Transformation Coach

Location: Charlotte, NC Salary: $56.00 USD Hourly - $60.00 USD Hourly Description:
Agile Data Product Owner

We are not accepting C2C or 1099 arrangements.

Location: Charlotte, NC
Work Arrangement: Hybrid, 3 days onsite / up to 2 days remote
Worksite: 11625 N. Community House Rd., Charlotte, NC 28277
Schedule: Full-time, Eastern Time
Employment Type: Contingent / Contract
Contract Duration: Initial 12-month assignment
Openings: 1
Potential Extension: Yes, based on business need, funding availability, and program roadmap priorities
About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Agile Data Product Owner to support the Chief Administrative Office (CAO) Data Analytics & Insights, Data Product Management organization.

In this contingent role, you will serve as the business authority for a defined data product area, translating business strategy, stakeholder needs, data requirements, and governance expectations into a prioritized and actionable product backlog.

You will partner closely with Product Managers, Data Analysts, Technology teams, Data Governance, Risk and Compliance partners, and business stakeholders to deliver trusted, governed, scalable, and business-aligned data products.

The ideal candidate combines strong Agile Product Ownership experience with an understanding of data management, data governance, analytics, and enterprise data platforms .
What You'll Do

As an Agile Data Product Owner, you will:

• Own, manage, and prioritize the product backlog for an assigned data product area.
• Translate product strategy and business objectives into clearly defined features, user stories, business-readiness stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Partner with Product Managers to align backlog priorities with product strategy, roadmap objectives, and measurable business outcomes.
• Ensure the backlog captures all required work, including delivery, discovery, data quality, remediation, governance, dependencies, risk and controls, technical debt, and operational readiness.
• Develop and communicate product-area goals, priorities, success criteria, and value measures.
• Refine features and stories into appropriately sized, testable, and value-oriented backlog items.
• Review completed work and accept user stories when acceptance criteria and the Definition of Done are satisfied.
• Facilitate collaboration among business stakeholders, Product Management, Technology, Data Governance, Risk, Compliance, Data Management, analytics teams, and other Product Owners.
• Coordinate dependencies, sequencing, priorities, and scope across products, systems, and delivery teams.
• Translate business needs into data product requirements involving data sourcing, ingestion, conformance, semantic modeling, reporting, analytics, data quality, metadata, lineage, access, controls, and downstream consumer readiness.
• Ensure product delivery aligns with applicable data management policies, governance standards, control requirements, SDLC expectations, and regulatory commitments.
• Define and monitor data product success metrics, adoption, business value, data quality outcomes, and operational readiness.
• Support prioritization of data quality remediation, technical debt, platform modernization, and control-enhancement initiatives.
• Maintain backlog transparency, traceability, dependencies, prioritization, and delivery readiness using Jira and Confluence.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, including daily standups, backlog refinement, sprint planning, sprint reviews, retrospectives, Product Owner syncs, and dependency discussions.
• Participate in Program Increment (PI) Planning, including feature sequencing, dependency identification, capacity alignment, and objective development.
• Communicate delivery status, priorities, risks, dependencies, trade-offs, and product decisions to stakeholders and leadership.
• Provide timely clarification to delivery teams and help resolve escalated impediments while maintaining appropriate Product Owner and delivery-team role boundaries.
• Consult on complex, large-scale initiatives and evaluate multifaceted challenges requiring consideration of business, data, technology, governance, risk, and compliance factors.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in one or more of the following:
  • Product ownership
  • Agile delivery
  • Digital product management
  • Data product management
  • Business analysis
  • Data management
  • Agile coaching or Scrum
• Equivalent experience may be demonstrated through a combination of work experience, consulting, training, military experience, or education.
• Demonstrated experience owning and prioritizing a product backlog.
• Experience developing and refining features, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Experience collaborating with Agile delivery teams and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to evaluate competing priorities, dependencies, risks, and business needs in a complex environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience as a Product Owner, Agile Product Owner, Business Product Owner, Data Product Owner, Business Analyst, Data Product Lead , or similar position.
• Experience with data management, data governance, data quality, metadata, lineage, data integration, remediation, reporting, or analytics.
• Experience with enterprise data warehouses or cloud-based data platforms.
• Working knowledge of Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, or other Agile delivery frameworks .
• Hands-on experience with Jira and Confluence .
• Experience managing Agile backlogs with traceability across Stories, Features, and Epics.
• Ability to translate business strategy, product vision, policy requirements, and stakeholder needs into actionable delivery requirements.
• Strong stakeholder and dependency management skills.
• Experience collaborating across business, technology, risk, compliance, operations, analytics, and data governance organizations.
• Experience identifying and managing delivery, operational, data, compliance, policy, and dependency risks.
• Ability to influence outcomes and lead change within a large, matrixed organization.
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills with the ability to evaluate trade-offs involving value, risk, feasibility, dependencies, and delivery readiness.
• Experience working in banking, financial services, insurance, healthcare, or another highly regulated industry.

