Senior Product Manager

Senior Product Manager

Location: McLean, VA or Richmond, VA (Hybrid, 3 days onsite)

Duration: 8 Months Pay Rate: $95/HR (W2 Only)

Job/Role Description

This role supports a major enterprise data integration initiative within our client's Risk Management organization, specifically supporting data products used for Anti-Money Laundering (AML) processes and investigations.

Responsible for driving product strategy, roadmap development, stakeholder engagement, and prioritization of data product initiatives.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Data Analysts, Data Engineers, technical leads, and business stakeholders, to deliver enterprise data products and solutions.

Partner with upstream data providers to identify data requirements, prioritize requests, and ensure data is available in the appropriate format and structure.

Work closely with downstream stakeholders, including AML modeling and investigation teams, to understand business needs, identify use cases, and prioritize data product deliverables.

Develop and maintain product roadmaps aligned with business objectives, stakeholder requirements, and project timelines.

Coordinate with Data Engineering teams to prioritize development activities and support the implementation of production data pipelines.

Manage product backlogs, Jira tickets, sprint planning activities, and engineering deliverables.

Facilitate communication between business stakeholders and technical teams to ensure alignment on priorities, dependencies, and delivery expectations.

Track project milestones, identify potential risks or blockers, and communicate progress to stakeholders.

Support the development and delivery of reliable, well-managed data products that enable critical business processes and regulatory initiatives.

Ensure data product initiatives are delivered according to established project deadlines and business priorities.

Required Qualifications

Strong experience in Product Management, preferably focused on enterprise data products, data platforms, or data management initiatives.

Demonstrated experience developing product strategies, managing product roadmaps, and prioritizing business and technical requirements.

Strong stakeholder management experience, including working with upstream data providers and downstream business users.

Experience collaborating with Data Engineers, Data Analysts, and technical teams to deliver data-driven products and solutions.

Solid understanding of data products, data integration concepts, data pipelines, and how data is consumed by business stakeholders.

Experience managing Agile development activities, product backlogs, sprint planning, and prioritization of engineering deliverables.

Hands-on experience with Jira for project tracking, backlog management, and coordination with technical teams.

Ability to translate complex business requirements into actionable product priorities and deliverables.

Strong communication, organizational, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Proven ability to manage competing priorities, stakeholder expectations, and project deadlines.

Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Experience managing data-focused teams or delivering enterprise data products is highly preferred.

Experience within financial services, risk management, AML, or regulatory environments is a plus.

Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative enterprise environment.

Highly self-motivated, detail-oriented, and capable of independently managing product initiatives.