Data Product Owner

Position:
Data Product Owner

Company:
OPEN Data Jobs

Location:
United States, Washington, District of Columbia

Employment type:
Full time

Work Arrangement:
Hybrid

Short Summary:
Data Product Owners turn data assets into products that are understandable, trustworthy, and usable. They set the direction for datasets, dashboards, APIs, and analytical services, focusing on user needs and mission outcomes.

Responsibilities:
- Build product visions and roadmaps connecting user needs, agency priorities, and measurable outcomes.
- Create prioritized backlogs, user stories, acceptance criteria, and release plans for delivery teams.
- Implement discovery and feedback practices involving users in product development.
- Establish measures of adoption, quality, usability, and mission value for guiding investments.
- Maintain clear ownership across engineering, analytics, governance, security, and program teams.

Requirement:
- Foundation in product ownership or management, including discovery, roadmaps, and iterative delivery.
- Ability to translate user and stakeholder needs into clear requirements and priorities.
- Data fluency to discuss schemas, data quality, and technical tradeoffs with teams.
- Experience using evidence to evaluate adoption, usability, and outcomes.
- Strong judgment and communication skills for making tradeoffs in regulated environments.

Benefits:
Compensation, benefits, work location, and employment terms are specific to each opening.