Hybrid Principal Data Product Manager presso Skyscanner

About the role

(Hybrid)

We’re hiring a Principal Data Product Manager to manage teams in the Core Data Tribe to drive the strategy and execution of our foundational data products. You’ll lead the Core Funnel & Business Analytical data product areas—critical capabilities that help teams across Skyscanner make informed decisions and unlock growth.

This is a hands-on role  ideal  for  an experienced people manager who still thrives in getting their sleeves rolled up and connecting the dots across business, engineering, and analytics to deliver high-impact data solutions. Whether you’ve honed these skills within a product-led organisation or come from a data-rich environment elsewhere, you’ll find support and opportunity to grow here.

What you’ll be doing

•  Manage, coach and mentor a small but high performing team of Product Managers
• Define and execute product strategies for foundational and analytical data products
• Partner with stakeholders across disciplines to identify user needs and innovation opportunities
• Prioritise features, use cases, and requirements that deliver meaningful business value
• Collaborate closely with engineering, analytics, and data science teams to deliver impactful products
• Establish and track KPIs that demonstrate the value and effectiveness of your products
• Gather and analyse feedback and trends to guide continuous improvement
• Champion transparency with regular product updates to stakeholders
• Provide thought leadership on data product best practices and influence strategy across the organisation

About you

• Solid experience of leading a team.
• Excellent communicator and collaborator, skilled at connecting cross-functional teams
• Experience defining product roadmaps and executing strategy in complex environments
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills across product, marketing, finance, commercial, and tech
• Comfortable querying datasets directly (e.g. with SQL) to guide product insights
• Knowledge of data concepts like warehousing, ETL, dimensional modelling, machine learning
• Strategic mindset with strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Ability to identify and resolve delivery blockers proactively
• Demonstrated leadership qualities; line management and mentoring experience preferred
• Passionate about driving business impact through data products

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