Lead Product Owner - Data Analytics

FERGUSON

2d•$101,647 - $178,012•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Lead Product Owner on the Boundary Applications and Analytics team, you will own the strategy, vision, and roadmap for Ferguson’s Decision Support Center space – the trusted source for accurate and interactive Enterprise and Operational reporting. This role operates at the intersection of technology and business functions, requiring close partnership with Finance to define, prioritize, and deliver solutions that supports the company’s “one source of truth” strategy. This role is focused on understanding the needs of internal business customers, deriving business value, offering thought leadership throughout the software delivery lifecycle, and leading technical teams to deliver large-scale projects with speed and quality. You will be a technology partner, relentlessly building and advocating for the customer while simultaneously listening and negotiating with business collaborators across the company. You will help craft a comprehensive backlog and design a thoughtful roadmap for execution of Ferguson’s vision, ensuring each report is precise, reliable, and timely. The ideal candidate brings experience leading Data Analytics teams in fast‑paced environments, thrives amid ambiguity, and takes direct accountability for delivering measurable business value. This position may be remote or hybrid in accordance with company policy.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent experience).
5–7 years of Product Management/Product Owner experience delivering enterprise solutions.
Experience with data and analytics platforms (Power BI, Azure, reporting tools).
Strong background in product lifecycle ownership (strategy, roadmap, backlog).
Experience partnering with Finance and business stakeholders on reporting and data-driven solutions.
Familiarity with Agile and/or Waterfall delivery models.
Ability to translate sophisticated business needs into clear product direction and requirements.
Strong analytical approach with focus on data accuracy, reporting, and business value.
Proven ability to prioritize, influence, and align cross-functional stakeholders.
Comfortable operating in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.
Strong communication skills across both technical and non-technical audiences.
Problem Solving: Identify issues quickly and drive effective solutions
Collaboration: Build alignment and work effectively across teams
Communication: Clearly convey ideas, updates, and tradeoffs
Execution: Stay organized and deliver across multiple priorities
Adaptability: Thrive in a dynamic, evolving environment

Nice To Haves

Experience with enterprise reporting, analytics platforms, or “single source of truth” initiatives.
Background partnering closely with Finance on reporting and metrics.
Ability to balance speed, quality, and data integrity.

Responsibilities

Help to define your product's vision and strategy.
Determine customer needs by specifying the research needed to obtain market information.
Complete comprehensive, competitive analyses and market validation across multiple customers/products, contributing to deep stakeholder understanding of customers and markets to find adjacencies, and impactful new market opportunities.
Manage and communicate a detailed roadmap for your product.
Use qualitative and quantitative research to drive business value and roadmap prioritization.
Identify and prioritize opportunities to improve operational efficiency and enhance business impact.
Collaborate closely with the business, Finance and Reporting teams to define, document and prioritize requirements, ensuring business needs are met and exceeded.
Communicating clearly to business leaders on changes, how they are affected, and how these changes are aligned with the company's overall goals.
Work closely with Project Management to make sure product is on time and scoped properly.
Coordinate alignment between delivery teams, customer groups, and leadership throughout the software development lifecycle.
Monitor and manage overall product health through analytics and customer feedback sessions and provide commentary to leadership on an ongoing basis.
Create and maintain a work environment that promotes customer service, collaboration, performance feedback, individual recognition, mutual respect, and employee satisfaction ensuring quality hiring, training, and succession planning processes that encompass Ferguson's diversity commitment.
Perform all other job-related duties as requested.