Data Product Director

FanDuel • New York, NY

5d • $197,000 - $246,000

About The Position

FanDuel is hiring a Data Product Director for its Data Products team within FanDuel Technology. The role is accountable for Marketing’s data product strategy, governance, adoption, and modernization, including advancing a scalable data-as-a-product operating model. The director will define and execute the vision, strategy, and roadmap for the Marketing data team, working with Marketing, Analytics, Data Engineering, ML and AI Engineering, Data Science, Data Governance, Application Product and Engineering, and business stakeholders.

The position will transform data into a strategic business asset by establishing trusted, reusable, and well-governed data products as the preferred foundation for analytics, insights, activation, and performance measurement. The director will align investments with business priorities, champion a data-driven culture, and deliver measurable improvements in marketing effectiveness, customer outcomes, and decision-making. This includes leading marketing data and analytics modernization, moving fragmented data assets toward standardized data products, strengthening governance and business ownership, and advising senior leaders on data-driven decisions. The role also builds, leads, and develops a high-performing data product team.

FanDuel Group is a mobile gaming company operating brands and platforms in sports betting, casino, horse racing, daily fantasy sports, and television. The company is headquartered in New York and has offices in the United States, Canada, Scotland, and other countries. The stated salary range is $197,000–$246,000 USD, depending on factors including experience, location, business needs, and market demand.

Requirements

• 8–10 years of experience in Product Management, preferably in data platforms or big data.
• Deep understanding of data products, analytics operating models, enterprise data strategy, and trusted data management.
• Experience leveraging analytics, AI, and customer insights to improve marketing effectiveness, customer engagement, and business growth.
• Knowledge of marketing, customer, digital, activation, and performance measurement frameworks.
• Experience translating complex business and customer needs into actionable insights and measurable outcomes.
• Ability to balance strategic vision with execution and drive enterprise adoption of data products and analytics capabilities.
• Experience with data technologies such as Databricks, data warehouses, and data pipeline technologies.
• Strong understanding of data management concepts, data engineering, data governance, and related technologies.
• Experience using SQL, Python, and reporting and data visualization tools.
• Ability to work autonomously with minimal supervision and collaboratively within an agile team.
• Track record of managing, developing, and coaching team members.
• Strong leadership skills and ability to influence and collaborate across cross-functional teams.
• Ability to think strategically and drive results in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Experience working with Agile development methodologies.
• Drives high standards for individual accomplishment and works to meet or exceed challenging goals.
• High level of self-awareness and understanding of behavior in relation to the environment.
• Ability to constructively challenge and question while actively listening.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with Customer Data Platforms (CDPs), audience management, and MarTech tools such as Xtremepush, Hightouch, or similar.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the multi-year Marketing Data Products and Platforms strategy and roadmap, aligning investments with business priorities, customer outcomes, and enterprise objectives.
• Partner with Marketing, Analytics, Data, Technology, and business leadership to shape and execute the future-state marketing data and analytics strategy.
• Represent data in Marketing’s analytics modernization strategy and ensure capabilities evolve to meet business needs.
• Champion adoption of trusted, reusable, and well-governed data products for measurement, insights, activation, and decision-making.
• Drive the transition from fragmented data assets to standardized “gold” data products for Marketing analytics.
• Leverage analytics, AI, and emerging data capabilities to improve marketing performance, customer outcomes, and business growth.
• Strengthen confidence in data through consistent governance, business ownership, and clear definitions of critical data assets.
• Ensure data products and analytics outputs meet regulatory, risk, and business requirements and maintain stakeholder trust.
• Advise senior business leaders on analytics, insights, and data-driven decision-making in the marketing domain.
• Collaborate across the business to understand data challenges and opportunities.
• Build, lead, develop, and coach a high-performing data product team.
• Translate product roadmap features into product requirements, including features, user stories, and acceptance test criteria.
• Conduct stakeholder interviews and facilitate stakeholder workshops.

Benefits

• Health plans, including options with no paycheck cost.
• Fertility and family planning programs.
• Mental health support.
• Fitness benefits.
• Paid time off and sick leave.
• Annual bonus and long-term incentive opportunities based on performance.
• 401(k) with up to a 5% match.
• Commuter benefits.
• Pet insurance.
• Medical, vision, and dental insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Disability insurance.
• Paid personal time off.
• 14 paid company holidays.
• Paid sick time in accordance with applicable law.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed