Manager, Data Product Management

Ul Solutions; Northbrook (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

UL Solutions in Northbrook, IL, seeks a senior leader to own the vision, strategy, and roadmap for data products within the Global Data & Analytics organization.

You will coach a high-performing team of Data Product Owners to deliver scalable, high-impact data products and to translate data into business value.

The role requires close partnership with business and IT leaders, governance teams, and cross-functional stakeholders to drive adoption and measurable outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience leading data product teams and coaching product owners.
• Ability to define vision, strategy, and roadmaps for data products.
• A track record of aligning enterprise priorities with product delivery and governance.
• Strong stakeholder management across business and IT leadership.

Responsibilities

• Own the vision, strategy, and roadmap for data products within the Global Data & Analytics organization.
• Coach and guide a high-performing team of Data Product Owners to deliver scalable, high-impact data products.
• Drive adoption, usability, and measurable business value through cross-functional collaboration with business, IT, governance, and engineering teams.

Skills

People leadership

Data product management

Strategic planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Serves as a key leader within the Global Data & Analytics organization, responsible for building, coaching, and guiding a high-performing team of Data Product Owners to deliver scalable, high-impact data and analytics products. This role plays a critical part in shaping how the organization translates data into business value—owning the vision, strategy, and roadmap for data products in close partnership with business and IT leaders. The manager drives alignment between enterprise priorities and product delivery, ensuring teams focus on the highest-value outcomes and deliver measurable impact.

As a strategic leader, this role oversees the end-to-end data product portfolio, balancing competing priorities, investments, and dependencies across a global landscape. They enable consistent, high-quality execution by establishing strong product management practices, clear backlogs, and outcome-based success measures, while removing barriers and resolving cross-functional challenges. The role is central to driving adoption, usability, and business value from data products, and ensures tight collaboration across business stakeholders, engineering, architecture, and governance teams.