Data Product Manager

Overview

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.

• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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

• 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

• 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