Senior Technical Product Owner - Data & AI

Salary: £50,000 - 90,000 per year

Requirements:

• Significant experience leading Data, Analytics and AI portfolios within a complex enterprise environment, delivering tangible business outcomes through technology and innovation.
• Strong technical credibility across modern data platforms, AI technologies and cloud-native architectures, with the ability to combine strategic leadership with hands-on delivery.
• A passion for emerging technology, evidenced by maintaining awareness of AI, data and industry developments, and successfully translating innovation into practical business value.
• Experience building internal capability and reducing dependency on third parties through the development of skills, platforms and engineering expertise.
• Proven people leadership experience, including coaching and developing senior technical professionals and creating high-performing engineering teams.
• The ability to influence and challenge stakeholders at all levels, from engineers and architects through to senior business leaders, while maintaining a delivery-focused mindset.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the Data & AI strategy, translating business priorities into a clear roadmap and delivery plan that delivers measurable business value.
• Partner with Data and AI Platform Owners to shape platform direction, prioritise investment, and ensure successful adoption of Data, AI and Automation capabilities across the business.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership across Data and AI initiatives, actively contributing to solution design, architecture decisions and problem solving where required.
• Stay at the forefront of emerging AI, data and automation technologies, assessing industry trends and opportunities to bring new capabilities and expertise to the business, with a strong focus on building and growing in-house capability.
• Lead, coach and develop a team of Lead Developers, fostering a high-performing engineering culture, strong technical standards and continuous learning.
• Act as the key interface between business stakeholders, engineering teams, architects and strategic partners, ensuring appropriate governance, standards and controls are applied across the portfolio.

Technologies:

• AI
• Cloud
• Support
• Security
• Product Owner

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We offer a permanent, full-time role with flexible first options available and a working pattern that includes spending 50% of your week in Reading, Perth or Dublin. Our salary package is competitive and includes a car allowance, performance-related bonus, and a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family. We provide discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships, a free online GP and 24/7 counselling, interest-free loans for tech and transport season tickets or a bike through our Cycle to Work scheme, plus generous family entitlements including maternity, adoption and paternity leave. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to an open and inclusive workplace, and we support reasonable adjustments for applicants. We are SSE, working to provide the energy needed today while building a better world of energy for tomorrow, and our IT division supports growth across the business through systems, software, security, data, analytics and emerging technologies.

last updated 33 week of 2026