Lead Product Manager

About the role

As Lead Product Manager for Tesco's Cyber Data team, you'll be at the forefront of shaping how we use data and AI to protect our business. You'll build and lead a small but high-impact team of Product Managers, driving a clear strategy that connects directly to our wider cyber data objectives. You'll own your products end-to-end, from defining the vision and roadmap to tracking key metrics and delivering measurable impact.

This role is as much about people as it is about products—you'll inspire, empower, and grow your team to deliver value at scale. While you may start by rolling up your sleeves with user stories and backlogs, your ultimate mission is to create an environment where your team can thrive, innovate, and transform the way Tesco approaches cyber data. You'll also be the voice of your products to senior leadership, ensuring they see the full picture and the business value you're driving.

You will be responsible for

Business Conduct & Risk Responsibilities:

• Follow Tesco's Business Code of Conduct, acting with integrity and due diligence in all decisions.

• Take ownership of specific risk responsibilities related to cyber data products.

Product Strategy:

• Develop and execute the product strategy for cyber data analytics and AI initiatives.

• Ensure alignment with overall cyber data strategic objectives and priorities.

Product Roadmap:

• Define and manage the product roadmap, communicating vision, goals, and key initiatives for cyber data analytics and AI products.

Product Development & Releases:

• Lead the product development process from concept to launch, defining product features, user stories, and acceptance criteria.

• Manage releases for new features and improvements, coordinating with security engineering, testing, and infrastructure teams.

Stakeholder Engagement:

• Engage with senior leadership, internal cyber data teams, wider security teams, and external partners to gather feedback, validate ideas, and ensure alignment with business needs.

Cross-functional Collaboration:

• Work closely with multi-functional teams, including engineering and infrastructure, to drive product development and delivery.

Product Team Management:

• Build, develop, and nurture a high-performing team of Product Managers, aligned to business needs and strategic priorities.

You will need

• Demonstrable experience in product management, including strategy development, roadmap creation, and leading product development cycles to achieve objectives and key results (OKRs)

• Proven experience
  leading, developing, and growing high-performing teams
  , with a focus on empowering others to deliver results

• Proficiency in understanding interactions between large technology systems and monitoring key health metrics such as uptime, SLOs, and response times

• Data-driven decision-making skills; able to analyse metrics, track performance, and identify areas for improvement

• Strong understanding of data analytics, AI technologies, and standard processes

• Knowledge of cybersecurity principles and best practices

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Whats in it for you?
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• Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary

• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)

• Private medical insurance

• 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years' service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 4 weeks fully paid paternity leave

• Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing

About Us
Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is 'Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day'. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet. 

We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We're proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we're committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please click here. 

We're a big business and we can offer a range of diverse full-time & part-time working patterns across our many business areas, which means that we can find something that works for you.  We work in a more blended pattern - combining office and remote working.  Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate.  If you are applying internally, please speak to the Hiring Manager about how this can work for you - Everyone is welcome at Tesco.