At Just Eat Takeaway, data products have become more than a delivery model, they are a way to redefine how teams work together. As demand for data grows, the challenge shifts from building solutions to managing ownership, flow, and accountability across engineering, analytics, and business teams. Theo Gough shares how applying product thinking to data is reshaping the operating model, introducing clearer boundaries, reducing friction, and enabling teams to move from reactive delivery to more structured, collaborative ways of working.
Defining ownership and accountability by introducing data products as bounded units with clear responsibilities and service expectations
Enabling collaboration across engineering, analytics, and business teams through shared contracts and product-led workflows
Managing demand and improving delivery flow by shifting teams from reactive execution to structured, product-driven approaches