Assoc. Dir, Data Product COE Leader

Job Description

Position Overview

Essential functions include but are not limited to:

We seek a strategic product-minded leader to drive excellence and adoption of data and AI products across Commercial Data Ops Commercial Data Analytics and Advanced Data Analytics. The role owns end-to-end product management (problem framing requirements analysis roadmap planning backlog prioritization delivery management value realization) and leads cross-functional change to ensure solutions are adopted and deliver measurable business impact.

Core Responsibilities:

Product Strategy & Roadmap

• Define vision value and success metrics across data/AI products; translate business needs into use cases and user stories.
• Build multi-quarter roadmaps; prioritize backlog by impact feasibility and risk; ensure iterative delivery and value realization.

Delivery Governance

• Manage design-to-launch delivery with stable quality.
• Collaborate with engineering/platform on release monitoring and incident response.

Change Management & Adoption

• Execute change strategies (stakeholder mapping communications training reinforcement).
• Engage end users via pilots and feedback; clarify roles and decision rights; measure adoption and impact for continuous improvement.

People Leadership

• Lead and develop a high-performing team of product managers and change managers; set goals coach and foster a culture of customer-centricity professional excellence and impact.
• Build a community of practice within the COE; drive standards templates and best practices in data product management and change enablement.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree or above; MBA/advanced degree preferred.
• 8 years in data product management or commercial data analytics; proven delivery of data/AI product with hands-on experience preferred.
• Strong product skills (discovery requirements roadmap backlog iterative delivery) and solid understanding of data engineering/analytics.
• Change management experience for digital/data/AI solutions; stakeholder engagement communications training adoption measurement.
• Excellent analytical problem-solving; strong collaboration and influence across Sales Marketing Commercial Ops Finance IT/Data Legal/Compliance leadership.
• Strong written and verbal English; integrity resilience adaptability and disciplined delivery under pressure.
• Experience of CRM/Event would be a plus.

Success Measures:

• Adoption and user satisfaction; time-to-value and business impact; data quality and model stability; team development and COE standards adoption.

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