Data Product Manager

Responsibilities
Kforce has a client in Ramsey, NJ that is seeking a Data Product Manager. Responsibilities:
Define and communicate the vision, strategy, and roadmap for data products
Align product goals with business objectives and stakeholder needs
Collaborate with business users and stakeholders to identify and understand business needs and the problem to be solved, keeping an open-mind about the solution
Partner with designers and research teams to conduct user research and usability studies
Collaborate with engineers, architects, and analysts in order to build scalable data products
Prioritize features and functionality and manage the product backlog using agile methodologies
Oversee requirements discovery, solution design, user story writing, feature development, and user acceptance testing within the confines of the Data Platform
Coordinate across technology teams to ensure dependencies are properly identified and managed
Provide visibility and updates to stakeholders about initiative progress, dependencies, and risks
Determine Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure progress toward achieving business objectives
Partner regularly with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on feature development and prioritization
Monitor and evaluate Data Product usage and gather feedback to facilitate continuous iteration and improvements
Ensure data products adhere to governance, privacy, and compliance standards
Define success metrics and use data to measure product performance
Identify opportunities for new data products or enhancements based on user behavior, business needs, and/or market trends
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, or related fields
5+ years of professional experience in product
Strong understanding of data architecture, data modeling, and data governance
Experience with tools/technologies like SQL, Python, Looker, Power BI, or similar
Familiarity with cloud platforms (preferably GCP) and data pipelines
Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and organizational skills
Ability to lead and influence a broad team of resources
Ability to drive change management
Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills
Ability to negotiate and prioritize
The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.
We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.
Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.
This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.
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