Data Product Director

THE POSITION

Our roster has an opening with your name on it

We are looking for a Product Director to join our Data Products team within the Data Analytics department.

As a Data Platform Product Director, you will play a critical role in defining and executing the vision, strategy, and roadmap for our data platform, including our ML and AI Platforms. You will collaborate closely with cross‑functional teams, including Data Engineering, ML and AI Engineering, Data Science, Product, Engineering, and Business stakeholders, to deliver a robust and scalable data platform that meets the needs of our organization.

You will be responsible for understanding market trends, identifying customer requirements, and translating them into data platform features and enhancements. This position requires strong technical knowledge, strategic thinking, and excellent communication skills.

In addition to the specific responsibilities outlined above, employees may be required to perform other such duties as assigned by the Company. This ensures operational flexibility and allows the Company to meet evolving business needs.

THE GAME PLAN

Everyone on our team has a part to play

• Collaborate with teams from all around the business to understand data challenges and opportunities

• Take product ownership of data platforms, including ML and AI that deliver key insights into our business, drive future business decisions, and distribute data to key services around Fan Duel.

• Create and maintain the product roadmap, ensuring alignment with the company's strategic priorities and product vision.

• Lead and document requirements, in the form of user stories & acceptance criteria, prioritizing the product backlog to streamline the execution of program priorities.

• Monitor industry trends and emerging technologies related to data platforms and make recommendations for adoption or integration.

• Define and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success of the data platform and drive continuous improvement.

• Conduct product demonstrations, training, and presentations to internal teams, customers, and stakeholders.

• Act as a subject matter expert on data platforms, providing guidance and support to internal teams and customers.

• Play a key role in self‑organizing agile delivery teams.

• Play a key role within the PO/PM and Data communities here at Fan Duel, sharing your industry’s best practice and fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and cross‑skilling.

THE STATS

What we're looking for in our next teammate

• Proven experience years) in Product Management, preferably in the data platform or big data domain.

• Experience working with Data Technologies like databricks, data warehouse and data pipeline technologies.

• Strong understanding of data management concepts, data engineering, data governance, and related technologies.

• Experience using SQL, Python and a variety of reporting and data visualization tools.

• A self‑starter able to work both autonomously with minimal supervision and collaboratively within an agile team.

• Track record of managing, developing and coaching team members.

• Strong leadership skills and the ability to influence and collaborate effectively across cross‑functional teams.

• Demonstrated ability to think strategically and drive results in a fast‑paced and dynamic environment.

• Experience working in Agile development methodologies.

• Experience conducting stakeholder interviews and facilitating stakeholder workshops.

• Translate product roadmap features into well‑defined product requirements including features, user stories, and acceptance test criteria.

• Drives high standards for individual accomplishment and works to meet or exceed challenging goals.

• High level of self‑awareness displayed and good understanding of the behavior relating to the environment.

• Ability to constructively challenge and question as well as actively listen.

• Is used to working in a fast‑paced environment, helping to provide clarity to delivery teams when priorities change.

ABOUT FANDUEL

Fan Duel Group is the premier mobile gaming company in the United States and Canada. Fan Duel Group consists of a portfolio of leading brands…