Senior Data Product Manager

Contentful•Denver, CO

About The Position

About the Opportunity Contentful is seeking a visionary Senior Data Product Manager to join our growing Data team. In this pivotal role, you will own Insight360 - Contentful’s central data platform - and shape how the entire organisation uses data to make smarter, faster, and more confident decisions. As the bridge between business stakeholders, analysts, and data engineering, you will define the strategy and roadmap that turns Insight360 into a trusted, easy-to-use platform powering analytics, AI, and operational insights across all teams. You’ll be a key member of the Data Leadership Team, helping to evolve our data strategy, improve data governance, and foster a truly data-driven culture. This is an opportunity to make a real business impact - influencing company-wide decisions and enabling teams to realise the vision of a Data-Driven Contentful. Ready to Turn Data into Strategy? Join us to shape the future of data at Contentful, transforming how teams use insight to drive innovation and customer success while building data products that are meaningful, durable, and designed to scale within a global SaaS company. What to expect? Own and evolve the Insight360 strategy and roadmap in alignment with Contentful’s strategic business objectives.Translate business goals into clear, measurable data capabilities and outcomes that drive decision-making across the company.Define, refine, and prioritize Insight360’s feature backlog - including user stories, acceptance criteria, NFRs, and success metrics - to ensure efficient and high-value delivery.Collaborate cross-functionally with teams in Finance, Sales, CX, Marketing, and Product to understand data needs and accelerate adoption of data-driven practices.Act as the voice of the business within data teams, ensuring usability, reliability, and accessibility of data products.Champion data culture by communicating product updates, releases, and success stories - and supporting our Data Fluency program to make “data-first” a company-wide mindset.Drive continuous improvement - gather feedback, run data product discovery, and measure adoption to iterate toward a best-in-class experience.Shape the long-term data vision - collaborating with Data team and Analytics teams to enable scalable, self-service, and innovative data solutions.Lead through influence - Contribute to the Data Governance Council, help to define cross-functional ways of working and be a thought leader on data innovation. What you need to be successful Contentful has a single, trusted data platform (Insight360) powering analytics, AI, and operational insights across all business functions. Business users self-serve insights with confidence , eliminating data bottlenecks and improving decision speed. The Data team operates like a product organisation , delivering measurable, high-value capabilities aligned to business outcomes. Data is embraced as a shared responsibility across teams, with growing data ownership, fluency and adoption. Insight360 is recognised internally as a core business enabler and competitive advantage.

Requirements

7+ years of experience in Data Product Management, or an equivalent blend of product and data leadership experience.
Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills , with the ability to bridge business strategy and technical execution.
Strong understanding of the modern data stack (including Snowflake, dbt, Atlan, Tableau, etc.).
Proven experience defining and managing data product roadmaps and delivering value through cross-functional teams.
Deep understanding of data lifecycle management , data modeling concepts , and data governance principles .
Analytical mindset - comfortable connecting data to business outcomes and identifying opportunities for impact.

Nice To Haves

Experience enabling AI/ML and advanced analytics use cases.
Background in SaaS, CMS, or Digital Experience Platforms.
Experience building or supporting data fluency and data culture initiatives.
Product certifications (e.g., Pragmatic Institute, AIPMM, or Agile/Scrum Product Owner).

Responsibilities

Own and evolve the Insight360 strategy and roadmap in alignment with Contentful’s strategic business objectives.
Translate business goals into clear, measurable data capabilities and outcomes that drive decision-making across the company.
Define, refine, and prioritize Insight360’s feature backlog - including user stories, acceptance criteria, NFRs, and success metrics - to ensure efficient and high-value delivery.
Collaborate cross-functionally with teams in Finance, Sales, CX, Marketing, and Product to understand data needs and accelerate adoption of data-driven practices.
Act as the voice of the business within data teams, ensuring usability, reliability, and accessibility of data products.
Champion data culture by communicating product updates, releases, and success stories - and supporting our Data Fluency program to make “data-first” a company-wide mindset.
Drive continuous improvement - gather feedback, run data product discovery, and measure adoption to iterate toward a best-in-class experience.
Shape the long-term data vision - collaborating with Data team and Analytics teams to enable scalable, self-service, and innovative data solutions.
Lead through influence - Contribute to the Data Governance Council, help to define cross-functional ways of working and be a thought leader on data innovation.

Benefits

Join an ambitious tech company reshaping the way people build digital experiences
Full-time employees receive Stock Options for the opportunity to share in the success of our company
Comprehensive healthcare package covering 100% of monthly health premiums for employees and 85% of costs for your dependents.
Fertility and family building benefits, including a lifetime reimbursable wallet to support your growing family.
We value Work-Life balance and You Time !
A generous amount of paid time off, including vacation days, sick days, compassion days for loss, education days, and volunteer days
Company paid parental leave to care for and focus on your growing family
Use your personal annual education budget to improve your skills and grow in your career
Enjoy a full range of virtual and in-person events, including workshops, guest speakers, and fun team activities, supporting learning and networking exchange beyond the usual work duties
An annual wellbeing stipend to care for your physical, financial, or emotional health
A monthly communication stipend and phone hardware upgrade reimbursement.
New hire office equipment stipend for hybrid or distributed employees.
Get the gear you need to work at your best.