Agile Data Product Owner

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Transformation Coach to join our team on a contingent basis. In this role, you will consult on complex initiatives with broad impact and large-scale planning for Transformation Coaching. You will analyze and resolve multi-faceted challenges, collaborate with stakeholders, and ensure compliance with policies and procedures. This position requires a deep understanding of Agile methodologies, data product management, and stakeholder alignment to drive measurable business value.

Responsibilities

• Consult on complex initiatives with broad impact and large-scale planning for Transformation Coaching.
• Analyze and resolve multi-faceted challenges requiring in-depth evaluation of multiple factors, including intangibles or unprecedented factors.
• Collaborate strategically with client personnel to meet deliverables and compliance requirements.
• Own and prioritize the product backlog, define/refine user stories and features, and establish acceptance criteria.
• Facilitate alignment between Product Management, business stakeholders, technology teams, and governance partners.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, including daily standups, backlog refinement, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Define and communicate data product success metrics, adoption metrics, and business value measurements.
• Ensure delivery aligns with policy, control, audit, and regulatory requirements.
• Support prioritization of technical debt, data quality remediation, and platform modernization initiatives.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Agile Coaching, Scrum, or Product Owner experience, or equivalent experience demonstrated through work, consulting, training, military experience, or education.
• Experience with data management, data governance, data quality, metadata, lineage, and enterprise data platforms.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to facilitate collaboration across business, technology, risk, compliance, and governance partners.
• Proficiency in Agile tools such as Jira and Confluence for backlog management and delivery readiness.
• Ability to translate business needs into actionable data product capabilities.
• Experience working in highly regulated environments requiring adherence to risk, compliance, audit, and policy requirements.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Technology, Computer Science, Data Management, Analytics, Engineering, or a related field preferred. Equivalent work experience may be considered.
• Agile certifications such as CSPO, PSPO, SAFe POPM, or PMI-ACP are preferred.

Pay

$55 - $60. The specific compensation for this position will be determined by several factors, including the scope, complexity, and location of the role, as well as the cost of labor in the market; the skills, education, training, credentials, and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment.

Benefits

Our full-time consultants have access to benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and 401K contributions, as well as PTO, sick leave, and other benefits mandated by applicable state or localities where you reside or work.

Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Duration: Contract