Product Owner, Data Science

New Balance•Boston, MA

12d•$97,185 - $153,615•Hybrid

About The Position

The Data Science Center of Excellence is focused on enabling data-informed decision-making across New Balance by developing models and tools that make a measurable impact on business outcomes. As the Product Owner for Data Science, you will be the bridge between business strategy and advanced analytics. You’ll partner with data scientists, engineers, and key stakeholders to align priorities, shape a cross-functional roadmap, and ensure our models translate into measurable business impact. This role requires a rare combination of business acumen, technical fluency, and storytelling ability along with the ability to thrive in ambiguity to help guide efforts from exploration to production with clarity and focus. You’ll shape how advanced analytics powers one of the most iconic brands in the world and work alongside world-class data scientists and leaders who value curiosity, collaboration, and continuous learning.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in product management, analytics, or data science.
Experience with Agile processes and project management software (Jira, ADO, etc.)
Strong understanding of data science lifecycles: from data ingestion and feature engineering to modeling and deployment.
Proven ability to define and measure business impact of analytical work.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with demonstrated skills presenting to technical and non-technical audiences.
Comfort with ambiguity and hypothesis-driven experimentation.

Nice To Haves

Experience in retail, consumer goods, or supply chain analytics.
Familiarity with data tools (Snowflake, Databricks, Azure, R/Python/SQL).
Exposure to MLOps, model monitoring, or experimentation platforms.
Background in statistics, applied math, or computer science is a plus

Responsibilities

Translate functional goals (e.g., growth, margin improvement, operational efficiency) into clear data science priorities.
Maintain a cross-functional roadmap aligned with strategies across business and technical departments.
Partner with leadership to define and track success metrics tied to business outcomes, not just technical performance.
Own the data science backlog to prioritize data science efforts based on impact, effort, and strategic alignment.
Manage an agile data science planning process focusing on outcome-driven iterative development.
Write clear, outcome-oriented user stories and acceptance criteria.
Ensure visibility of progress, blockers, and learnings across business and technical stakeholders.
Act as a key liaison between the Data Science team and business functions.
Translate complex analytical work into simple, actionable business narratives.
Collaborate with data scientists to facilitate stakeholder demos and reviews that drive adoption and build trust.
Identify key technical and business focused KPIs for data science efforts to ensure models are aligned with business outcomes.
Promote a culture of rigorous experimentation and true data-driven decision making.
Coordinate efforts to track model adoption and impact post-deployment.

Benefits

Our products are only as good as the people we hire, so we make sure to hire the best and treat them accordingly.
New Balance offers a comprehensive traditional benefits package including three options for medical insurance as well as dental, vision, life insurance and 401K.
We also proudly offer a slate of more nontraditional perks – opportunities like online learning and development courses, tuition reimbursement, $100 monthly student loan support and various mentorship programs – that encourage our associates to grow personally as they develop professionally.
You’ll also enjoy a yearly $1,000 lifestyle reimbursement, 4 weeks of vacations, 12 holidays and generous parental leave, because work-life balance is more than just a buzzword – it’s part of our culture.
Temporary associates are provided three options for medical insurance as well as dental and vision insurance and an associate discount.
Part time associates are provided 401k, short term disability, a yearly $300 lifestyle reimbursement and an associate discount.

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