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Inizio Partners · 1 month ago

Lead Data Product Owner

New York, New York, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

8+ years exp

Inizio Partners is seeking a highly motivated Data Product Owner with expertise in business and data management. This role acts as a bridge between business stakeholders and technical teams, responsible for defining and owning the data product vision and roadmap to drive business value.

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Responsibilities

Define & own data product vision and roadmap, prepare executive-level reporting, stakeholder alignment across clubs, partners and internal teams

Act as the primary liaison translate business objectives into clear product requirements, ensuring stakeholder needs are understood, scoped, and prioritized effectively

Leverage strong business sense and domain expertise in fan engagement, direct-to-consumer (DTC), and sports business to contextualize data products and prioritize features that drive value

Translate business requirements into clear product specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria, partnering closely with Business Analysts (BA), Data Analysts (DA), Data Engineers (DEs) & QAs to guide development and ensure successful delivery

Own the end-to-end data product lifecycle: from discovery and requirement gathering to backlog prioritization, development, testing, release, and iteration

Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, analytics, and business teams to ensure data solutions are aligned with strategic goals and technical feasibility

Ensure data quality, integrity, and governance standards are maintained throughout product development

Facilitate agile ceremonies, and manage clear communication with all stakeholders, and lead product status updates, and prioritization discussions

Continuously monitor product performance and iterate based on user feedback and evolving business needs

Evangelize data-driven decision-making within the business and promote data literacy

Qualification

Data product managementBusiness acumenAgile/Scrum experienceData engineering conceptsProject management toolsData governance knowledgeStakeholder managementPassion for sportsData visualization toolsSQL familiarityCommunication

Required

Bachelors degree in Business, Data Science, Computer Science, or related field

8+ years of proven experience as a Product Owner or similar role with a focus on data products

Strong business acumen with deep knowledge of fan engagement, DTC, or sports industry dynamics

Excellent ability to extract and translate complex business analytics requirements into technical user stories, development tasks & exec-friendly narratives

Experience working closely with BAs, DAs, and Engineers to coordinate data profiling, ETL, and reporting tasks

Solid understanding of data engineering and analytics concepts

Agile/Scrum experience

Proficiency with project management tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Asana, Zendesk etc

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Familiarity with data governance, data quality frameworks, and relevant compliance standards

Expert with MS-Office apps such as Excel & PPT

Technical familiarity with SQL, ETL tools, and cloud data platforms is a plus