Data Product Manager

About the Role
We are seeking a Data Product Manager to lead and manage a portfolio of 3–5 enterprise data products. This role is ideal for someone with deep experience in data technologies, data governance, and analytics, combined with a strong understanding of core banking processes. You will serve as the strategic owner of data products, ensuring they meet business needs, drive insights, and support compliance and operational excellence.
As a senior leader, you will work closely with business stakeholders, data engineers, data architects, and analytics teams to deliver high-quality, governed, and scalable data products. You will also help define the vision, roadmap, and lifecycle management of these products in alignment with the bank’s enterprise data strategy.

Key Responsibilities
Product Ownership & Strategy
· Own end-to-end lifecycle of assigned data products, including vision, strategy, roadmap, and delivery.
· Collaborate with business units, analytics teams, and technology partners to prioritize features and enhancements.
· Define and track key product success metrics and adoption KPIs.
· Advocate for data products across the organization, ensuring alignment with enterprise data governance and cloud/data strategy initiatives.

Stakeholder Engagement
· Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and data engineering/analytics teams.
· Gather and translate business requirements into actionable data product specifications.
· Facilitate cross-functional collaboration to resolve trade-offs and dependencies.

Data Governance & Quality
· Ensure data products comply with regulatory, security, and privacy requirements.
· Define and enforce data quality standards, lineage, and observability metrics.
· Collaborate with Data Governance, Risk, and IT Security teams to maintain compliance and audit readiness.

Technical Leadership
· Understand and leverage modern data technologies (e.g., relational databases, data warehouses, data lakes, ETL pipelines, cloud platforms, APIs, BI tools).
· Collaborate with data engineering teams on architecture, modeling, and platform decisions.
· Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend innovations to improve data products and processes.

Execution & Delivery
· Drive delivery of data products using agile methodologies.
· Prioritize backlog, manage sprints, and ensure timely delivery of features.
· Monitor and measure product performance, adoption, and business impact.

Thought Leadership
· Contribute to the overall data product management framework and best practices within the bank.
· Promote a culture of data-driven decision-making and product-centric thinking.

Required Qualifications
· 8+ years of experience in data product management, data strategy, or analytics roles; experience in banking/financial services preferred.
· Strong understanding of core banking products (e.g., deposits, loans, payments) and associated operational data flows.
· Solid knowledge of data architecture, warehousing, BI, analytics, and cloud platforms.
· Proven ability to manage multiple data products simultaneously.
· Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.
· Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and data governance frameworks.
· Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Finance, or related field; advanced degree preferred.

Preferred Qualifications
· Hands-on experience with HiveQL, SQL, Tableau
· Understanding of regulatory reporting requirements (e.g., CCAR, FR Y-14, Basel).
· Exposure to semantic layers, or enterprise data product management frameworks.