Data Product Owner

Allwyn UK

Data Product Owner managing a backlog of lottery-focused data and AI products. Leading delivery teams and balancing regulatory requirements with iterative development for a data-driven culture.

Posted 4/30/2026full-timeWatford • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

The Data Product Owner manages the backlog of lottery-focused data an AI products —encompassing Data Engineering, BI and AI products supporting ticket sales analytics, draw-based insights, compliance reporting, and user-facing products— ensuring they are strategically aligned and technically robust.
This role involves leading, mentoring and coordinating the delivery team, managing the creation and delivery of both functional and technical roadmaps, engaging with stakeholders, owning and prioritising a backlog of new solutions, improvements and innovations that maximise the value delivered to the business.
The successful candidate will balance the regulatory nature of lottery operations with the iterative development of AI and analytics capabilities, empowering business stakeholders toward a more data-driven culture.
Define and own a roadmap for transformation and enhancements of the team’s data products.
Work with the Insights Business Partner prioritise the portfolio backlog balancing short-term deliverables (quick wins, user requests) with strategic initiatives (long-term data platform expansions).
Collaborate with BAs and marketing, finance, and lottery operations to define the team’s backlog of initiatives and translate them into deliverables.
Ensure robust data accuracy and access controls for all published reports—particularly around potential winner anonymity or regulated data sets.
Support or refine data governance processes, upholding lottery guidelines and internal policies.
Maximise business value delivery and report progress.
Manage end-to-end analytics projects—from initial scoping and backlog management to user acceptance testing (UAT) and production rollout coordinate project leads of mid/large initiatives in the backlog and manage delivery of smaller items in it. Ensure deliveries to the right (agreed) mix of time, cost and scope.
Flex on delivery methodologies, promote agile approaches when convenient.
Coordinate with cross-functional teams, providing status updates and addressing risks promptly for an aggregated portfolio view.
Support iterations ceremonies as needed and ensure training programs, user demos, and lunch-and-learn sessions to enhance data literacy.
Ensure adequate engagement of 3rd party vendors and alignment of internal resources for the backlog delivery.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ Years in Product / Project management - Delivery
Proven track record in product ownership, as well as delivery management (lottery or similar domain advantageous).
Comfortable with agile or hybrid project methodologies (sprints, stand-ups, demos).
Expertise in delivery Tools
Jira, Confluence, reporting tools (Power BI, etc)
Data Domain expertise
Expertise in Data domain delivery Data engineering solutions, Analytics, Insights, and AI preferred
Leadership & Communication
Strong interpersonal skills to coach reporting delivery team, unify best practices, and drive cross-functional cooperation.
Aptitude for simplifying technical concepts and championing data-driven decision-making among business stakeholders.
Data Governance & Compliance
Awareness of regulatory constraints (especially in a lottery setting), ensuring solutions respect data privacy rules and compliance guidelines.
Additional Qualifications
Agile (Scrum master, product owner, SAFe Agilist), waterfall, (PRINCE2, MPS, MoP, etc).
Lottery domain experience is desirable, given familiarity with unique data structures, compliance considerations, and reporting nuances within the lottery industry.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Company Bonus Scheme
Matched pension contributions up to 8.5%
26 days annual leave + 2 Life Days (and bank holidays)
Single Private Health Cover
Complimentary Private Medical
Income Protection
Flexible Benefits – EV Scheme, Money Coach, Will Writing, Mortgage Advice, Dental and Eye Care Schemes.
Enhanced Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity, Adoption)
Wellness Allowance £500
Employee Assistance Programme
Discounted Health Assessments
Volunteering Days
Matched Funding

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Hard Skills & Tools

product managementproject managementdata engineeringanalyticsAIdata governancecompliance reportingbacklog managementuser acceptance testingdata accuracy

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationinterpersonal skillscoachingcross-functional cooperationsimplifying technical conceptsdata-driven decision-making

Certifications

Scrum masterproduct ownerSAFe AgilistPRINCE2MPSMoP