Data Product Owner

Asura IT Consulting LLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Apollo is seeking a highly capable Data Product Owner in New York to bridge business stakeholders with data engineering. You will own strategy, roadmap, and delivery of client data products powering critical investment management functions.

The ideal candidate blends hands-on data expertise with financial services experience and can drive value in a fast-paced environment, from SQL validation to presenting roadmaps to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Experience bridging business stakeholders and data engineering in financial services.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end product lifecycle for multiple enterprise data products, including core data assets.
• Define, maintain, and communicate a prioritized product roadmap aligned to business objectives and data strategy.
• Develop and manage detailed product backlogs; write clear user stories, acceptance criteria, and specs.
• Define and track product KPIs, adoption metrics, and data quality benchmarks; iterate based on outcomes.

Job description

Data Product Owner (investment management or wealth management is strongly Needed)

Location: New York, NY-Local

USC/GC

Position Overview

Apollo is seeking a highly capable and self-driven Data Product Owner to join our data and technology team on a contract basis in New York. This individual will serve as the bridge between business stakeholders and technical data engineering teams, owning the strategy, roadmap, and delivery of client data products that power critical client-facing and investment management functions across the firm.

The ideal candidate is a seasoned, hands-on data professional with deep roots in financial services-particularly asset management or wealth management-who can hit the ground running and contribute immediately at a high level. This person thrives in a fast-paced environment, exercises strong judgment, and balances strategic thinking with meticulous execution. They are as comfortable writing a SQL query to validate a dataset as they are presenting a product roadmap to senior leadership.

Primary Responsibilities

Product Ownership & Roadmap

• Own the end-to-end product lifecycle for multiple enterprise data products simultaneously-including core data assets such as Client Master, Transaction Master, Product Master, and other foundational datasets-from ideation through delivery and continuous improvement
• Define, maintain, and communicate a prioritized product roadmap aligned to business objectives and the firm's broader data strategy
• Develop and manage detailed product backlogs; author clear, actionable user stories, acceptance criteria, and functional specifications
• Define and track product KPIs, adoption metrics, and data quality benchmarks; iterate on products based on outcomes and user feedback