Data Product Owner: Lead Data Strategy & Delivery

Jobtailor; Dublin; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Sandvik in Ireland is seeking an accomplished Data Product Owner to drive the data product roadmap and align it with business KPIs. You will manage backlogs, write user stories, and define acceptance criteria while coordinating cross-functional teams to deliver features that maximize business value.

You will lead DevOps releases, mentor teams in Agile practices, and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure data products meet evolving requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in product ownership, project management, analysis or similar role
• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks while meeting tight deadlines
• Experience with Scrum and Agile methodologies
• Experience with Jira, Trello, MS DevOps or Asana
• Experience with Power BI
• Strong negotiation skills
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and requirements
• Proven ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects
• Familiarity with data warehousing development and methodologies
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
• Comfortable coaching and mentoring teams on Agile methods and product development best practices
• Understanding of data sources and integrations across multiple systems
• Experience or understanding of SAP
• Applicants must be eligible to work in the EU or hold a valid permit to work in the EU

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain the data product roadmap aligned with Sandvik’s business strategy and measurable KPIs
• Manage cross-team backlogs and priorities across multiple data products
• Create and maintain user stories, non-functional requirements, acceptance criteria and definitions of done
• Prioritize backlog items according to Portfolio Epic priorities and remove obsolete items
• Manage the operations side of data products and identify improvements to prevent recurring issues
• Define and prioritize product features based on business value and customer needs
• Coordinate DevOps production and UAT releases
• Present timelines and budgets for stakeholders and D&A resource management
• Collaborate with development teams and stakeholders to ensure products meet business requirements
• Provide direction to development teams on what to build and why
• Test solutions before launching them to business stakeholders
• Use Databricks to check data and support business questions
• Coach and mentor teams on Agile methods and product development best practices
• Analyze business requirements and help prepare mappings
• Lead data product business groups and communicate timelines and goals
• Improve D&A processes for managing data products from start to finish
• Report to the Data & Analytics Delivery Lead

Skills

Product Ownership

Agile Methodologies

Data Product Management

JIRA

Power BI

Stakeholder Management

Leadership

Analytical Skills

Communication

Problem-Solving

Negotiation

Education

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

Tools

Databricks

MS DevOps

Trello

Asana

SAP

Job description

Sandvik in Ireland is seeking an accomplished Data Product Owner to drive the data product roadmap and align it with business KPIs. You will manage backlogs, write user stories, and define acceptance criteria while coordinating cross-functional teams to deliver features that maximize business value.

You will lead DevOps releases, mentor teams in Agile practices, and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure data products meet evolving requirements.