Senior Data Business Analyst / Product Owner (Contractor)

Role Overview

The Senior Data Business Analyst / Product Owner is a senior, client-facing member of the Data Products function who leads projects or individual domains within Data Transformation engagements, from the earliest Discovery and Scoping conversations through to Agile delivery and sign-off.

Alongside hands-on requirements, backlog and data analysis work, the Senior Consultant owns the Discovery and Design phase on their projects or domains within Data Transformation engagements, producing a clear scope baseline that enables Programme Management to run change control and enables Account Management to identify growth opportunities. The role brings a consulting mindset: structured problem framing, confident facilitation with senior business stakeholders, and a consistent focus on measurable client value.

• Anticipated start date: January 2027

• Location: EMEA - UK, Hungary, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Italy, Spain, Portugal

• Daily rate: up to 420 GBP

• Contract duration: 6 months

• Project duration: December 2026 - June 2027

• Daily Requirement: 8 hours per day, Monday to Friday

Key Responsibilities

Discovery & Design

• Lead pre-project Discovery and Scoping for projects or individual domains within client Data Transformation engagements, applying Infinite Lambda's Discovery & Design framework, standards and artefacts

• Define project objectives, preliminary requirements and scope boundaries with sufficient clarity to significantly de-risk the subsequent programme or project execution

• Define data products end to end, including consumers, data contracts and ownership

• Engage client product managers and senior business stakeholders to frame the business problem, explore the problem space and articulate the business value of the proposed solution

• Frame the value of each data product with client stakeholders and track benefit against the case made

• Partner with Account Managers on pre-sales activities to define the initial solution scope, articulate a product-based delivery approach and translate high-level client needs into tangible delivery Epics

• Produce a clearly defined scope baseline for Programme Management and Account Management, enabling the change control process and the identification of opportunities that fall outside the agreed scope

Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as the liaison between client stakeholders and delivery teams, ensuring clear communication of needs and priorities

• Support stakeholder alignment and facilitate sign-offs at key delivery stages, from Discovery outputs through to sprint deliverables

• On Data Transformation engagements without a dedicated Programme Manager, act as the primary governance interface with the Account Manager, covering scope control, change requests and proactive communication on delivery health

• Negotiate trade-offs on scope, timeline and resourcing with client stakeholders without escalating

Requirements Management

• Own requirements for a data product end to end, breaking down Epics into user stories and acceptance criteria for integration and reporting use cases

• Lead feature / data product kickoffs to ensure business context and delivery alignment

• Facilitate estimation across the teams building a data product to support sprint planning

• Collaborate closely with developers and testers to validate "done" stories and ensure Client sign-off

• Partner with technical leads and client SMEs to ensure requirements are accurate, complete and technically feasible

• Maintain traceability from Statement of Work (SOW) and Discovery outputs through Epics, Features and stories so that changes in scope are visible and controllable

• Create and review target-to-source field mappings for individual data products

• Establish reconciliation and data quality rules for each data product within the medallion architecture

Backlog Management

• Own the product backlog and roadmap for a data product, prioritising with the client on business value

• Conduct backlog refinement sessions with the team to clarify requirements, dependencies and priorities

• Set the team's definition of ready and ensure stories meet it before sprint planning

• Manage dependencies across epics, features and stories

• Identify and escalate risks or blockers impacting backlog items or delivery flow

Agile Ceremonies & Reporting

• Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint planning, retrospectives and show & tell sessions

• Communicate the roadmap and delivery progress through Jira or similar tools

• Track and report team health metrics through retrospectives and delivery KPIs

• Produce end-of-sprint reports summarising story progress, carried-over items and upcoming priorities

Account Growth Support

• Collaborate with account and delivery leadership (PO, Programme/Project Manager, Account Manager, Tech Lead) as part of the Account Leadership Team (CAT)

• Spot opportunities within the engagement and shape them into proposals Account Managers can take to the client

• Contribute to the SOW before signature, making sure assumptions, risks and exclusions are captured

Skills and Experience

• 10+ years of experience in Agile delivery environments (Scrum or Kanban), with significant experience in a senior capacity within a technology consultancy or Data Transformation programmes

• Proven experience leading Discovery and Scoping phases (pre-sales or pre-contract) for data and analytics projects, including defining objectives, scope boundaries and preliminary requirements

• Confident engaging and facilitating with senior business stakeholders to frame problems and articulate business value

• Proficient in SQL

• Strong experience in data and analytics projects, including data lineage, transformation, quality and data protection (GDPR) requirements

• Understanding of the medallion data architecture and modern data platforms (e.g. Databricks, Snowflake), including how a migration is sequenced from source estate to target

• Experience defining metrics for a semantic layer

• Proficiency with Jira, Confluence and Agile reporting tools

• Travel requirements for this role are mandated by the needs of the client, and depending on the client some travel is required

• Excellent knowledge of SQL

• Exposure to BI/reporting and DWH integration use cases

• Understanding of the medallion data architecture and / or modern data platforms (e.g., Databricks, Snowflake).

• Experience working in technology consultancy or data transformation programs.