Previous financial services experience is an asset but is not required.
Preferred Education & Certifications

A bachelor's degree in one of the following areas is preferred:

• Business
• Information Technology
• Computer Science
• Data Management
• Analytics
• Engineering
• Related field

Equivalent professional experience may be considered.

Preferred Agile certifications include:

• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
• Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO)
• SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM)
• SAFe Agilist
• PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)

Key Skills

Successful candidates should demonstrate strength in the following areas:

Agile Product Ownership
Backlog management, prioritization, user stories, features, acceptance criteria, Agile ceremonies, and delivery acceptance.

Data Product Management
Data sourcing, ingestion, conformance, semantic modeling, metadata, lineage, data quality, reporting, analytics, and data governance.

Stakeholder Management
Ability to build alignment across Product Management, business stakeholders, technology teams, delivery teams, governance partners, and control organizations.

Jira & Confluence
Backlog structure, Epic/Feature/Story traceability, dependency management, prioritization, reporting, and delivery readiness.

Risk, Governance & Compliance
Ability to incorporate policy, controls, audit, data governance, risk management, and applicable regulatory requirements into product delivery.
A Typical Day

You may:

• Attend daily standups and Product Owner synchronization meetings.
• Review and prioritize backlog items.
• Refine upcoming features and user stories.
• Develop or clarify acceptance criteria with delivery teams.
• Meet with Product Managers to review roadmap priorities.
• Partner with business stakeholders to understand data and analytics requirements.
• Work with Data Governance and Technology teams on metadata, lineage, data quality, and platform requirements.
• Coordinate cross-team dependencies and resolve priority conflicts.
• Review demonstrations of completed functionality and accept qualifying work.
• Monitor delivery progress, product metrics, data quality, and value realization.
• Communicate decisions, risks, dependencies, and delivery status to stakeholders.
• Prepare for or participate in PI Planning and other planning sessions.

About the Team

The Chief Administrative Office Data Analytics & Insights, Data Product Management team defines, governs, prioritizes, and delivers enterprise data products that support trusted reporting, analytics, regulatory compliance, operational decision-making, and data-driven business outcomes.

The organization connects business stakeholders and data consumers with Data Management, Technology, Risk, Compliance, and Data Governance teams to develop governed, scalable, and reusable enterprise data capabilities.

Current priorities include:

• Enterprise data modernization
• Cloud-based data platform adoption
• Data quality and remediation
• Data governance and controls
• Reporting and analytics enablement
• Metadata and lineage capabilities
• Sustainable data product delivery
• Operational efficiency and business insight generation

Job Expectations

• Work onsite in Charlotte, NC 3 days per week, 8 hours per day .
• Work remotely up to 2 days per week, 8 hours per day , subject to business needs and contingent workforce requirements.
• Maintain a transparent and appropriately linked product backlog.
• Maintain consistent communication with Product Management, delivery teams, customers, governance partners, and stakeholders.
• Ensure backlog priorities and acceptance decisions align with product strategy, business value, risk management, data governance, and applicable policies.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and PI Planning activities.
• Support data-quality remediation, technical debt, modernization, governance, and control-related work alongside business-facing product capabilities.
• Demonstrate integrity, sound risk management, effective communication, enterprise thinking, operational excellence, adaptability, and inclusive collaboration.
• Periodic PI Planning events, stakeholder meetings, and planning sessions may require reasonable schedule flexibility.

Contract Details

Assignment: Initial 12-month contingent opportunity
Potential Extension or Conversion: Potential extension based on business need, funding availability, and program roadmap priorities
Location: 11625 N. Community House Rd., Charlotte, NC 28277
Time Zone: Eastern Time
Work Arrangement: Hybrid


Benefits Featured

Medical, Dental , and Vision Insurance is offered to qualified candidates.

Medical, dental, and vision insurance are available to qualified candidates who meet eligibility requirements.
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