Senior Data Product Lead

Mariner•Overland Park, KS

About The Position

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Data Product Ownership & Delivery • Act as a data product owner by partnering with business stakeholders to identify, prioritize, and deliver new or enhanced data products, reports, and analytics aligned to business needs • Lead end-to-end requirements gathering, including defining data fields, business definitions, transformations, and business logic, and translating requirements into clear user stories and acceptance criteria • Collaborate closely with Data Engineering and BI teams throughout the development lifecycle to ensure alignment on scope, timelines, and expected outcomes • Steward user acceptance testing (UAT), ensuring delivered solutions meet business requirements and data quality expectations • Define, document, and maintain team-wide standards, processes, and templates for data product management and requirements documentation • Influence adoption of standards and best practices across Data Management, BI, and Engineering teams • Review data product deliverables for alignment with agreed-upon standards and governance expectations • Champion data quality, data lineage, and regulatory reporting considerations throughout the data product lifecycle • Maintain and enhance data catalog and metadata content to improve data discoverability and confidence • Coordinate cross-team data integration strategies across platforms and business domains • Develop and maintain a strategic roadmap for ongoing data product development in partnership with business and Data and BI leadership • Demonstrate leadership by coaching team members, sharing best practices, and driving continuous improvement in how the team executes data initiatives • Provide hands-on analytical support as needed, including SQL-based analysis and validation of data outputs • Perform light project management activities by coordinating dependencies, tracking progress, and supporting on-time delivery of data initiatives Required Education and Experience: • Bachelor’s degree in Data Analytics, Data Engineering, Data Science, Finance, or a related field • 7+ years of experience in data product management, data analytics, or a related data-focused role • Direct experience acting as a data product owner or data product management practitioner • Demonstrated success launching and/or managing data products with measurable business impact • Proven experience defining, documenting, and standardizing business and data requirements and translating them into technical deliverables Experience working in regulated environments with exposure to data quality and regulatory reporting concepts Skills: • Strong ability to translate complex business needs into data product capabilities and roadmap features • Strong SQL skills and experience working with cloud data platforms (e.g. Snowflake); familiarity with dbt is a plus • Familiarity with data platforms and tools such as Snowflake, APIs, data catalogs (e.g., Alation, Collibra), and BI tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, Alteryx) • Hands-on experience with product management tools (e.g., YouTrack, Jira) • Working knowledge of data catalogs and metadata management tools (e.g., Alation, Collibra, or similar) • Demonstrated ability to lead through influence, drive adoption of standards, and support change management efforts • Excellent communication, facilitation, and presentation skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical audiences Comfortable in a fast-paced environment with high ambiguity and autonomy #LI-MK1 We welcome your interest in being a part of our firm. We believe in giving associates progressive opportunities, actively nurturing professional growth and giving back to the community. We are dedicated to building a diverse culture where everyone has the support they need to achieve their career goals. We offer an innovative workplace and a culture that fosters camaraderie, teamwork and work-life balance. EOE M/F/D/V

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Data Analytics, Data Engineering, Data Science, Finance, or a related field
7+ years of experience in data product management, data analytics, or a related data-focused role
Direct experience acting as a data product owner or data product management practitioner
Demonstrated success launching and/or managing data products with measurable business impact
Proven experience defining, documenting, and standardizing business and data requirements and translating them into technical deliverables
Experience working in regulated environments with exposure to data quality and regulatory reporting concepts
Strong ability to translate complex business needs into data product capabilities and roadmap features
Strong SQL skills and experience working with cloud data platforms (e.g. Snowflake); familiarity with dbt is a plus
Familiarity with data platforms and tools such as Snowflake, APIs, data catalogs (e.g., Alation, Collibra), and BI tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, Alteryx)
Hands-on experience with product management tools (e.g., YouTrack, Jira)
Working knowledge of data catalogs and metadata management tools (e.g., Alation, Collibra, or similar)
Demonstrated ability to lead through influence, drive adoption of standards, and support change management efforts
Excellent communication, facilitation, and presentation skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical audiences
Comfortable in a fast-paced environment with high ambiguity and autonomy

Responsibilities

Act as a data product owner by partnering with business stakeholders to identify, prioritize, and deliver new or enhanced data products, reports, and analytics aligned to business needs
Lead end-to-end requirements gathering, including defining data fields, business definitions, transformations, and business logic, and translating requirements into clear user stories and acceptance criteria
Collaborate closely with Data Engineering and BI teams throughout the development lifecycle to ensure alignment on scope, timelines, and expected outcomes
Steward user acceptance testing (UAT), ensuring delivered solutions meet business requirements and data quality expectations
Define, document, and maintain team-wide standards, processes, and templates for data product management and requirements documentation
Influence adoption of standards and best practices across Data Management, BI, and Engineering teams
Review data product deliverables for alignment with agreed-upon standards and governance expectations
Champion data quality, data lineage, and regulatory reporting considerations throughout the data product lifecycle
Maintain and enhance data catalog and metadata content to improve data discoverability and confidence
Coordinate cross-team data integration strategies across platforms and business domains
Develop and maintain a strategic roadmap for ongoing data product development in partnership with business and Data and BI leadership
Demonstrate leadership by coaching team members, sharing best practices, and driving continuous improvement in how the team executes data initiatives
Provide hands-on analytical support as needed, including SQL-based analysis and validation of data outputs
Perform light project management activities by coordinating dependencies, tracking progress, and supporting on-time delivery of data initiatives

Benefits

We believe in giving associates progressive opportunities, actively nurturing professional growth and giving back to the community.
We are dedicated to building a diverse culture where everyone has the support they need to achieve their career goals.
We offer an innovative workplace and a culture that fosters camaraderie, teamwork and work-life balance.

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