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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