Assistant Director, Data Products: Data Product Owner

Liberty Mutual Insurance • Boston, MA

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About The Position

We are hiring a Data Product Owner for Data Access Management which sits at the center of one of our most critical enterprise data capabilities, Data Access Management, with a mandate to simplify how data is requested and provisioned while strengthening security, privacy, and compliance. The Data Product Owner will own the day-to-day product delivery for our USRM data access experience, spanning requesting, approving, provisioning, and auditing access for both human and non-human identities. You will drive enhancements to our data access product and UI experience, partner closely with engineering and governance stakeholders, and ensure our access and audit capabilities are scalable, intuitive, and compliant. This role is accountable for backlog ownership, clear requirements, release execution, and continuous improvement of the access and audit experience for our customers.
This position may have in-office requirements dependent upon candidate location

Requirements

• Strong written and oral communication skills required
• 5-7+ years of experience working in coding and data solutions design principles, particularly in open source tools and technology

Nice To Haves

• Experience in communicating recommendations to senior business leaders preferred
• BA/BS, or relevant work experience, in Computer Science or related field preferred
• MBA or advanced degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Economics, or other quantitative discipline strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Own and prioritize the product backlog for the Data Access Management team, ensuring alignment to outcomes (e.g., reduced time-to-access, improved self-service, fewer access exceptions, audit readiness).
• Translate customer problems and access needs into clear epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria (including functional and non-functional requirements such as auditability and traceability).
• Partner with engineering to plan releases, manage dependencies, and make tradeoffs to deliver iterative value.
• Define and track product metrics, and use feedback/telemetry to continuously improve the access experience.
• Own the end-to-end user experience for requesting and receiving data access, including workflows for standard access, elevated access, renewals/attestations, and exception handling.
• Ensure the product supports scalable access patterns for human users and non-human/service identities, including lifecycle management and clear ownership/accountability.
• Drive UX improvements that make the “right way” to get access easy, fast, and discoverable and reducing manual effort and workarounds.
• Own the product capabilities and operational workflows that enable access audits (e.g., annual reviews), including evidence collection, tracking, attestations, and reporting.
• Partner with governance, risk, and security stakeholders to ensure audit requirements are built into product features and user workflows.
• Continuously improve audit readiness by reducing gaps, increasing transparency, and strengthening traceability of access decisions.
• Engage a broad cross-section of data science, advanced analytics, data stewardship, data engineering, and security stakeholders to gather feedback, surface challenges, and drive adoption.
• Partner with stakeholders to define enterprise guidelines and frameworks that optimize data access strategies while maintaining strong governance.
• Act as a subject-matter partner in access risk management, advising on best practices and ensuring alignment across USRM data products.

Benefits

• At Liberty Mutual, our goal is to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, supported, and can thrive.
• We build an environment that welcomes a wide range of perspectives and experiences, with inclusion embedded in every aspect of our culture and reflected in everyday interactions.
• This comes to life through comprehensive benefits, workplace flexibility, professional development opportunities, and a host of opportunities provided through our Employee Resource Groups.
• Each employee plays a role in creating our inclusive culture, which supports every individual to do their best work.
• Together, we cultivate a community where everyone can make a meaningful impact for our business, our customers, and the communities we serve.
• We value your hard work, integrity and commitment to make things better, and we put people first by offering you benefits that support your life and well-being.
• To learn more about our benefit offerings please visit: https://LMI.co/Benefits
• Liberty Mutual is an equal opportunity employer. We will not tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, veteran's status, pregnancy, genetic information or on any basis prohibited by federal, state or local law.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees