Product Management Senior Manager

Sidley Austin LLP; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 148,000 - 211,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus eligibility

Comprehensive benefits program

Job summary

Sidley Austin LLP in Chicago, IL is seeking a Senior Business Intelligence Product Manager to drive vision, strategy, and the roadmap for the firm's BI platform, including Power BI and analytics experiences. You will own the BI lifecycle from discovery to adoption, collaborating with governance and engineering teams to deliver trusted insights.

You will lead the migration of reports, define a single pane of glass experience, and guide Databricks AI/BI Genie rollout while partnering with practice

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, IS, Analytics, Business, or related field.
• 7+ years in product management, BI, or analytics leadership.
• Hands-on experience with Power BI or comparable BI tools.
• Strong data modeling and data visualization fundamentals.
• Experience with agile delivery and backlog ownership.
• Experience in professional services or law firm environment (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for the firm's BI platform.
• Lead product direction for the firm's consolidated Power BI platform and migration from legacy tools.
• Define and deliver a unified portal for dashboards and reporting across the firm.
• Shape rollout of Databricks AI/BI Genie and self-service analytics capabilities.
• Partner with Data Governance to certify dashboards and datasets.
• Translate stakeholder needs into clear requirements and prioritized backlog.
• Manage full lifecycle of BI products from discovery to adoption and iteration.
• Collaborate with practice groups, finance, HR, IT, and knowledge management to understand needs.

Skills

BI strategy

Stakeholder leadership

Data governance understanding

Analytics thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Analytics, Business, or related field

Tools

Databricks

Power BI tooling

AI/BI Genie

Job description

The Senior Business Intelligence Product Manager is responsible for setting the vision, strategy, and roadmap for the firm's business intelligence platform and analytics experience. This role leads product direction for the firm's consolidated Power BI platform, defines the single pane of glass experience through which lawyers and business professionals discover and use dashboards and reporting, and shapes the rollout of self-service, AI-assisted analytics through Databricks AI/BI Genie. The Senior Product Manager owns the BI product lifecycle from discovery through adoption, partners with Data Governance to establish standards for certified dashboards and governed datasets, and sets direction for the engineering teams building on the platform. This role blends deep expertise in business intelligence and data visualization, product management discipline, and stakeholder leadership to ensure BI products deliver trusted, measurable value across the firm.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Define and drive the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for the firm's business intelligence platform in alignment with firm goals, balancing near-term stakeholder needs with the long-term vision.
• Lead product direction for the firm's consolidated Power BI platform, including the migration of existing reports and dashboards from legacy tools and the retirement of redundant BI solutions.
• Define and deliver the single pane of glass experience, a unified portal or hub through which users discover, access, and interact with dashboards and reporting across the firm.
• Shape the rollout of Databricks AI/BI Genie and related self-service and conversational analytics capabilities, defining target audiences, use cases, guardrails, and adoption plans.
• Partner with Data Governance to develop and maintain standards for certifying dashboards and datasets, including design, naming, documentation, refresh, access, and quality expectations.
• Set product direction and priorities for BI engineering and analytics developers, translating stakeholder needs into clear requirements, acceptance criteria, and a prioritized backlog.
• Manage the full lifecycle of BI products, from discovery and requirements through development, launch, adoption, measurement, and iteration.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders across practice groups, finance, business development, human resources, IT, and knowledge management to understand their reporting needs, pain points, and future requirements.
• Establish product goals, KPIs, and success metrics for the BI platform, including adoption, usage, data trust, and time to insight, and report on progress to leadership.
• Establish and maintain user experience and data visualization standards so dashboards are consistent, intuitive, and accessible across the firm.
• Define and prioritize platform capabilities and features based on stakeholder needs, usage data, and technical feasibility.

Education and/or Experience:

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Analytics, Business, or a related field
• A minimum of 7 years of experience in product management, business intelligence, or analytics leadership
• Demonstrated experience delivering enterprise business intelligence platforms, with hands-on expertise in Power BI or comparable BI tools
• Strong understanding of data modeling, semantic layers, and data visualization best practices
• Experience with agile methodologies and product management tools
• Demonstrated experience applying product management and agile delivery practices, including backlog ownership, roadmap planning, sprint prioritization, and release management

Preferred:

• Experience with Databricks or other modern lakehouse and cloud data platforms
• Experience with Databricks AI/BI Genie or other conversational and AI-assisted analytics tools
• Experience leading BI platform consolidation or migration initiatives
• Experience in a professional services or law firm environment

Other Skills and Abilities:

The following will also be required of the successful candidate:

• Strong organizational skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Good judgment
• Strong interpersonal communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Able to work harmoniously and effectively with others
• Able to preserve confidentiality and exercise discretion
• Able to work under pressure
• Able to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines and priorities

$148,200 - $211,150 if located in Illinois.

Salaries vary by location and are based on numerous factors, including, but not limited to, the relevant market, skills, experience, and education of the selected candidate. Our compensation package also includes bonus eligibility and a comprehensive benefits program. Benefits information can be found at Sidley.com/Benefits.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the Duties and Responsibilities above satisfactorily and meet the requirements. The requirements listed above are representative of the minimum knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. If you need such an accommodation, please email [e-mail] (current employees should contact Human Resources).

Sidley Austin LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer.