Lead Data Product Manager - Azure & Databricks (Hybrid)

Altria Client Services LLC; Richmond (VA); Hybrid; USD 138,000 - 199,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Career development stipends

401(k) matching and profit sharing

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Altria Client Services LLC in Richmond, VA, seeks a Manager, Data Products to turn requests into defined data products and guide outsourced teams. You will lead demand intake, set standards, and drive delivery across a portfolio of data work within a hybrid work setup.

The role requires 5+ years in data analytics with hands-on engineering and at least 3 years leading delivery. Strong cloud/data platform expertise (Azure, Databricks) and cost/performance assessment skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in data and analytics with hands-on engineering, architecture or platform experience.
• At least 3 years leading delivery or managing a data portfolio.
• Experience directing outsourced/managed service delivery partners.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end demand intake for data and analytics and prioritize requests.
• Publish service levels and backlog; report throughput and aging to leadership.
• Translate business problems into data product definitions with success metrics.
• Facilitate prioritization forums with stakeholders and COE leadership.
• Identify duplicates and consolidate requests into reusable data products.
• Provide day-to-day technical direction to outsourced architecture and data management teams.
• Define guardrails: reference architectures, naming conventions, release practices, non-functional requirements.
• Review partner estimates and challenge scope and assumptions before work.
• Hold partners accountable with acceptance criteria and remediation plans.
• Ensure documentation and runbooks are produced for knowledge transfer.

Skills

Data analytics

Engineering depth

Architecture depth

Portfolio leadership

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Azure Data Factory

Data Lake Storage

Azure Synapse

Azure Fabric

Azure SQL

Databricks

Spark

Delta Lake

Unity Catalog

Workflows

Job description

Altria Client Services LLC in Richmond, VA, seeks a Manager, Data Products to turn requests into defined data products and guide outsourced teams. You will lead demand intake, set standards, and drive delivery across a portfolio of data work within a hybrid work setup.

The role requires 5+ years in data analytics with hands-on engineering and at least 3 years leading delivery. Strong cloud/data platform expertise (Azure, Databricks) and cost/performance assessment skills are essential.