Data Product Manager, Senior Specialist

Responsibilities

• Own the vision, roadmap, and lifecycle of data products (e.g., curated datasets, KPI/metric layers, executive insights, data quality products).
• Partner with IT leaders, analytics teams, and data engineers to translate business needs into clear product requirements and prioritized backlogs.
• Drive standardization of key metrics and definitions to enable consistent, decision-ready insights across IT.
• Ensure data products meet enterprise standards for quality, security, governance, and auditability.
• Lead cross-functional delivery from discovery through production, including release planning and ongoing optimization.
• Measure and drive adoption, usage, and value realization of data products.
• Communicate product strategy, progress, and insights to IT executive stakeholders and senior management.
• Continuously improve data product ways of working, leveraging agile and product management best practices.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of experience in technical product management, with at least 2 years leading large cross-functional teams.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field required; graduate degree preferred.
• Good to have skills in product lifecycle management, market analysis, product design, user experience evaluation, technical documentation, and cross-functional stakeholder collaboration.
• Technical knowledge in software development processes, APIs, cloud platforms, or data-driven product environments is important.
• Strong communication, strategic thinking, problem-solving, and project execution skills.
• Preferred certifications include Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Pragmatic Institute Product Management Certifications, or SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM).
• Ability to balance technical feasibility with business viability and user desirability is essential.