Data & Analytics Product Owner - Resource Management Analytics

Huron Consulting Group Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Huron is seeking a Senior Associate Data & Analytics Product Owner to translate business needs into data-driven solutions. You will partner with solution managers and product managers to drive analytics initiatives, lead agile teams, and ensure high-value data products such as BI dashboards and AI-enabled analytics meet business requirements.

You will engage with stakeholders to define acceptance criteria, manage backlogs, and guide delivery while emphasizing data quality and user experience.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of experience in product ownership or related data/analytics role.
• Exposure to Agile/Scrum delivery practices.
• Understanding of data warehousing, ETL, and data modeling concepts.
• Familiarity with BI platforms like Tableau, Power BI, Looker.

Responsibilities

• Define and communicate data product vision and strategy.
• Lead agile teams as Product Owner to deliver data solutions.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to gather requirements and set acceptance criteria.
• Oversee data product development including BI, data science, or AI-enabled solutions.
• Ensure data quality and monitor product performance.

Skills

Product ownership

Agile/Scrum

Data engineering concepts

BI platforms

Data modeling

Stakeholder engagement

User story writing

Cloud data platforms

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Looker

Job description

Huron is redefining what a global consulting organization can be. Advancing new ideas every day to build even stronger clients, individuals and communities. We’re helping our clients find new ways to drive growth, enhance business performance and sustain leadership in the markets they serve. And, we’re developing strategies and implementing solutions that enable the transformative change they need to own their future. As a member of the Huron corporate team, you’ll help to evolve our business model to stay ahead of market forces, industry trends and client needs. Our accounting, finance, human resources, IT, legal, marketing and facilities management professionals work collaboratively to support Huron’s collective strategies and enable real transformation to produce sustainable business results. Join our team and create your future.

The Data & Analytics Product Owner, Senior Associate supports agile development teams in delivering data products that drive business value. This role works closely with solution managers, product managers to translate business needs into data solutions. At the Senior Associate level, Data & Analytics Product Owners are expected to understand business processes, transactional systems, and data in their focused domain.

Responsibilities

Product Vision & Strategy

• Supports business leaders in identifying opportunities for data-driven solutions
• Contributes to product roadmap development for data and analytics initiatives
• Assists in translating business goals into product requirements, features, and user stories
• Prioritizes backlog items under guidance of a solution manager, in coordination with other product owners, product managers, and stakeholders

Agile Team Leadership

• Participates as Product Owner for agile development teams or specific product features
• Supports backlog refinement, sprint planning, and story elaboration sessions
• Actively participates in daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
• Provides input on scope and priorities to support team velocity and value delivery
• Works with Scrum Master and RTEs to address team needs

Stakeholder Management

• Supports communication between business stakeholders and development teams
• Participates in stakeholder meetings to gather requirements and provide updates
• Helps facilitate alignment between technical capabilities and business needs
• Assists in defining acceptance criteria for deliverables

Data Product Development

• Leads the development of analytics solutions including BI products, data science, and AI-integrated data solutions
• Reviews data products to ensure they meet quality standards and business requirements
• Collaborates with data engineers and architects on data modeling and technical design
• Applies best practices in data visualization, user experience, and analytics

Quality & Delivery

• Helps define acceptance criteria for features, including data quality rules
• Participates in reviewing completed work to ensure alignment with requirements
• Tracks product performance metrics and user adoption
• Contributes to continuous improvement initiatives in product features and team processes

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of experience in product ownership, business analysis, or related role in data/analytics domains
• Exposure to Agile/Scrum methodologies and delivery practices
• Basic understanding of data engineering principles, data warehousing, or ETL processes
• Familiarity with BI and analytics platforms (Tableau, Power BI, Looker, or similar)
• Understanding of data modeling or database design concepts
• Good communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Ability to learn technical concepts and communicate them to different audiences
• Experience or willingness to learn user story writing, acceptance criteria, and backlog management
• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), CSM, or similar agile certification
• Exposure to cloud data platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Interest in data visualization design principles

Position Level Senior Associate

Country United States of America

About Huron

At Huron, we’re redefining what a consulting organization can be. We go beyond advice to deliver results that last. We inherit our client’s challenges as if they were our own. We help them transform for the future. We advocate. We make a difference. And we intelligently, passionately, relentlessly do great work...together. And hear about our unwavering commitment to make a difference in partnership with our clients, shareholders, communities and colleagues.

Benefits

• medical, dental, and vision coverage to employees and dependents
• a 401(k) plan with a generous employer match
• an employee stock purchase plan
• a generous Paid Time Off policy
• and paid parental leave and adoption assistance

Our Wellness Program supports employee total well-being by providing free annual health screenings and coaching, bank at work, and on-site workshops, as well as ongoing programs recognizing major events in the lives of our employees throughout the year.

All benefits and programs are subject to applicable eligibility requirements.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Huron is fully committed to providing equal employment opportunity to job applicants and employees in recruitment, hiring, employment, compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers, training, and all other terms and conditions of employment.

Huron will not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, religion, veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, creed, citizenship or any other status protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business.

We endeavor to maintain a drug-free workplace.