EMEA | Senior Data Business Analyst / Product Owner (Contractor)

The role

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.

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EMEA | Senior Data Business Analyst / Product Owner (Contractor)

Infinite Lambda, London +6

The role

What you need

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

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.

EMEA | Senior Data Business Analyst / Product Owner (Contractor)

The role

EMEA | Senior Data Business Analyst / Product Owner (Contractor)

The role

What you need

Requirements management

Skills and experience

Discovery & design

Stakeholder engagement

Backlog management

Agile ceremonies & reporting

Account growth support

Interview process

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