Senior Product Owner

Role Overview

The Senior Functional Product Owner (Data Analytics) owns the end-to-end delivery of data products, analytics solutions, and enterprise data capabilities. The role bridges business, data engineering, and analytics teams to deliver trusted, high-quality data and actionable insights.

Key Responsibilities

• Data Product Strategy Vision Define and own the roadmap for data and analytics products (dashboards, data models, semantic layers, data services, AI agents ) Align data initiatives with business strategy, KPIs, and enterprise data vision Identify high-impact use cases: Operational reporting Advanced analytics / AI use cases Decision intelligence Prioritize based on data value, business ROI, and user impact
• Data-Centric Requirement Management Lead discovery of data requirements across business domains Translate business questions into: KPIs and metrics Data models and datasets Analytical outputs Define: Metric logic (formulas, aggregations) Data definitions (business glossary) Transformation rules Ensure alignment on single source of truth metrics across the organization
• Domain Expertise (Preferred) Experience in one or more domains: Procurement / Supply Chain Finance Digital platforms Data Analytics
• Functional Design of Data Solutions Design end-to-end data flows and functional architecture: Source systems Data pipelines Data models Visualization Define requirements for: Data ingestion and processing Data transformations and enrichment Analytical datasets and semantic layers Collaborate with architects to align with data platform standards
• Backlog Ownership for Data Products Own a multi-layered backlog, including: Data ingestion pipelines Data modeling (facts/dimensions) BI dashboards Data quality improvements Prioritize work considering: Business value Dependency on upstream systems Data availability and quality Ensure all stories include: Data logic Acceptance criteria (data validation rules, thresholds)
• Collaboration with Data Engineering Teams Work closely with: Data Engineers (ETL/ELT pipelines) Data Architects (data models, platforms) BI Developers (visualization layers) Data Scientists (ML/AI use cases) Translate business needs into clear, technically feasible requirements Ensure alignment between: Functional requirements Technical implementation Performance and scalability expectations
• Analytics Insight Delivery Ensure delivery of high-value analytics solutions, such as: Executive dashboards Operational reporting Self-service analytics Validate that insights are: Accurate Actionable Business-friendly Drive adoption of data-driven decision-making
• UAT, Validation Data Testing Define comprehensive data validation strategies, including: Source-to-target reconciliation KPI validation Historical comparisons Lead UAT with business teams to ensure: Trust in data outputs Business usability of analytics Ensure all data products meet acceptance thresholds
• Stakeholder Management (Data-Focused) Engage with: Business leaders Functional SMEs Data governance bodies Translate technical data concepts into business insights and narratives Manage expectations on: Data availability Data limitations Delivery timelines
• Value Realization Performance Tracking Define and monitor success metrics for data products, such as: Adoption rate of dashboards Data quality improvements Business impact (revenue, cost savings, efficiency) Establish feedback loops for continuous improvement
• Advanced Analytics Enablement Identify opportunities for: Predictive analytics Prescriptive insights AI/ML integration Translate business problems into data science use cases Ensure outputs are integrated into business workflows
• Mentorship Capability Building Mentor junior Product Owners and Data Analysts Drive best practices in: Data requirement definition KPI standardization Data product thinking Promote data literacy across business teams

What Differentiates This Role

Owns data as a product, not just features. Focuses on metrics, insights, and business value, not just UI/functionality. Bridges business context with deep data understanding. Drives enterprise-wide data consistency and trust.

Required Skills

• 8-15+ years in Product Ownership / Business Analysis / Data roles
• Strong understanding of data modeling and KPI frameworks
• Experience in Agile/Scrum environments
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

Technical Skills

• SQL knowledge (joins, aggregations, validations)
• Data warehousing concepts
• BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, Looker)
• Cloud data platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP)
• ETL/ELT pipelines
• Data governance frameworks

Success Metrics

• Data accuracy and reliability
• Adoption of analytics solutions
• Reduction in data defects
• Business impact and stakeholder trust

Endnotes

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