Role Summary
We are seeking a strategic and technically adept Data Product Owner to drive the identification and delivery of strategic data and AI products. The data product owner is embedded in the Data & AI team and ensures product delivery is streamlined, aligned with goals, user-centric, and delivers measurable value. This role fosters adoption of D&A services and products across the organization, contributing to culture and change management and collaboration among stakeholders, decision makers, process modelers, and D&A developers.
Responsibilities
- Support business stakeholders through all stages of a product lifecycle including inspiration, ideation, and implementation (adoption, workflow integration, impact measurement, and sharing outcomes).
- Track business outcomes of D&A initiatives focusing on operational and financial impact, customer satisfaction, and adoption metrics.
- Define and communicate the vision, strategy, and roadmap for data products in alignment with enterprise data strategy and business objectives.
- Translate business needs into actionable data product requirements and prioritize features based on impact and feasibility.
- Facilitate cross-functional collaboration to ensure data products meet user needs and drive adoption.
- Manage product backlogs, sprint planning, and iterative delivery in Agile environments.
- Lead user acceptance testing and gather user feedback to refine and enhance data products iteratively.
- Collaborate with governance, risk, and security teams to ensure compliance with laws and regulations related to data privacy and security.
- Partner with Data Governance Lead to maintain data quality, lineage, and stewardship accountability.
- Collaborate with architecture leads to optimize existing architecture and streamline support of live products.
- Conduct market research and competitive analysis to identify opportunities for innovation and differentiation in data product offerings.
Qualifications
- Proven ability to drive business and financial outcomes of data and AI solutions
- Experience in business process design, change management, and cross-functional collaboration
- Proven ability to manage cross-functional teams and drive stakeholder alignment
- Strong understanding of modern data stacks, cloud platforms (especially AWS), and data governance principles
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Strong project management experience including familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies
- Strategic thinking and problem solving skills, especially in collaborative, cross-functional teams
Education
- Bachelorโรรดs or Masterโรรดs degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, or related field
- 7+ years of experience in data and AI product management, data or AI project delivery, or related roles