Data Observability PM: Drive Data Quality & Adoption

ESPN; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 118,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

ESPN, part of Disney Entertainment & ESPN Product & Technology, seeks a Data Observability Product Manager to own the Data Measurement Platform and drive data quality across the data ecosystem.

You will collaborate with data engineers and product managers, define requirements, build dashboards, and champion adoption of observability tools. The role emphasizes cross-functional leadership and hands-on delivery in a fast-moving tech environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in data space with 1 year of data product management experience
• Proficiency in SQL is essential
• Enthusiastic about helping people, solving problems, and championing products
• Excellent communication skills, with an ability to distill information accurately and convey it (verbally and/or written) to internal data teams
• Strong prioritization and organization skills with experience juggling time-sensitive requests from multiple internal data teams
• Energetic self-starter with a logical approach to problem solving and a technical aptitude
• Preferred: Familiarity with modern data platforms and cloud technologies (AWS, Snowflake, Databricks)

Responsibilities

• Translate business needs into clear data product requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria; partner with senior product managers and data product engineers to refine and validate them
• Collaborate with data product engineers, architects, and senior product managers to support delivery - participating in sprint ceremonies, backlog refinement, and cross-functional syncs to stay aligned on progress and priorities
• Build relationships with business, product, and engineering partners; lead training and onboarding for new data observability features and tools
• Define and build dashboards tracking data reliability and engineering operational metrics, delivering actionable insights to partner teams across the data platform organization
• Own Data Observability data product - manage roadmap, drive adoption, feedback loops, and ongoing improvement

Skills

SQL

Data product management

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Prioritization

Problem solving

Technical aptitude

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT/Engineering or related field

Tools

Snowflake

Databricks

AWS

Job description

ESPN, part of Disney Entertainment & ESPN Product & Technology, seeks a Data Observability Product Manager to own the Data Measurement Platform and drive data quality across the data ecosystem.

You will collaborate with data engineers and product managers, define requirements, build dashboards, and champion adoption of observability tools. The role emphasizes cross-functional leadership and hands-on delivery in a fast-moving tech environment.