Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. 2U is committed to making learning limitless and delivers world-class higher education at scale. The Senior Data Product Manager will ensure the alignment of team efforts with the Data Team’s mission by developing critical data products that empower internal teams to make informed decisions throughout the data lifecycle.
Responsibilities
- Serves as the owner of the data product roadmap, translating company goals and strategy into clear, data-driven product initiatives
- Deeply understands internal stakeholder needs, pain points, and opportunities, conducting thorough discovery to define compelling data products that solve real business problems
- Drives the execution of all processes in the product life cycle, including product and market research, analysis, planning, requirements and roadmap development, product launch and ongoing management
- Leads collaboration with a cross-functional team of data engineers, analytics engineers, BI developers, and data scientists, driving the execution of team priorities and successful product releases
- Sets and tracks team- and project-based success metrics and utilizes data to quantify impact of initiatives and inform product priorities
- Champions the adoption of data products by ensuring stakeholders understand how to leverage them for maximum impact and by developing user feedback loops through interviews, surveys, and other methods, for continuous improvement
- Author product planning documents with feedback from manager as required to clearly outline the business context, define success metrics, capture user feedback, and forecast measurable business impact
- Utilizes industry and customer research, as well as software familiarity, to develop expertise in their domain
- Proven ability to navigate ambiguity and maintain productivity in a constantly evolving environment
Skills
- 5+ years of Product Management experience (please note that this is an IC role and will not have direct reports)
- Experience building and owning a product roadmap, a focus on Data Assets/Products is desired
- Experience with data analysis, data products and tools in the modern data stack (such as Snowflake, Sigma, Tableau, dbt, Fivetran)
- Domain specific knowledge in one or more of the following: Product Analytics/Measurement, B2C eCommerce, and/or Marketing Attribution
- Structured and data-driven thinking with a strong bias to action
- Excellent communication and cross-functional leadership skills
- Experience with agile software development
- Deep technical acumen, capable of understanding complex data architectures, systems, and their underlying technologies
- Proven ability to navigate ambiguity and maintain productivity in a constantly evolving environment
- Experience with measurement and execution of A/B testing in high volume consumer website is a plus, but not required
- Comfort in intermediate level SQL and Tableau is a plus
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Life insurance, disability, and 401(k) employer match
- Free snacks and drinks in-office
- Generous paid holidays and leave policies, including unlimited PTO
- Additional time off benefits include: volunteer days, parental leave, and a company-wide winter break
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