FICO · 18 hours ago
Principal Product Manager/ Director - Data and Intelligence
FICO is a leading analytics and decision management company that empowers businesses with data-driven insights. As the Principal Product Manager of Data and Intelligence, you will lead the development and execution of product roadmaps for FICO’s horizontal platform capabilities, focusing on innovative and compliant solutions powered by AI.
Responsibilities
Own the Platform Product Management function for FICO’s horizontal SaaS platform capabilities, driving innovation technology aligned with business goals and market trends
Lead the definition and prioritization of platform technology roadmaps to incorporate emerging industry-leading technologies such as advanced analytics, and automation within the regulatory framework of financial services (e.g., risk compliance, fraud detection and prevention, credit decisioning)
Define the product strategy and own the roadmap for Data and Intelligence services that power analytics, reporting, and automated decision-making across the organization. Align platform capabilities with enterprise data strategy and AI adoption goals
Write detailed product requirements and meaningful, value-based epics with clear acceptance criteria. Partner with engineering to ensure timely delivery of features and improvements. Manage trade-offs between speed, cost, and quality
Drive adoption of modern data architectures (e.g., event-driven pipelines, data lakes, lakehouses, vector databases). Enable AI/ML use cases by delivering capabilities for model training, feature stores, observability, and model deployment
Ensure the platform is reliable, cost-efficient, and easy to consume by developers and data scientists
Define success metrics (platform uptime, adoption, data quality, model deployment velocity). Monitor performance and user satisfaction to continuously evolve the product
Ensure inclusion of fundamental platform capabilities and own the product roadmap for data ingestion, enrichment, and ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) pipelines. Define requirements for managing the full data lifecycle, from source to archive
Drive the development of our data lakehouse, including defining requirements for data sources, data modeling, and the management of profile variables to ensure a reliable and scalable data foundation
Define the requirements for machine learning models, business rules, and optimization algorithms that enable automated and intelligent decision-making
User-Centric Design: Translate complex data and intelligence needs into user-friendly products and APIs that empower data and analytics teams to build and deploy solutions faster
Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, product management, product design, architecture, sales, marketing, legal, privacy & security, trust, and compliance teams to deliver solutions meeting industry standards and customer expectations
Monitor the competitive landscape and customer needs to continuously refine and differentiate FICO’s platform offerings
Lead, mentor, and grow a high-impact platform product management team fostering innovation and customer obsession
Drive continuous improvement of product planning processes, leveraging data and customer insights for transparency and strategic alignment
This role requires a deep technical understanding and empathy for Data Engineers, Machine Learning Engineers, and Analytics Teams. You will be their advocate, delivering the tools they need to build, manage, and scale data-driven solutions
Qualification
Required
10+ years product management or platform product management experience focused on data, analytics, or machine learning products, preferably in financial services technology, risk management, or analytics platforms
Proven track record of defining and launching successful data platforms, APIs, or AI/ML products
Strong technical background with the ability to understand complex data architectures, ETL processes, and machine learning concepts
Experience working with data technologies such as data warehouses, data lakes, streaming platforms, and business intelligence tools
Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence executives, technical and non-technical team members
Success in driving SaaS platform incubation (zero to one product management mindset)
Ability to translate market trends, regulatory changes, and technology advances into actionable product plans
Experience collaborating in matrixed, global organizations with cross-functional teams and external partners
Preferred
Experience with AI/ML, decision management, or fraud/risk analytics platforms
Experience developing platform product strategies for regulated industries
Knowledge of financial services regulations, compliance, and risk frameworks is desirable
Bachelor's/Master's degree in Engineering or Computer Science, or relevant experience; MBA or advanced degree preferred
Company
FICO
Fair Isaac Corporation enables businesses to automate, improve, and connect decisions to enhance business performance. It is a sub-organization of FICO.
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.5B2025-05-08Post Ipo Debt· $1.5B
2021-05-05Acquired
2003-01-10IPO
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2026-01-06
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