Senior Data Business Analyst / Product Owner (Contractor)

Jobgether; Germany; Remote; EUR 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work opportunity

Job summary

Jobgether in Germany partners with client organizations to deliver data transformation and analytics solutions. The Senior Data Business Analyst / Product Owner will bridge business strategy and technical delivery, owning backlogs, guiding discovery and scoping, and driving agile execution.

This contractor role is client-facing with international scope and requires strong data analytics and stakeholder management expertise.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Agile delivery environments, senior technology consulting or data transformation programmes.
• Experience leading discovery and scoping, including pre-sales/pre-contract work for data projects.
• Ability to define objectives, scope boundaries, and requirements while reducing delivery risks.
• Strong facilitation with senior stakeholders; capable of framing complex problems and communicating value.
• Familiar with data lineage, transformation, quality, and GDPR considerations.
• Knowledge of medallion architecture and platforms like Databricks or Snowflake; migration sequencing.
• Experience defining metrics for a semantic layer; familiarity with BI/reporting systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery and design for data transformation projects; define objectives and end-to-end data product concepts.
• Define business value, translate client needs into Epics, and govern scope with stakeholders.
• Own data product requirements from discovery to delivery; break Epics into user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Own backlog and roadmaps; prioritize by business value and manage dependencies and risks.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies; track progress using Jira and deliver sprint reports.
• Engage with account leadership to identify opportunities and contribute to Statements of Work.

Skills

SQL

Agile delivery

Stakeholder management

Data transformation

Product ownership

Jira/Confluence

GDPR knowledge

Databricks/Snowflake

Disovery & scoping

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, which manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Data Business Analyst / Product Owner (Contractor) based in Germany.

The Senior Data Business Analyst / Product Owner will lead projects and individual domains within complex Data Transformation engagements, from initial discovery and scoping through Agile delivery and final sign-off. This senior, client-facing role combines business analysis, product ownership, and consulting expertise to turn business challenges into clearly defined data products. You will lead Discovery and Design activities, establish project scope, and ensure that requirements and expected business value are well understood. Working closely with senior stakeholders, account leaders, and technical delivery teams, you will guide priorities, manage expectations, and support successful execution. You will also own product backlogs and roadmaps, facilitate Agile ceremonies, and ensure delivery remains aligned with agreed objectives. This is an opportunity to influence data strategy, strengthen client relationships, and contribute to account growth in an international consulting environment.

Accountabilities:

• Discovery and Design: Lead discovery and scoping activities for projects or individual domains within Data Transformation engagements. Define objectives, preliminary requirements, scope boundaries, and end-to-end data product concepts, including consumers, data contracts, and ownership.
• Business value and solution definition: Facilitate discussions with product managers and senior business stakeholders to frame business problems, explore potential solutions, define expected value, and translate client needs into delivery-ready Epics.
• Scope and governance: Establish clear scope baselines that support programme planning, change control, and identification of opportunities beyond the agreed scope. Where no dedicated Programme Manager is assigned, act as the primary governance contact in coordination with the Account Manager.
• Stakeholder engagement: Serve as the link between client stakeholders and delivery teams, facilitate alignment and sign-offs, communicate delivery health, and negotiate scope, timeline, and resource trade-offs.
• Requirements management: Own data product requirements from discovery through delivery, breaking Epics into user stories and acceptance criteria for integration and reporting use cases. Ensure requirements are accurate, complete, technically feasible, and traceable to the Statement of Work and Discovery outputs.
• Data analysis and quality: Create and review target-to-source field mappings, define reconciliation and data quality rules, and work with technical leads, developers, testers, and client subject‑matter experts to validate completed work and obtain sign-off.
• Product and backlog ownership: Own data product backlogs and roadmaps, prioritise work according to business value, lead refinement sessions, establish the definition of ready, manage dependencies, and identify delivery risks or blockers.
• Agile delivery and reporting: Facilitate daily stand‑ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, backlog refinement, and show‑and‑tell sessions. Track progress and team health through Jira or similar tools, and prepare sprint reports covering completed work, carried‑over items, and upcoming priorities.
• Account growth support: Collaborate with account and delivery leadership to identify opportunities, shape proposals, and contribute to Statements of Work by documenting assumptions, risks, and exclusions before signature.

Requirements:

• 10+ years of experience in Agile delivery environments, including Scrum or Kanban, with significant senior‑level experience in technology consulting or Data Transformation programmes.
• Proven experience leading Discovery and Scoping activities, including pre‑sales or pre‑contract work for data and analytics projects.
• Strong ability to define business objectives, scope boundaries, and preliminary requirements while reducing delivery risks.
• Confidence facilitating discussions with senior business stakeholders, framing complex problems, and communicating business value.
• Excellent SQL skills and experience working with data and analytics projects.
• Strong understanding of data lineage, data transformation, data quality, and data protection requirements, including GDPR.
• Knowledge of medallion data architecture and modern data platforms such as Databricks or Snowflake, including migration sequencing from source environments to target platforms.
• Experience defining metrics for a semantic layer.
• Familiarity with BI and reporting solutions, data warehouse integrations, and related use cases.
• Proficiency with Jira, Confluence, and Agile reporting tools.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, facilitation, negotiation, and prioritisation skills.
• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and collaborate effectively with technical and business teams.
• Willingness to travel when required by client engagements.

Benefits:

• Competitive contractor daily rate of up to £420.
• Six-month contract, with an anticipated start in January 2027.
• Remote opportunity within the eligible EMEA locations listed above.
• Monday-to-Friday working schedule, with an 8-hour daily commitment.