Our Data team is a tight-knit group of experts dedicated to driving innovation and excellence. We work collaboratively to set standards, tackle challenges, and shape the future of data in banking. Join us and be part of a dynamic team making a difference.

The OSB Group is a FTSE 250 specialist mortgage lender, primarily focused on carefully selected segments of the mortgage market.

Our specialist lending is supported by our Kent Reliance and Charter Savings Bank retail savings franchises. Diversification of funding is provided by sophisticated securitisation platforms. OSB’s unique cost-efficient operating model is supported by our wholly-owned subsidiary OSBIndia.

Alongside passion for our products and customers, we're passionate about our people and want to continue building a collaborative and engaging environment.  Being dedicated to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, we encourage differences and recognise that individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences can bring valuable insights and enhance the way we work.  This is supported by our Diversity, Community and Environment Employee Engagement Networks and our commitment to the Women in Finance Charter and Women in Leadership Programme. 

In this role, you will be responsible for leading the end-to-end data migration strategy, ensuring seamless transfer of critical data while maintaining its quality and integrity.

You will collaborate with technical teams, stakeholders and business leaders to align data migration activities with organisational goals, priorities requirements and deliver successful outcome. Acting as a bridge between business and technology, you will play a key role in managing risks, resolving challenges and continuously improving the migration process.

This is an exciting opportunity to shape the success of a key transformation initiative through your expertise in data and product ownership.

Your responsibilities will include…

• Defining and driving the data migration roadmap, ensuring seamless transition of critical data between systems while minimising disruption
• Creating, prioritising and refining a migration-specific product backlog, ensuring tasks are delivered on time and to a high quality
• Developing the vision, strategy, market/user research in line with the CDO’s strategy
• Collaborating with Product Owners, Solution Managers and cross functional Product Managers to ensure alignment towards the same program increment objectives
• Validating and present the business case to the C-Level Executives and leading business reviews to ensure the right features are prioritised
• Building and maintaining a trusting relationship with product owners, business analysts, engineering teams and vendors
• Representing the Data teams in ideation workshops with cross functional leaders where new ideas are identified along with customer needs, pain points and solution options
• Translating product vision and strategy into a data platform delivery roadmap

Travel will be expected to our Chatham and Wolverhampton offices with presence in London being required on a frequent basis

We offer a base salary dependent on experience of between £75,000 - £85,000 and a competitive benefits package including:

• Discretionary annual bonus opportunity of up to 25%
• £6,000 Car allowance
• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Contributory pension (8% employer 5% employee)
• Life Assurance (4x salary) plus Group Income Protection
• Access to Private Medical Insurance and Medical Cash Plan
• Additional benefits such as Hybrid working, Cycle Purchase scheme, Technology Purchase scheme, Season Ticket Loan, Holiday purchase / sell schemes, Employee Perk Portals, Payroll giving and Save as you Earn scheme

We are looking for talented individuals who have the experience and knowledge set out below:

We are looking for talented individuals who have the experience and knowledge set out below:

• Previous work experience in financial services as a Product Owner/Management or similar role is essential
• Previous experience working with a multi-disciplinary team on customer and business-focused data products and services
• Experience communicating developments and changes to a variety of stakeholders at differing levels
• In-depth knowledge of Agile process and principles

We also believe that your career and how you progress is as unique as your individual personality. We continually support our people so they can become the best version of themselves.

If this sounds like you, please apply now! For internal applications please visit the internal careers page to apply.

Alternatively, if you wish to have an informal and confidential chat please get in touch. Contact details can be found on our careers page.

If shortlisted from your initial application we operate a personalised recruitment process. Interviews are a two way street, we aim for them to be relevant and conversational to get the best out of you!

OSB Group are dedicated to diversity in the workplace and committed to treating all our employees and job applicants equally.  We embrace equal opportunities and are opposed to discrimination on any grounds.

As part of our public commitment to the Women in Finance Charter, we have introduced our own initiatives to attract, develop and advance senior women in our sector. We don’t stop there though, we have broadened our approach to encourage diversity and inclusion at all levels and in all roles. Our leadership and Executive Committee are right behind us, to the extent that our Diversity Champions sit at Board level and on a monthly basis receive updates on our progress. 

Whilst we are an organisation that values face-to-face interaction to build and nourish our culture, we also acknowledge that people are not just productive in an office and tied to the 9 to 5.  Flexible-working opportunities are important for establishing a healthy work-life balance so if you see a role of interest we are happy to be asked about flexibility and explore together if we can make it work.

All applicants must have rights to work in the UK and be willing to undertake the relevant pre-employment screening checks should your application be successful.