Data Product Owner

Summary

Join Xebia, a global leader in digital solutions, and become a Data Product Owner for our B2C data platform. You will support senior management in defining the data product portfolio, collaborate with the Head of Product on business cases, and manage data product roadmaps. Responsibilities include defining high-level requirements, co-creating the data platform vision, specifying data ecosystem features, and working with development teams. You will also cooperate with other Product Owners and share knowledge with less experienced colleagues. This role requires 5+ years of experience as a Product Owner or Product Manager with a data focus, familiarity with Azure, data lakes, and agile development, and excellent communication skills. The position requires working from within the European Union.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as a Product Owner or Product Manager, including data-focused products or platforms
• Experience with data platforms and e-commerce environments is strongly desired
• Understands systems producing and consuming data — and builds bridges between these two worlds
• Familiar with Azure, data lakes, data modeling, and data transformation techniques
• Knows how to gather and structure requirements from both data producers (e.g. product teams, integrated systems) and data consumers (e.g. PowerBI, CRM tools such as Optimove)
• Looks at data through a functional lens — understands the big picture and can propose how to turn available data into actionable value
• Able to communicate clearly, understandably and persuasively in English
• Enjoys building and maintaining good relationships with stakeholders, including senior management
• Familiar with the full agile software development cycle
• Understands the strategic role of data products in modern digital businesses
• Work from the European Union region and a work permit are required

Responsibilities

• Supporting senior management in defining the data product portfolio for the B2C data platform
• Working on data-related business cases together with the Head of Product
• Responsible for data product roadmaps, aligned with the needs of both data producers and consumers
• Managing high-level requirements for data products, ensuring alignment with business and analytical goals
• Co-creating and modeling a vision for the data platform, adequate to customer priorities, available data, and organizational resources
• Specifying functional and non-functional features of the data ecosystem, including ingestion, transformation, access and governance
• Working closely with development teams to plan and prioritize data ingestion, modeling and provisioning tasks
• Cooperating with other Product Owners responsible for e-commerce products (Omnichannel, Loyalty, Shopping, Integrations), ensuring smooth data exchange and reuse
• Supporting and sharing knowledge with less experienced Product Owners managing data-relevant products

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in systems thinking and complex system analysis