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TECHEAD is seeking qualified applicants for the following Contract position – Data Product Owner / Richmond VA – (JOB-22055). If you are looking for a new opportunity and this position looks to be a fit, please apply to see the TECHEAD difference that has made us successful for 30+ years!
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Job Description:
Contract
Location: Richmond, VA, or Surrounding Area
Industry: Financial Services
The Opportunity: Drive the Future of Data Products
We are partnering with a highly respected, rapidly evolving leader in the insurance and financial services industry to find a Data Product Owner. This is a strategic and hands-on leadership role with overall responsibility for the organization’s entire data product portfolio, including leading and mentoring a small team of 1-2 other Data Product Owners.
You will be the central hub, defining the vision, strategy, and roadmap to maximize the business value of data through best-in-class solutions—including advanced AI/ML capabilities, sophisticated dashboards, and robust reporting. If you are a visionary who can translate complex business challenges into high-impact, actionable data features, we want to hear from you.
What You Will Be Doing
- Product Vision & Strategy: Define and communicate the long-term vision, strategy, and roadmap for all data products, ensuring alignment with critical business objectives.
- Leadership & Mentorship: Lead, coach, and mentor 1-2 other Data Product Owners on best practices, processes, and methodologies in data product management.
- Cross-Functional Orchestration: Serve as the key collaborator between Data Scientists, Engineers, Analysts, and business stakeholders to prioritize the backlog and manage the development lifecycle from ideation to production.
- Data Integrity & Governance: Own the quality, security, and compliance of the data product, ensuring adherence to industry regulations, data governance standards, and robust access controls.
- Hands-on Validation: Utilize your strong technical skills, including SQL expertise, to perform user acceptance and production testing, querying and validating the underlying data.
- Performance Measurement: Define and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure product success and drive continuous optimization and insights.
What You Bring
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree in a business, analytical, or technical discipline.
- Experience:
- Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience as a Data Product Owner with a track record of successful data product delivery.
- Minimum 5 years of experience within the financial services, insurance, or related highly-regulated industry, with a strong understanding of industry-specific data.
- Strong preference for expertise in insurance data (e.g., claims and actuary).
- Technical Acumen:
- Strong hands-on experience with SQL for data analysis and validation.
- Advanced understanding of data technologies (data warehouses, data lakes, etc.) and a conceptual understanding of AI and ML models.
- Experience implementing data governance capabilities (data definitions, data quality, etc.) into the product lifecycle.
- Soft Skills:
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex projects, with excellent oral and written communication skills to influence stakeholders at all organizational levels.
TECHEAD’s mission is to make our on-site associates successful by placing them in the right environment so they can grow and prosper. How we treat and respond to our clients and employees is a reflection of who we are and makes us stand out from the rest. Keeping our business focused on building and maintaining relationships with our employees and clients is the key to our success. We won’t strive for anything less.
TECHEAD provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
For more information on TECHEAD please visit www.techead.com.
No second parties will be accepted.