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Job DescriptionThe Product Manager, Ascend Sandbox EMAP, plays a crucial role in shaping the overarching growth strategy for our data products in the region. You will be business focused, responsible for understanding the needs of customers across the important markets and implementing product strategies. This is a strategic role and we're looking for a leader with skills to provide region-wide product leadership and long-term vision.
This role will be a member of the regional product team and lead the regional productization of Ascend Sandbox. You will report into the Head of Data, Scores and Attributes Products, EMAP.
Working at Senior levels (including the Regional EMAP Leadership team) you will lead the product strategy, the P&L success and new ideas across a broad range of geographies in the region. Scores & Attributes, built using Experian's data assets is also an important strategic growth lever for EMAP and Ascend Sandbox plays a significant role in developing, testing and deploying them. This role would also be responsible for the commercial aspects of Scores & Attributes i.e. market needs assessment, business case approvals, alignment with data strategy in markets, go to market etc.
Ascend Sandbox is the main enabler for all our data and analytics products across our markets and therefore is important to the growth of the region.
Responsibilities:
Overall Product Management ownership for Ascend Sandbox at a regional level
Develop the regional product strategy and creating the product roadmap. Defining the functional and technical requirements in collaboration with the analytics teams and building use cases per market.
Guide P&L outcomes taking accountability for top line growth (Revenue) and bottom line (EBIT)
Build go-to-market plans in collaboration with Market based Credit bureau teams (both local products and marketing leads) and the Software teams.
Reporting to the Operations and EMAP Leadership teams.
Ensure and track pipeline creation following market priorities.
Revenue
Produce revenue forecasts following business cases, in-year and future year revenue forecasts.
P&L
Guide cost efficiency through careful planning and through efficient use of platform infrastructure and virtual resources in order to lead lower unit costs to maximize commercial flexibility in the market.
Manage the regional budget for Ascend Sandbox and report to the leadership.
Programme Management
Manage the programme of Product delivery through a programme office delivering to internally and externally (customer) committed dates.
Create and own Risk management register for product development activities
8+ years of Product Management in a relevant field e.g. Analytics (data science) Software, Data Products, Lending Products
Winning with data strategies – have used data assets to create innovation and growth in data and analytics products.
Agile Product development experience.
Innovation processes.
Commercial Product Management experience (Profit and Loss ownership.)
Product Life-cycle experience.
Commercial and cost management understanding across complex platforms in multiple geographies.
Benefits/Perks:
Great compensation package and bonus plan
Core benefits including Experian shares discount and wellness program
Flexible work environment, hybrid model of teleworking
Flexible time off including volunteer time off, personal leaves and paid holidays
Lunch tickets
Private Health Care
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