Manager of Data Product

KellyMitchell Group is seeking a Manager of Data Products to join their team. The role involves leading a team of Data Product Managers and analysts, aligning their skills with business priorities, and ensuring the successful delivery of data products.

Responsibilities:

• Recruits, onboards, mentors, and develops a blended team of Data Product Managers and analysts
• Cultivates an inclusive, collaborative culture that values product thinking, customer empathy, and continuous learning
• Aligns team skills, interests, and capacity with business priorities
• Removes impediments so data products are delivered on time and with measurable value
• Owns and evolves the vision, strategy, and roadmap for assigned data product domains
• Partners closely with business stakeholders, Data Engineering, and Data Architecture to identify opportunities where data products can drive measurable outcomes
• Shapes, sequences, and continuously re-evaluates product backlogs to ensure alignment with firm strategy, regulatory needs, and client commitments
• Defines clear data product contracts, including purpose, consumers, success metrics, SLAs, and lifecycle expectations
• Ensures data products are well-documented, discoverable, and supported by appropriate metadata, definitions, and usage guidance
• Guides products from ideation through delivery, adoption, iteration, and retirement
• Champions data governance, quality, security, and privacy practices in partnership with Data Governance and Data Operations
• Ensures data products comply with firm policies, regulatory requirements, and data standards
• Partners with engineering and operations to define quality expectations, acceptance criteria, and stewardship workflows
• Serves as the primary product counterpart to Data Engineering delivery teams, clarifying intent and priorities while enabling technical autonomy
• Coordinates with peer Data Product managers to ensure consistency in standards, processes, and product taxonomy across domains
• Collaborates with Analytics, AI/ML, Security, and Infrastructure teams to ensure data products are usable, scalable, and trusted
• Ensures data products are production-ready, with clear ownership, support models, and success metrics
• Tracks adoption, usage, and value KPIs to inform prioritization and continuous improvement
• Communicates product performance, risks, and trade-offs to stakeholders and leadership

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree is required
• 7+ years of relevant experience in data analytics, product management, or related disciplines
• Prior experience leading or mentoring product, analytics, or data-focused teams