Data Product Owner

T. Rowe Price; Owings Mills (MD); On-site; USD 97,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Annual bonus eligibility

Hybrid work schedule

Health and wellness benefits

Job summary

T. Rowe Price is seeking a Data Product Owner to drive Retail client data initiatives within the II organization. You will translate complex business needs into prioritized capabilities, ensuring data accuracy, governance, and usable data across platforms.

You will partner with business, technology, and analytics teams in a hybrid work arrangement, manage the backlog, define success metrics, and mentor colleagues while delivering scalable data solutions that support informed decision-making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Experience in Agile environments (Scrum/Kanban) with product/business/tech teams.
• Strong knowledge of data governance, quality management, metadata, lineage, and MDM.
• Experience with relational databases and SQL for data extraction and validation.
• Proven ability to coordinate across matrixed teams and influence outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Acts as Product Owner and primary point of contact for assigned client data domain across teams.
• Translates business objectives into clear product requirements and backlogs.
• Defines acceptance criteria and leads validation and UAT for data capabilities.
• Defines and monitors product success measures including adoption and data quality.
• Proactively identifies and manages data quality issues, risks, and dependencies.

Skills

Agile methodologies

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Teams

SQL

Job description

At T. Rowe Price, we identify and actively invest in opportunities to help people thrive in an evolving world. As a premier global asset management organization with more than 85 years of experience, we provide investment solutions and a broad range of equity, fixed income, and multi-asset capabilities to individuals, advisors, institutions, and retirement plan sponsors. We take an active, independent approach to investing, offering our dynamic perspective and meaningful partnership so our clients can feel more confident.We believe doing the right thing for our clients and our associates is good business. With a career at the firm, you can expect opportunities to create real impact at work and in your community. You’ll enjoy resources to support your career path, as well as compensation, benefits, and flexibility to enrich your life. Here, you’ll find a collaborative culture that respects and values differences and colleagues who share a spirit of generosity.Join us for the opportunity to grow and make a difference in ways that matter to you.Role SummaryThe Data Product Owner plays a key role within Individual Investors Data Management. The II business is responsible for over $200B in client assets and serves 1.3 million investors. The Data Product Owner leads assigned Retail client data priorities and workstreams, translating business and consumer needs into prioritized capabilities and guiding delivery to ensure client data is accurate, consistent, trusted, and fit for purpose across business processes and downstream consumers/platforms.As a Product Owner and subject matter expert in Retail client data, this role serves as a primary partner to business and technology stakeholders, translating complex business needs into clear requirements, priorities, and actionable solutions. The role guides data capabilities through discovery, delivery, and adoption while managing competing priorities and dependencies. Through strong product ownership and data management expertise, the Data Product Owner balances business value, data quality, governance, risk, and scalability when prioritizing work and making decisions. The role drives continuous improvement to strengthen data usability, reliability, and value across the organization.ResponsibilitiesActs as the Product Owner and primary point of contact for assigned client data domain, partnering across business, technology, analytics, operations, and risk teams to understand needs, resolve issues, and improve data outcomes.Serves as a consultant to business stakeholders on complex client data needs, translating business objectives into clear product requirements and recommending solutions that support informed decision-making and operational effectiveness.Owns and prioritizes the backlog for assigned scope, balancing business value, data quality, risk, dependencies, and delivery capacity to make informed trade-off recommendations.Partners with engineering, architecture, analytics, and business teams throughout product discovery, refinement, delivery, validation, and adoption.Ensures product requirements incorporate applicable data governance, quality, control, metadata, and enterprise standards throughout the product lifecycle.Defines acceptance criteria and leads business validation and UAT for new or enhanced product capabilities, ensuring delivered solutions meet business and data requirements.Defines and monitors product success measures, including adoption, data quality, reliability, and business value, and uses results to inform continuous improvement priorities.Proactively identifies and manages data quality issues, risks, and dependencies within assigned products, driving remediation in alignment with enterprise policies, standards, and procedures.Provides guidance, knowledge sharing, and support to less experienced associates and serves as a resource for data management and product ownership best practices.QualificationsRequired:Bachelor's degree or the equivalent combination of education and relevant experience AND 5+ years of total relevant work experiencePreferred:Demonstrated experience working in Agile environments (Scrum/Kanban) and collaborating with product, business, and technology teams.Proven ability to coordinate and collaborate across matrixed teams and influence outcomes across cross-functional stakeholders.Strong knowledge of data management disciplines including data governance, data quality management, metadata management, data lineage, and master data management (MDM).Comprehensive working knowledge of investment products within the retail and retirement plan space (e.g., Brokerage accounts, IRAs, ETFs, 401(k), 403(b), defined contribution, defined benefit plans).Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with experience conducting advanced data analysis and translating findings into actionable business recommendations.Strong organization, planning, prioritization, and process improvement skills.Strong knowledge of relational database models and SQL for data extraction, profiling, validation, and analysis.Proficient at gathering and documenting business and data requirements and translating requirements into effective data solutions.Experience managing complex datasets, data dependencies, and end-to-end data flows across multiple business processes and systems.Experience implementing and executing data governance, data quality, and data management controls.Experience leading testing and validation efforts for data products, data pipelines, reporting solutions, and system enhancements, including test planning, execution, defect management, and data reconciliation.Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate technical concepts effectively to business stakeholders and leadership.Self-directed, results-oriented, and able to manage multiple high-priority initiatives simultaneously while working independently with minimal guidance.Experience with MS Office (advanced Excel, PowerPoint) and collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, and Teams.Experience defining, monitoring, and reporting data quality metrics, governance KPIs, and remediation activities.Experience mentoring, coaching, or providing guidance to less experienced associates.FINRA RequirementsFINRA licenses are not required and will not be supported for this role.Work FlexibilityThis role is eligible for hybrid work, with up to one day per week from home.Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States (e.g., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non-immigrant work status).Base Salary RangesPlease review the job posting for the location of this specific opportunity.$96,500.00 - $164,000.00 for the location of: Maryland, Colorado, Washington and remote workers$105,000.00 - $180,000.00 for the location of: Washington, D.C.$120,000.00 - $205,000.00 for the location of: New York, CaliforniaPlacement within the range provided above is based on the individual’s relevant experience and skills for the role. Base salary is only one component of our total compensation package. Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus, which is determined upon company and individual performance.This job posting is expected to be available until:01/9/2027Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and InclusionAt T. Rowe Price, our associates are our greatest asset. We thrive because our company culture is built on inclusion and because we sustain a work environment where associates can bring their best selves to work every day. The backgrounds, talents, and experiences of our global associates allow us to embrace new ideas and perspectives that move our business priorities forward and enable us to deliver strong client outcomes. Here, you can expect equal opportunity and fair and consistent treatment for all.BenefitsWe value your goals and needs, at work and in life. As an associate, you’ll be supported with resources, benefits, and work-life balance so you can thrive in ways that matter to you.Featured employee benefits to enrich your life:Competitive compensationAnnual bonus eligibilityA generous retirement planHybrid work scheduleHealth and wellness benefits, including online therapyPaid time off for vacation, illness, medical appointments, and volunteering daysFamily care resources, including fertility and adoption benefitsLearn more about our benefits.T. Rowe Price is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity of thought, gender, and race. We believe our continued success depends upon the equal treatment of all associates and applicants for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, sex, gender, age, mental or physical disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship status, military or veteran status, pregnancy, or any other classification protected by country, federal, state, or local law.