Product Director - Data Catalog

The Chief Data & Analytics Office (CDAO) at JPMorgan Chase is responsible for accelerating the firms data and analytics journey. The Firmwide Data Catalog product team is responsible for the overall implementation and management of JPMs Data Marketplace and inventory of Data Products Datasets and Technical Assets. The catalog is foundational to the CDAO wider objectives that enable Lines of Businesses and Corporate Functions to achieve AI-ready data and effectively and efficiently manage data risk.

As an Executive Director in CDAO Product Management you will be responsible for advancing the design functionalities scalability and user experience of the product working with Lines of Businesses and Corporate Functions to onboard and register their Data Products and Datasets resulting in a comprehensive firmwide inventory of JPM data. Our product objective is to allow users to Find Understand and Access data quickly with minimal necessary Controls. In this role you will capture requirements manage the roadmap priortise the backlog and drive the execution of delivery resulting in firmwide business benefit. In this role you will partner closely with Engineering User Experience Architecture and Information Architecture teams and ultimately be responsible for the end product. You will also work alongside partnering product teams to integrate and advance the overall CDAO platform experience. Product maturity and business value should be measured using metrics and marketed through effective reporting and communications.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead analysis and establish a backlog of well thought out firmwide product requirements
• Manage the product roadmap and priortisation of deliverables
• Measure and report on product performance and metrics ensuring alignment with the organizations overall objectives
• Partner with UX and Software Engineering teams to design and implement features delivering a first in class product
• Partner with the Firmwide Chief Data Office to implement product capabilities to support their controls standards and guidelines
• Lead strategic change initiatives end-to-end from initiation through to completion ensuring adherence to timelines and quality standards
• Communicate and coordinates effectively with Lines of Businesses and Corporate Functions to status updates drive program reporting and alignment on program deliverables and objectives
• Develop and maintain deep relationships with stakeholders across Lines of Businesses and functional areas gather further requirements and user feedback
• Coaches other team members and contributes to the wider groups objectives

Required Qualifications Capabilities And Skills

• Extensive experience in Product Management / Product Ownership
• Strong knowledge of data management data products and datasets
• An eye for good design and a strong focus on customer and user experience
• Ability to consider the wider business use and operating models used to support the catalog
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to project manage multiple deliverables and work under pressure.
• Able to manage tight delivery timelines and ensure our organization is on track to execute and deliver strategic change that meets our goals
• Strong communication skills (oral and written) and ability to articulate complex ideas and challenges in a succinct way
• Ability to build consensus and progress initiatives in a highly collaborative cross-functional and matrixed environment
• Ability to influence people at all levels across a broad variety of functions
• Excellent leadership skills of programs projects teams and/or employees
• BS/BA degree or equivalent experience/ Bachelors degree in Computer Science Software Engineering Business Design or other related area

Preferred Qualifications Capabilities And Skills

• Data Catalog experience
• Financial Services experience
• Experience and technical knowledge of data management and governance big data platforms or data architecture preferred
• MBA and/or advanced degree from a top-tier program
• UX Design experience
• Software Engineering experience
  
  

About Us

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services providing strategic advice and products to the worlds most prominent corporations governments wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute including race religion colour national origin gender sexual orientation gender identity gender expression age marital or veteran status pregnancy or disability or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees religious practices and beliefs as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

About the Team

We are a product team that provides a Firmwide Data Catalog that serves all of JPMorgan. This means that we need to think strategically and at scale and consider all Lines of Businesses and Corporate functions and apply a model that works for all but can also be flexible to support some bespoke needs as required. Whilst the Firmwide Data Catalog primarily supports internal JPM users it is also designed for external Client use where applicable. The CDAO product group are a global team however the product team that you will join is primary based in Bournemouth with additional team members in London. We work closely with our UX team based in London and Software Engineers who are primary based in Glasgow.