Senior Technical Product Owner - Data & AI

Ready to help shape the future of AI at SSE? We’re looking for a Senior Technical Product Owner to lead the strategy and delivery of Data, AI and Automation capabilities across ECS. This is a unique opportunity to influence how emerging technologies are adopted at scale, drive major business transformation programmes and build the internal capability that will power SSE’s digital future. Working across high-profile customer and business-facing initiatives, you’ll combine strategic vision with hands-on technical leadership to turn innovation into measurable business outcomes., * 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 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.

• 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.

Employee discount, Gym membership, Private medical insurance, Cycle to work scheme, Discounted gym membership Permanent, Full-time Reading

Full job description

Base Location: You’ll be expected to spend 50% of your working week in one of the following locations : Reading, Perth or Dublin

Salary: £68,100 - £102,100 + car allowance + performance-related bonus and a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

Dublin Salary: €90,300 - €135,500 + Car allowance + performance-related bonus and a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

About SSE

SSE’s purpose is to provide energy needed today while building a better world of energy for tomorrow. We do this by developing, building, operating and investing in electricity infrastructure and businesses needed in the energy transition. Our Transforming for Growth investment plan sees us investing £33bn in critical electricity infrastructure across the five years to 2030.

Our IT division powers growth across all SSE business areas by making sure we have the systems, software and security needed to take the lead in a low carbon world. They provide expertise, advice and day-to-day support in emerging technologies, data and analytics, cyber security and more.