Data Product Owner

REQ Solutions; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

REQ Solutions in Pittsburgh seeks a Lead Data Product Owner for Master Data Management to lead data governance and enterprise data assets across the organization. You will define data standards, data quality contracts, ownership models, and data lineage, and work with business and technical stakeholders to translate requirements into implementable solutions.

The role is onsite four days a week, involves partnering with architects and engineers, and requires 7+ years in data governance, data

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Data Governance, Data Management, Data Stewardship, or related disciplines.
• Oversight of tools and applications (e.g., Snowflake).
• Experience translating business requirements into technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Define and govern enterprise data assets and align business and technology teams.
• Develop and enforce data standards, stewardship processes, quality controls, and governance practices across key domains.
• Lead data mapping activities across new and existing data platforms.
• Partner with business stakeholders to translate requirements into actionable technical specifications.
• Collaborate with architects, developers, and engineering teams to ensure accurate implementation of data solutions.
• Develop and manage data quality contracts and governance processes.
• Define and document data lineage, metadata, and business glossaries.
• Facilitate governance discussions and resolve data quality and ownership issues.
• Present recommendations and governance outcomes to stakeholders.
• Support implementation and adoption of enterprise data governance tools and processes.

Skills

Data governance

Data stewardship

Data mapping

Data quality management

MDM

Data modeling

Metadata management

Requirements translation

Stakeholder collaboration

Tools

Snowflake

Job description

Job Title: Lead Data Product Owner - Master Data Management

Location: Pittsburgh, PA 15219

Onsite Role (4 days a week)

Responsibilities:

• Using large data sets across institutional and individuals, drawing insights and designing analytical solutions for federal agencies, with a focus on financial, demographic, and inflow/outflow insights.
• Expected to be able to design reports and work with engineers to embed these in analytics solutions.
• Seeking experienced Data Product Owners/Data Stewards to join a strategic enterprise data transformation initiative focused on establishing a new data infrastructure and governance framework.
• Will play a critical role in defining, managing, and governing enterprise data assets while ensuring alignment between business stakeholders and technology teams.
• Responsible for developing and enforcing data standards, stewardship processes, quality controls, and governance practices across key business domains.
• The ideal candidates will possess deep expertise in data management disciplines and the ability to partner effectively with both business and technical stakeholders.
• Define and maintain data standards, business rules, ownership models, and data quality controls
• Lead data mapping activities across new and existing data platforms
• Partner with business stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into actionable technical specifications
• Collaborate with architects, developers, and engineering teams to ensure accurate implementation of data solutions
• Develop and manage data quality contracts and governance processes
• Define and document data lineage, metadata, and business glossaries
• Facilitate governance discussions and drive resolution of data quality and ownership issues
• Present recommendations and governance outcomes to business and technology stakeholders
• Support the implementation and adoption of enterprise data governance tools and processe

Education/Experience:

• 7+ years of experience in Data Governance, Data Management, Data Stewardship, or related disciplines
• Oversight of tools and applications (e.g., Snowflake)
• Strong expertise in:
• Data Governance
• Data Stewardship
• Data Mapping
• Data Quality Management
• Data Quality Contracts
• Master Data Management (MDM)
• Data Modeling (Conceptual and Physical)
• Metadata Management
• Experience translating business requirements into technical solutions
• Ability to effectively collaborate with business stakeholders, architects, developers, and engineering teams

Preferred:

• Experience with enterprise data governance platforms such as:
• Collibra
• Related metadata and governance solutions
• Experience supporting large-scale data transformation or modernization programs
• Exposure to Treasury, Financial Services, Banking Operations, or Capital Markets environments