transformation towards a data-driven culture across the company.
Stakeholder Partnership & Roadmap Ownership: Build strong relationships with business stakeholders, translating their strategic objectives into a prioritised and impactful data product roadmap.
End-to-End Domain Management: Take full ownership of a data domain, defining its OKRs and planning cycles while working closely with engineering teams to shape and deliver high-value data solutions.
Cross-Functional Translation: Act as the central translator between data-producing engineering teams and data-consuming analytics teams to align roadmaps, requirements, and priorities.
Maximise Data Value: Work with wider teams to increase the company's data maturity and maximise the value realised from our data assets by leveraging modern technologies.
What we’re looking for
Proven ability to manage diverse business stakeholders, translate their goals into successful products, and effectively prioritise the engineering roadmap.
Extensive experience working with modern data platforms (data lakes/warehouses) and a strong understanding of the needs of data scientists, analysts, and BI teams.
Adept at being the "voice of the product," capable of diving into technical details while also communicating the strategic "bigger picture" and business outcomes to leadership.
Proficiency in SQL for direct data exploration and analysis, enabling a deeper understanding of the product and user challenges.
A passionate and constructive relationship-builder who is genuinely motivated by the company's mission.
At Funding Circle we are committed to building diverse teams so please apply even if your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with the requirements.
Want to learn more?
Why join us?
At Funding Circle, we celebrate and support the differences that make you, you. We’re proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace and affirmative-action employer. We truly believe that diversity makes us better.
As a flexible-first employer we offer hybrid working at Funding Circle, and we've long believed in a 'best of both' approach to in-office collaboration and non-office days. We expect our teams to be in our London office two times a week, where you can take advantage of our newly refurbished hybrid working space, barista made coffee and subsidised lunches (via JustEat) every day!
We back our Circlers to build their own incredible career, making a difference to small businesses every day. Our Circler proposition is designed to support employees both in and out of work, and it is anchored around four pillars: Health, Wealth, Development & Lifestyle.
A few highlights:
Flexibility: We provide you with a benefit allowance so that you can tailor your benefit selection to you and your family’s needs.
Health:Private Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Health Cash Plan, Health Assessments (including female fertility health assessments), eyecare vouchers, flu jabs, Wellhub (for discounted flexible gym membership and access to wellbeing apps) access to a free Employee Assistance Programme and free Digital GP for yourself and any children under 16.
Wealth:Life Assurance, Income Protection, Critical Illness Cover, financial coaching through Octopus Money Coach, a tax-advantaged share scheme, a free mortgage advisor partnership and discounts across numerous retailers through Perks at Work.
Development: Dedicated annual Learning & Development allowance and full access to internal learning platform.
Lifestyle:Electric Car Scheme, Cycle to Work scheme, Season Ticket Loans, and more!
And finally, we have award winning parental leave policies supporting parents through enhanced maternity, partner and adoption leave, as well as additional leave for parental bereavement and for fertility treatments.
Ready to make a difference? We’d love to hear from you.
