Product Owner

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Product Owner to own the strategy, roadmap, prioritization, and end-to-end lifecycle of a global data product. The Product Owner will work closely with business, technology, data, and external stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable product capabilities and drive measurable business value.

Location

India (Remote) with travel required 2–3 times a month to Hyderabad or other clientrequested locations.

Experience

12+ years total; 5+ years in Product Management / Product Ownership

Working hours

5:30 PM to 2:30 AM IST (US overlap)

Key responsibilities

• Define and continuously evolve the product vision, strategy, roadmap, and priorities in alignment with business objectives.
• Own and manage the product backlog, prioritizing enhancements, business requirements, data onboarding, and technical improvements.
• Translate complex business needs into clear product requirements, user journeys, acceptance criteria, and measurable outcomes.
• Own the end-to-end lifecycle of the data product, including data acquisition, integration, harmonization, quality, and consumption.
• Partner with engineering, architecture, data platform, and delivery teams to ensure effective and scalable product delivery.
• Drive data quality, governance, completeness, timeliness, and usability of the product.
• Work with data providers and technology vendors to manage requirements, service levels, quality, and commercial considerations.
• Build strong relationships with business stakeholders, understand their needs, and drive product adoption.
• Establish and monitor product KPIs covering data quality, adoption, availability, delivery, cost efficiency, and business value.
• Identify opportunities for automation, advanced analytics, AI, and improvements to data-product capabilities.
• Lead cross-functional teams and influence senior stakeholders without direct authority

Required Experience & Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Data Science, Business, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related discipline.
• 12+ years of professional experience across Digital, Data, Analytics, Technology, Product Management, Consulting, or related disciplines.
• 5+ years of experience in Product Management / Product Ownership, preferably with enterprise-scale digital or data products.
• Proven experience owning product strategy, roadmap, prioritization, and lifecycle.
• Experience with market data, syndicated data, sell-out/POS data, consumer insights, or commercial analytics.
• Strong understanding of data platforms, data integration, data governance, data quality, and analytics ecosystems.
• Experience working with global, multi-market organizations and managing senior stakeholders.
• Experience managing technology vendors, data providers, systems integrators, and commercial partners.
• Strong ability to translate business requirements into scalable data and digital products.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders without direct authority. Preferred Experience
• Experience in Consumer Healthcare, FMCG, Pharmaceuticals, Life Sciences, or another data-intensive industry.
• Experience with market-data providers such as IQVIA, Circana, or comparable organizations.
• Experience with Snowflake, Databricks, AWS/Azure/GCP, APIs, data lakes/lakehouses, or BI platforms.
• Experience with AI, automation, or advanced analytics applied to data products.
• Relevant certifications in Product Management, Data Management, Data Governance, Agile/Scrum, Cloud, or Analytics