Agile Data Product Owner - Hybrid

Genesis10•Charlotte, NC

20h•Hybrid

About The Position

Genesis10 is currently seeking an Agile Data Product Owner - Hybrid position with a Global Financial Institution located in Charlotte, NC. This is a 12+ month contract opportunity. This role will serve as the business authority at the product area level and will be responsible for shaping, prioritizing, and continuously refining the work needed to deliver trusted, governed, and business-aligned data products. The role will partner with Product Managers, data analysts, delivery teams, technology partners, governance stakeholders, and business customers to translate product strategy into executable features and stories.

Requirements

5 years of digital product management, product ownership, Agile delivery, data product management, business analysis, data management, or equivalent experience demonstrated through one or a combination of work experience, training, military experience, or education
Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Computer Science, Data Management, Analytics, Engineering, or a related field preferred (equivalent work experience may be considered)

Nice To Haves

Agile certifications such as Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO), SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM), or PMI-ACP
Experience with data management, data governance, data quality, metadata, lineage, reporting, analytics, or enterprise data platforms
Experience with Agile practices and frameworks, such as Scrum, Kanban, or scaled Agile methods, and workflow/collaboration tools such as Jira and Confluence
Ability to translate product vision and business outcomes into clear features, stories, acceptance criteria, and backlog priorities
Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to facilitate collaboration across business, technology, risk, compliance, and data governance partners
Experience working in highly regulated environments such as banking, insurance, or healthcare

Responsibilities

Serve as the business authority for a defined data product area, including helping define, document, and prioritize software requirements
Develop, evolve, and communicate the product area vision, priorities, goals, and strategy to key partners and stakeholders
Partner with Product Management on the overall product strategy, roadmap alignment, and prioritization decisions
Own prioritization of a clearly understood product area backlog aligned to product area vision, goals, stakeholder needs, and product strategy
Define and refine features, user stories, business readiness stories, and acceptance criteria
Validate completed work by accepting user stories after acceptance criteria and the definition of done have been met
Facilitate frequent collaboration between customers, stakeholders, Product Management, and delivery teams
Coordinate with other Product Owners to resolve sequencing, prioritization, scope, and dependency conflicts
Actively participate in product area events and Agile ceremonies, including backlog refinement, planning, review/demo, and retrospectives
Translate data product needs into actionable delivery work, including data sourcing, ingestion, conformance, and semantic modeling
Use Agile workflow and collaboration tools, such as Jira and Confluence, to maintain a transparent backlog

Benefits

Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.
The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.
Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
Behavioral Health Platform
Medical, Dental, Vision
Health Savings Account
Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
Voluntary Term Life Insurance
401K
Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois)