Lead Data Product Manager

About the Role Lead Data Product Manager in Shell Energy Chief Data Office (CDO) will own the business-led data product strategy, acquisition design and delivery for Shell Energy Trading & Supply. The role translates trading, risk, finance and operations needs into data products, defines onboarding priorities, data contracts, target-state designs and adoption outcomes, in partnership with Shell’s Information & Digital Technology (IDT) group to ensure engineered solutions are fit for trading use and deliver measurable business value. What You'll Do

• Own business-led data product strategy, onboarding priorities, data contracts, schemas, controls and service expectations across trading, risk, finance and operations.
• Provide product and design authority on data product usability, quality, timeliness, lineage, adoption, control requirements and measurable value delivery.
• Partner with IDT to ensure Azure data platform designs are fit for purpose while maintaining clear separation between business design ownership and IDT-led engineering build, infrastructure, cyber and operational run.
• Industrialise onboarding of sources such as ETRM/Endur, Trayport, market data vendors, SAP and operational data feeds through clear product requirements, SLAs, observability needs, runbook expectations and adoption measures.
• Translate business context into product outcomes and engineered delivery; shape prioritised product backlog with epics/stories, acceptance criteria and value measures for delivery teams.
• Steward data definitions, ownership, lineage, metadata, quality KPIs, access requirements and product adoption metrics; chair data change forums to ground decisions in commodities trading context.
• Apply Shell’s data lifecycle: register, receive, load, maintain, publish/archive or dispose; uphold audit trail and records management.
• Shape product capacity plans, skills roadmap and vendor contributions; foster a culture of safety, compliance, customer focus and continuous improvement.
• Operate reliably & safely: oversee resilience, cyber hygiene, data privacy and regulatory obligations (e.g., REMIT/EMIR).
• Drive incident, change & problem management; measure and report service health and user satisfaction. What We're Looking For
• Deep commodities data knowledge, ideally within energy trading (ETRM/Endur workflows, market data, reference data, trade lifecycle, risk/finance/operations data dependencies).
• Proven ability to translate business needs into data product designs, requirements, data contracts, controls, prioritised backlogs and adoption outcomes that engineers can execute.
• Strong product and technical judgement across modern data platforms, ingestion patterns, APIs, streaming/batch, schema management, CDC, metadata, lineage and data quality.
• Experience leading cross-functional product delivery through Product Owners, architects, engineers and business SMEs; ability to shape acceptance criteria, priorities, value measures and handover.
• Practical exposure to Azure data services, Databricks, SQL, Python/Spark, event-based integration and DevOps; hands-on engineering experience is a plus.
• Degree in a relevant discipline; Azure Data Engineer, Databricks or data governance certifications are a plus. Nice to Have
• Certifications in Azure Data Engineer, Databricks or data governance are a plus. Compensation & Benefits
• Competitive starting salary; flexible working options; collaborative environment; opportunities to contribute to energy transition and work with experienced colleagues.