Job Description
Position Overview Basic Functions & Responsibility
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.
Use Case Leadership
Current Backlog Focus:
Engagement Suggestion: Lead the Rep Copilot product to enhance sales team customer interactions with AI-driven suggestions; ensure integration into workflows CRM and field tools.
Territory Optimization: Productize data-driven methods to optimize territory boundaries and metrics; balance workload equity potential.
KPI Decision Acceleration: Enhance dashboards with explanations and guided insights to speed critical decisions; implement alerting and recommended actions with measurable impact.
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
Required Skills:
Business Case Development Business Data Analytics Business Intelligence (BI) Client-Centric Commercial Analytics Communication Database Design Data Engineering Data Modeling Data Science Data Visualization Delivery Management Leadership Machine Learning (ML) Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) Problem Framing Product Lifecycle Product Management Product Roadmap Product Strategies Reinforcement Software Development Stakeholder Engagement Stakeholder Relationship Management Waterfall ModelPreferred Skills:
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Employee Status:
RegularRelocation:
No relocationVISA Sponsorship:
NoTravel Requirements:
No Travel RequiredFlexible Work Arrangements:
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n/aJob Posting End Date:
03/25/2026*A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFOREthe listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.
Required Experience:
Manager
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