Data Product Owner

Job Title: Data Product Owner Duration: 5+ Months (Possible extension) Location: Philadelphia, PA 19102 Remote Role Responsibilities:

• Seeking a dynamic Technical Product Owner to join our agile delivery team and drive the development of impactful data and analytics solutions.
• Will collaborate closely with business analysts, BI developers, report consumers, data and BI architects to translate vision into actionable roadmap items.
• Play a critical role in transforming complex business needs into refined backlog items that align with our long-term data strategy.
• Responsible for guiding the delivery of high-quality, scalable, and insightful data products while ensuring alignment to business priorities.

Product Ownership & Backlog Management

• Own and manage the product backlog for the Data & BI scrum team, continuously refining features and user stories.
• Translate high-level business vision and reporting needs into concrete product roadmaps, epics, and user stories.
• Define clear acceptance criteria and ensure deliverables meet quality standards and stakeholder expectations.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Requirements Definition
• Engage with a wide range of stakeholders—business analysts, BI creators, report consumers, and architects—to elicit, document, and validate data and reporting requirements.
• Lead discussions to understand analytics needs, explore technical solutions, and prioritize delivery based on business value.
• Map reporting and data use cases to available solutions in the existing architecture.

Agile Delivery & Ceremonies

• Actively participate in all Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, retrospectives, and PI planning sessions.
• Work collaboratively with developers, QA, and Scrum Master to ensure clarity, delivery, and continuous improvement.

Quality & Communication

• Review data products for completeness, accuracy, and alignment with acceptance criteria before release.
• Provide regular updates to stakeholders at various levels of the organization on team progress, challenges, and alignment to business objectives.
• Serve as the point of contact for escalations related to data products or backlog prioritization.

Education/Experience:

• Strong technical acumen in data product and BI solution delivery.
• Deep understanding of data modeling techniques and architectural patterns (star schema, normalized/denormalized models, etc.).
• Experience working with BI and data wrangling tools (Tableau, Power BI, etc.).
• Proficiency in SQL and stored procedures for querying and transforming data.
• Must be able to manage multiple projects simultaneously at various stages of development while prioritizing commitments and managing time effectively
• Insurance Industry experience with Disability, FMLA, Life products preferred
• Experience in Jira or something similar is a MUST

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