Data Product Lead; Dallas, TX

Position: Data Product Lead (Dallas, TX)
Position Overview

Blue Acorn iCi is looking for a Data Product Lead to lead the Data POD supporting enterprise-scale Adobe Experience Cloud initiatives. This role serves as the technical and consultative leader for the foundational data layer that powers customer experience, activation, analytics, and personalization capabilities across the Adobe ecosystem.

The Data Product Lead is responsible for data collection architecture, Adobe Web SDK implementations, upstream data integrations, governance frameworks, identity strategies, and data quality programs that enable trusted, actionable customer data. Working closely with Product Managers, business stakeholders, architects, and delivery teams, this leader will translate strategic priorities into executable roadmaps, oversee POD delivery, and ensure the scalability, reliability, and governance of data assets across Adobe Experience Platform (AEP), Real-Time CDP (RTCDP), Adobe Journey Optimizer (AJO), and Customer Journey Analytics (CJA).

Location:

Dallas, TX

Key Responsibilities

Technical Execution

* Own technical quality, delivery velocity, and overall execution for all work within the Data POD.

* Lead hands-on reviews of solution designs, data architectures, configurations, integrations, and deployment plans.

* Establish and enforce quality standards, including peer reviews, QA validation processes, deployment checklists, operational runbooks, and governance controls.

* Manage and mentor offshore data engineering resources, providing clear specifications, acceptance criteria, feedback, and delivery oversight.

* Develop and maintain playbooks, templates, standards, and reusable implementation patterns for data collection, integration, and governance initiatives.

* Design and oversee Adobe Web SDK implementations, tag management frameworks, and enterprise data layer architectures.

* Lead CRM, billing, and campaign data integrations into Adobe Experience Platform.

* Define and maintain XDM schemas, datasets, ingestion strategies, and identity frameworks that support enterprise use cases.

* Ensure data quality, governance, lineage, and compliance requirements are incorporated into all solutions.

Program Integration

* Represent the Data POD across governance forums, including sprint reviews, PI planning sessions, steering committees, and executive leadership reviews.

* Translate business priorities and Product Manager requirements into executable sprint plans and delivery roadmaps.

* Manage POD intake, prioritization, capacity planning, and dependency tracking.

* Communicate delivery status, risks, blockers, quality metrics, and adoption indicators to stakeholders and leadership.

* Partner with compliance, security, and risk teams to ensure alignment with governance requirements.

* Drive data readiness planning and milestone management for enterprise initiatives.

* Develop and maintain POD performance metrics, including capacity utilization, velocity, delivery health, and quality scorecards.

Consultative Leadership

* Serve as the trusted advisor for all data-related initiatives and capabilities within the Adobe ecosystem.

* Translate complex technical concepts into clear business outcomes for Product Managers, marketers, and executive stakeholders.

* Partner with business and technology teams to establish data ownership models, access strategies, service-level agreements, and governance standards.

* Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency through process optimization, automation, and modernization initiatives.

* Drive enablement and knowledge transfer efforts that support long-term client ownership and operational maturity.

* Coach and develop team members while promoting a consultative, solution-oriented culture across the engagement.

* Manage escalations, provide strategic guidance, and partner with leadership to ensure successful solution delivery.

Data Governance & Quality

* Own the data governance roadmap and support enterprise governance initiatives.

* Establish and maintain frameworks for data quality, freshness, completeness, lineage, and compliance monitoring.

* Drive implementation of consent management strategies, data labeling standards, DULE…