Product Director - Data Catalog - Executive Director

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in the UK is seeking an Executive Director in Product Management. This role requires significant expertise in managing data products and excellent organizational skills. You will lead strategic initiatives, work closely with engineering and UX teams, and be responsible for enhancing the customer experience of the Data Catalog product. Candidates should have a background in data management and strong communication abilities, along with a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.

Qualifications

• Significant expertise in delivering products or technology applications.
• Strong knowledge of data products and datasets.
• Excellent organizational skills to manage multiple deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Lead analysis and establish product requirements.
• Manage product roadmap and prioritization of deliverables.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders and users.

Skills

Product Management

Data Catalog experience

Data management

Excellent organizational skills

Strong communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Business or Design

Job description

The Chief Data & Analytics Office (CDAO) at JPMorgan Chase is responsible for accelerating the firm’s data and analytics journey. The Firmwide Data Catalog product team is responsible for the overall implementation and management of JPM’s Data Marketplace and inventory of Data Products, Datasets and Technical Assets. The catalog is foundational to the CDAO wider objectives that enable Lines of Businesses and Corporate Functions to achieve AI-ready data, and effectively and efficiently manage data risk.

As an Executive Director in CDAO Product Management, you will be responsible for advancing the design, functionalities, scalability and user experience of the product, working with Lines of Businesses and Corporate Functions to onboard and register their Data Products and Datasets, resulting in a comprehensive firmwide inventory of JPM data. Our product objective is to allow users to Find , Understand and Access data quickly, with minimal necessary Controls . In this role, you will capture requirements, manage the roadmap, priortise the backlog and drive the execution of delivery, resulting in firmwide business benefit. In this role, you will partner closely with Engineering, User Experience, Architecture and Information Architecture teams and ultimately be responsible for the end product. You will also work alongside partnering product teams to integrate and advance the overall CDAO platform experience. Product maturity and business value should be measured using metrics, and marketed through effective reporting and communications.

Job Responsibilities

• Leads analysis and establishes a backlog of well thought out firmwide product requirements
• Manages the product roadmap and prioritisation of deliverables
• Measures and reports on product performance and metrics, ensuring alignment with the organization’s overall objectives
• Partners with UX and Software Engineering teams to design and implement features delivering a first in class product
• Partners with the Firmwide Chief Data Office to implement product capabilities to support their controls, standards and guidelines
• Leads strategic change initiatives end-to-end from initiation through to completion, ensuring adherence to timelines and quality standards
• Communicates and coordinates effectively with Lines of Businesses and Corporate Functions to, status updates, drive program reporting and alignment on program deliverables and objectives
• Develops and maintain deep relationships with stakeholders across Lines of Businesses and functional areas, gather further requirements and user feedback
• Coaches other team members and contributes to the wider group’s objectives

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• Significant expertise in delivering products, projects, or technology applications
• Data Catalog experience
• Extensive experience in Product Management / Product Ownership
• Strong knowledge of data management, data products and datasets
• An eye for good design and a strong focus on customer and user experience
• Ability to consider the wider business use and operating models used to support the catalog
• Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to project manage multiple deliverables and work under pressure, whilst managing tight delivery timelines, and ensuring our organization is on track to execute and deliver strategic change that meets our goals
• Strong communication skills (oral and written) and ability to articulate complex ideas and challenges in a succinct way
• Ability to build consensus and progress initiatives in a highly collaborative, cross-functional and matrixed environment
• Ability to influence people at all levels across a broad variety of functions with excellent leadership skills – of programs, projects, teams and / or employee
• BS / BA degree or equivalent experience / Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Business, Design or other related area

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• Financial Services experience
• Experience and technical knowledge of data management and governance, big data platforms, or data architecture preferred
• MBA and / or advanced degree from a top-tier program
• UX Design experience
• Software Engineering experience