Manager, Data Product Management

Company Description

We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

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Job Description

NBCUniversal is looking for a detail-oriented Snr Manager - Data Product Management. This role will be focused on overseeing the evolution of our data platform into a truly international product. Partnership with international teams and openness to the latest ideas in data technology is essential to the success of the role. Expertise in technical design in collaboration to a deep understanding of the agile development philosophy is critical.

As a member of the Decision Sciences team, you will champion a Data-as-a-Product mindset.  Owning, managing and supporting the data across the underlying systems and technology stack that allows the marketing and advertising team to engage customers across the workflow for all marketing activities.

The successful candidate will need to be agile delivery focused and comfortable working with senior and demanding stakeholders in a fast-paced environment. Responsible for aligning with the business goals by defining requirements and enforcing an end-to-end data platform, complete with associated standard policies, compliances, security practices, and technologies across the data ecosystem.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Adopt and advocate for a data-as-a-product mindset while evangelizing the utilization of data and advanced analytics to inform critical business decisions
• Drive organizational change related to the adoption and implementation of data products.
• Own and maintain the product roadmap, tracking progress of team’s commitment to deliver, clearly communicating status
• A client focus, to build the needs of our internal and external clients and aligning data solutions with their requirements.
• Work closely with a cross-functional delivery team, data architects and data analysts collaboratively defining roadmaps, requirements and solutions. 
• Facilitate estimation sessions, to help prioritization of features and inform the product backlog
• Work with the Data Governance team to make sure the integrity and utilization of data adheres to NBCU’s data governance standards and processes, ensuring fitness of data elements
• Identify key risks and issues and ensure they are escalated in a timely manner
• Work closely with the delivery team; own, manage and convey requirements through user stories to inform the scope and design of data solution, planning and being available for technical inquiries and support
• Provide product management leadership across a matrixed organization displaying strong leadership skills in guiding teams of data product managers, data scientists, and engineers to deliver high-quality data products on time and within budget.
• Work closely with the brands and stakeholders to understand new requirements and the value they deliver to our Data Intelligence teams.
• Proven ability to define a data product strategy and create a clear vision for how data products align with the organization's overall goals and objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in the field of computer science or engineering, or focus on data/statistical analysis or equivalent experience highly desired
• Experience of working with complex data sets across a broad range of domains.  Knowledge of financial, video streaming and analytical data sets such as Adobe will be advantageous.
• Detail and results oriented, able to write detailed specs and analyze data to justify product decisions, and apply key learnings
• 5+ years of experience in a data related role (SQL, familiarity with data pipelines, data quality, audience management, ETL, event analytics)
• Experience with Data Lake/CDP strategies and partnering with IT on data architecture and identity resolution solutions
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to communicate and coordinate between teams.
• Experience in taking over existing platforms and systems and improving on product features to deliver on vision
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to logically analyze complex requirements, data sets, processes and systems 
• Leadership skills to motivate and provide clear direction to the team
• Excellent organizational skills that will allow you to deal with uncertainty by creating structure and prioritizing effectively.
• Experience of working in an agile environment

Desired Characteristics:

• Creative problem-solver; takes a high level of initiative, has a strong sense of personal accountability to follow-through at all times.
• Demonstrates organizational savvy by successfully navigating complex, highly matrixed and decentralized organization.
• Takes an informed and inspired view to deliver superior results by creating value and opportunity.
• A bias for getting the job done

Additional Information

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