Data Product Manager

Job Title: Data Product Manager
Location: Bristol Hybrid - 1-2 days onsite per week
Rate: From 500+ per day via Umbrella
Duration: 6 months
Clearance: UK Security Clearance required

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Data Product Manager to provide strategic leadership across enterprise analytics at a major public sector contractor. This role will lead a small team of BI Developers (up to four) and oversee the design and delivery of high-volume, complex datasets, dashboards, and reporting solutions.

You will work closely with senior stakeholders and key business units, including supporting a large client mobilisation programme, ensuring analytics solutions deliver real business value. While primarily strategic, a strong understanding of Power BI, SQL, process mapping, and data governance is essential.

What You'll Do

• Provide strategic oversight of BI reporting, dashboards, and analytics delivery.
• Lead and mentor a small team of BI Developers.
• Ensure high-quality, analysis-ready datasets and consistent KPI reporting.
• Define and govern semantic models, metric frameworks, and enterprise datasets.
• Collaborate with data engineers to maintain data quality, governance, and lineage.
• Partner with senior business leaders to translate strategic requirements into actionable analytics.
• Support advanced analytics and machine learning initiatives where required.

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience at Head of/ Lead/ Senior Manager level (or equivalent) in relevant fields.
• Experience managing relevant teams.
• Comfortable with large-scale, complex datasets.
• Strong Power BI skills (ability to build dashboards a plus).
• Knowledge of SQL and process mapping.
• Understanding of enterprise data governance and semantic models.
• Background in Data/ Computer Science, or Data Engineering is highly desirable.
• Ability to engage senior stakeholders and provide strategic insight.

If this opportunity is of interest, apply now with an up-to-date CV for consideration!

Note - if you do not hear back within 72 hours of applying, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion, however, we will have your CV and contact details on files should something more suitable arise.

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