Data Product Manager

BNH; Tullahoma (TN); On-site; USD 147,000 - 213,000; Full time

Job summary

BNH is seeking a strategic, business‑oriented Data Product Manager to lead its enterprise data transformation for the TOS II contract at Arnold Air Force Base. You will bridge data engineering, analytics, and BI with aerospace test operations, finance and compliance to define the product vision and backlog, govern data initiatives, and drive measurable business value.

In this hands‑on leadership role, you will define and execute the organization's data strategy, oversee governance and quality,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or related experience
• 10+ years in product ownership/management or data roles
• Experience translating business goals into concrete data requirements

Responsibilities

• Strategic leadership: Define and continuously evolve the enterprise data strategy aligned with business objectives; Establish KPIs that link data to business outcomes.
• Team Leadership: Build, lead, and scale a high-performing Data team; Foster innovation and technical excellence; Decide on resourcing.
• Cross-Functional Team Coordination: Bridge data engineers, data scientists, analysts, and business leaders to align progress.
• Product Roadmap & Delivery: Define OKRs, manage lifecycle from concept to adoption; optimize velocity and resources with Agile methods.
• Requirement Translation: Convert business goals into clear technical requirements for the data team.
• Test Operations Modernization: Design and modernize data pipelines to support increased testing throughput.
• Data Governance & Quality: Oversee governance, quality, security, and regulatory compliance.
• Data Product Lifecycle Management: Define long-term vision for data infrastructure, dashboards, and reporting systems.
• Workflow Management: Use Scrum/Kanban to manage pipelines and iterate deliverables.
• Stakeholder Communication: Translate progress into business insights for leadership; report on risks and ROI.

Skills

Data product management

Strategic leadership

Agile / Scrum

Stakeholder communication

Team building

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, software engineering, information systems, business analytics, or operations research

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Data Product Manager

Location: Arnold AFB, TN

Job Family Code: Q – Program Management & Operations (tech)

Function/Branch: MIS/Data Team

Directorate: MIS

Position Type:Regular, Full-Time

Pay Type: Exempt

Sponsorship: Position Not Sponsored

Grade: L10 (QA1005)/L11 (QA1103)

Salary Range or Starting Hourly Rate: L10: $146,500 - $179,000; L11: $160,000 - $213,000/ per year

Overview

BNH is seeking a strategic, business-oriented Data Product Manager to lead our enterprise data transformation and define the roadmap for BNH’s data products supporting the TOS II contract at Arnold Air Force Base. In this hands-on leadership role, you will treat enterprise data as a core product, bridging the gap between technical teams (data engineering, analytics, business intelligence) and key business stakeholders (aerospace test operations, finance, and compliance). You will define product vision, manage the data product backlog, and lead the technical team in delivering secure, self-service data capabilities that support aerospace testing throughput.

As a key member of the senior leadership team, the Data Product Manager will define and execute the organization’s data strategy, ensuring that data becomes a core driver of business performance, innovation, and competitive advantage. This is a hands-on leadership role that balances strategic vision with operational excellence

Open to internal & external candidates.

Job Summary

The successful candidate will be a strategic, business-oriented data leader responsible for defining the enterprise data product vision, establishing the long-term product roadmap, managing and prioritizing the feature backlog, and optimizing resource investments to ensure BNH’s data assets deliver measurable business value and directly support the modernization goals of the TOS II contract.

Job Duties and Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic leadership: Define and continuously evolve the enterprise data strategy aligned with business objectives; Establish KPIs that directly link data initiatives to business outcomes (revenue growth, churn reduction, cost savings, etc.); Act as the primary advocate for data initiatives at the executive level.
• Team Leadership: Build, lead, and scale a high-performing Data team (Data Engineering, Analytics, Data Science, Governance); Foster a culture of innovation, continuous learning, and technical excellence; Set priorities and make final decisions on project resourcing
• Cross-Functional Team Coordination: Lead and act as a bridge between cross-functional teams of data engineers, data scientists, analysts, and business leaders to ensure alignment and unblock technical progress.
• Product Roadmap & Delivery: Define product-level Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) and establish product success criteria; manage the data product lifecycle from concept through launch, user adoption, and continuous iteration. Maximize team velocity and resource allocation using Agile product management tools, shifting focus from "delivering on time" to "delivering high-value, high-adoption features.
• Requirement Translation: Convert high-level business goals into clear, actionable technical requirements for the data team.
• Test Operations Modernization: Partner with O&M, instrumentation, and test engineering directorates to design and modernize legacy data acquisition and telemetry pipelines. Build secure, reliable data products that scale testing capacity, directly supporting the contract's goal to double testing throughput.
• Data Governance and Quality Management: Oversee enterprise data governance, data quality, master data management, and data security; Ensure data collection, storage, and sharing comply with internal data governance standards, security policies and compliance with all regulatory and privacy requirements; Anticipate and mitigate technical, ethical, or financial hurdles while ensuring data accuracy; Champion best practices in data architecture and data management.
• Data Product Lifecycle Management: Define the long-term vision, strategy, and product roadmap for BNH’s data infrastructure, analytics dashboards, and automated reporting systems.
• Workflow Management: Utilize Agile frameworks like Scrum or Kanban to manage data pipelines, handle unknowns, and iterate deliverables.
• Stakeholder Communication and Reporting: Translate complex technical progress into plain-language business insights for non-technical stakeholders and keep leadership informed on project health, risks, and ROI.
• Perform other duties as required.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's in computer science, data science, software engineering, information systems, business analytics, or operations reasearch, OR Bachelor's degree in any field, plus 2 additional years of expereince in technical data management or product analytics.

• (10) Ten Years as a product owner, product manager, data scientist, business intelligence, data engineering or data analytics.