Product Owner - Enterprise Data

About the Client

The organization operates within the enterprise data products sector, supporting corporate functions such as operations, risk, compliance, human resources, legal, and shared services. It addresses challenges related to delivering trusted, scalable data products that enhance decision-making, operational effectiveness, analytics, governance, and AI-driven experiences across the enterprise. The program focuses on creating reusable and measurable data products to support analytics and operational goals.

About the Opportunity

The PRODUCT OWNER - ENTERPRISE DATA is responsible for guiding the direction, discovery, and prioritization of customer needs within their product scope. This role translates the product strategy into actionable plans and works collaboratively across teams to deliver quality data solutions. The position ensures alignment with business priorities and supports continuous innovation to meet organizational objectives through effective product management.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate on a cross-functional team to deliver continuous value through customer-focused experiences.
• Align work prioritization with the overall product roadmap and organizational priorities.
• Develop and maintain the product roadmap in line with strategic goals.
• Manage and prioritize product backlog with clear user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Communicate customer and stakeholder needs to guide product development.
• Coordinate with other product teams to align roadmaps and sprint planning.
• Participate actively in agile team meetings and planning.
• Engage regularly with customers and users to identify needs.
• Track key value drivers to measure product performance and communicate results.
• Promote urgency and resourcefulness to achieve goals and overcome obstacles.
• Inspire high performance and commitment consistent with organizational direction.
• Demonstrate leadership qualities such as collaboration, resilience, and accountability.
• Support a culture of continuous improvement and strong client focus.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 4-6 years of relevant business experience.
• Experience with enterprise data products, analytics, reporting, governance, or data platform initiatives in regulated industries.
• Ability to define and measure product value via business outcomes and customer impact.
• Experience collaborating with business leaders, data engineers, architects, analysts, and technical teams.
• Understanding of iterative software development and Agile product management principles.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage ambiguity and align multiple stakeholder groups.
• Skilled in prioritization and tradeoff management.
• Ability to influence across teams without direct authority.
• Interest in new technologies and trends.
• Effective communication skills across all organizational levels.

Preferred Qualifications

• Product Owner certification or similar.
• Experience with data platforms such as Databricks, Snowflake, or Power BI.
• Knowledge of data governance, metadata management, data quality, lineage, or master data management.
• Experience developing business cases, roadmaps, and product strategies.
• Proficiency in Agile story writing and foundational product management tools.