Data Product Owner

Introduction

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Overview

As a Data Product Owner for our largest divisional dataset (Gallagher Global Brokerage (GGB) – US), you have an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and growing team. This is a unique opportunity to build an Agile Product Owner team that provides a comprehensive management and view of data products in a large, multinational organization.

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated individual to join the AJG Enterprise Data Management team for the Data Products initiative. AJG’s insurance data is an integral part of the data landscape, providing insights and servicing to our clients. As a Data Product Lead, you will be responsible for driving the development and execution of our data products for the largest divisional dataset in support of Gallagher Global Brokerage – US region, ensuring they meet the needs of our organization and customers. You will collaborate with the broader corporate Insurance, Finance and HR data product teams, as well as cross-functional team members, including analysts, data scientists, engineers, and business stakeholders, to define product requirements, prioritize features, and deliver high-quality data products.

This role involves significant cross-functional collaboration. You will work in tandem with the IT, Corp Analytics, Finance, HR, Operations, and other internal partners to populate the insurance data warehouse with high quality data.

Key Performance Metrics: # of enhancements to existing platform, usage of the data sets, quality & completeness metrics on critical data elements (CDE)

How You'll Make An Impact

• Define and prioritize the roadmap for our US GGB data products, aligning with the overall business strategy and goals.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and understand their needs, translating them into clear and actionable product specifications.
• Work closely with data scientists and engineers to ensure the successful development and delivery of data products, ensuring they meet high quality standards and deliver on time.
• Lead a high-performing Agile data product team, providing guidance, mentorship, and support to ensure the team's success in delivering high-quality data products, while promoting a collaborative and innovative culture within the team.
• Leads the completion of change management activities across functional partners and ensures adherence to the organization’s risk, controls, compliance, and regulatory requirements.
• Understand the data needs to design and implement the data architecture and data model for a scalable data driven product organization.
• Conduct market research and competitive analysis to identify trends and opportunities in the data product space, ensuring our products remain competitive and innovative.
• Leads end-to-end product delivery processes including intake, dependency management, release management, product operationalization, delivery feasibility decision-making, and product performance reporting, while escalating opportunities to improve efficiencies and functional coordination.
• Manage "program/feature" dependencies across multiple teams, scrum teams, functions, divisions, and stakeholders.
• Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success and impact of our data products, making data-driven decisions to drive continuous improvement.
• Act as the primary point of contact for all data product-related inquiries, providing guidance and support to internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Collaborate with the analytics, finance, HR, and operational teams to develop internal strategies for leveraging the data products.
• Stay up to date with industry trends and advancements in data management, bringing new ideas and best practices to the team.
• Grow and lead a high-performing data product management team. Provide mentorship, coaching, and professional development opportunities to team members to foster a culture of innovation and excellence.

Agile Framework

• Is consulted by the Collective Lead & business stakeholders of a given feature set in the prioritization process for key initiatives / features and the creation of epics / fe