Senior Data Product Manager

FanDuel; New York (NY); On-site; USD 138,000 - 173,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Company holidays

Job summary

FanDuel is seeking a Senior Product Manager to own Core Data Infrastructure (CDI) within the Data Products team. You will direct the CDI roadmap across Data Tooling, Databricks Platform, Data Platform Customer Success, and Data Security, collaborating with senior engineering leadership to evolve from an engineering backlog to a product-led roadmap with measurable adoption.

You will drive governance, cost discipline, and compliance (SOX, ABAC, Unity Catalog), while expanding self-service data

Qualifications

• 5+ years in product management or product owner roles shipping infrastructure, platform, or developer tooling products.
• Bachelor's degree in CS, Engineering, Business, or related field; Master’s a plus.
• Experience with lakehouse and orchestration tech (Databricks, Airflow) and cloud infra (AWS).
• Knowledge of data governance and access control models (Unity Catalog, ABAC).
• Experience owning cost/FinOps workstreams for data/cloud platform.

Responsibilities

• Own the CDI product roadmap end-to-end, including Databricks lakehouse, Airflow, and Stargate.
• Partner with CDI verticals to shift from engineering-led to product-led planning with clear metrics.
• Drive platform cost governance and FinOps tooling adoption.
• Own data governance, security, and compliance commitments (SOX, ABAC, Unity Catalog).
• Lead self-service data tooling adoption (Orbit, Nexus) and measure success.

Skills

Product management

Databricks

Airflow

AWS cloud

DACI framework

FinOps

Data governance

Stakeholder mgmt

SQL proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Databricks

Apache Airflow

AWS

Unity Catalog

Job description

THE POSITION Our roster has an opening with your name on it

THE POSITION Our roster has an opening with your name on it
FanDuel is looking for a Senior Product Manager to own Core Data Infrastructure (CDI) within our centralized Data Products team. CDI is the foundational layer that powers every data product at FanDuel: our Databricks lakehouse platform, workflow orchestration, self-service data tooling, and the governance and cost discipline that keep all of it trustworthy and efficient. You will set product direction across four engineering verticals (Data Tooling, Databricks Platform, Data Platform Customer Success, and Data Security), working daily with senior engineering leadership to move CDI from an engineering-led backlog to a product-led roadmap with clear priorities, defensible metrics, and measurable adoption. This is a high-visibility, high-ownership role on the critical path for company-wide data reliability, compliance (SOX, ABAC and data governance), and platform cost management, feeding directly into FanDuel's broader Data Platform strategy and 2026 OKRs.
In addition to the specific responsibilities outlined above, employees may be required to perform other such duties as assigned by the Company. This ensures operational flexibility and allows the Company to meet evolving business needs.
THE GAME PLAN Everyone on our team has a part to play

• Own the CDI product roadmap end to end: the Databricks lakehouse platform, Airflow orchestration, and Stargate (our self-service data access and provisioning tool), translating a large technical backlog into a focused, prioritized roadmap.
• Partner day-to-day with engineering leadership across CDI's four verticals (Data Tooling, Databricks Platform, Data Platform Customer Success, Data Security) to move planning from engineering-led to product-led, using clear decision ownership (DACI) and defensible, dashboard-backed metrics.
• Drive platform cost governance and FinOps discipline; own tooling such as the internal Cost Estimator and advance cost estimates toward a required gate before new infrastructure is provisioned.
• Own data governance, security, and compliance commitments tied to the platform, including SOX controls, attribute-based access control (ABAC), and Unity Catalog governance, partnering with Data Security and Legal/Compliance to keep the platform audit-ready.
• Lead the self-service vision for Stargate and internal data tooling (Orbit, Nexus): grow adoption, define success metrics, and reduce the reactive support-ticket load that consumes a large share of the team's capacity.
• Represent CDI in FanDuel's Unified Data Context and semantic layer strategy, partnering with peer Data Product Managers and Central AI to define scope, sequencing, and hand- offs as the program matures.
• Elicit requirements in the form of clear problem statements, user stories, and acceptance criteria, and run a disciplined backlog that engineering managers and stakeholders can plan against with confidence.
• Monitor platform health (reliability, data quality, blocked-work trends, and adoption) and use that signal to continuously re-prioritize the roadmap.
• Play an active role in FanDuel's Product Management community, sharing best practices and helping raise the bar for product-led thinking across traditionally engineering-led teams.

THE STATS What we’re looking for in our next teammate

• 5+ years of experience as a Product Manager or Product Owner shipping infrastructure, platform, or developer‑tooling products, ideally within a data or ML platform organization, with a proven track record of turning a large technical backlog into a focused, prioritized roadmap.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related discipline) or equivalent industry experience preferred; a Master's degree is a plus.
• Direct experience with modern lakehouse and orchestration technology such as Databricks, Apache Airflow (or equivalent), and cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred), sufficient to earn credibility with senior platform engineers and make sound trade‑off calls.
• Working knowledge of data governance and access‑control models (Unity Catalog, ABAC, or comparable attribute/role‑based access frameworks), and comfort operating in a regulated, compliance‑sensitive environment (SOX, audit controls).
• Experience owning cost or FinOps workstreams for a data or cloud platform: building the case for cost governance and driving adoption of cost‑estimation or chargeback tooling.
• A product‑led operating style: comfortable pushing back on engineering‑led planning, applying frameworks like DACI for decision clarity, and holding a hard line on a small number of priorities rather than a long tail of parallel work.
• Strong stakeholder management across a wide, technical partner group: comfortable running requirements workshops, negotiating scope with engineering managers, and communicating platform trade‑offs to non‑technical leadership.
• SQL proficiency for querying platform usage and cost data; familiarity with semantic layer, metrics‑registry, or data‑catalog concepts is a strong plus.
• Knowledge of sports and/or experience working within a heavily regulated industry is a plus.

About Fanduel FanDuel Group is the premier mobile gaming company in the United States and Canada. FanDuel Group consists of a portfolio of leading brands across mobile wagering including: America’s #1 Sportsbook, FanDuel Sportsbook; its leading iGaming platform, FanDuel Casino; the industry’s unquestioned leader in horse racing and advance‑deposit wagering, FanDuel Racing; and its daily fantasy sports product.
In addition, FanDuel Group operates FanDuel TV, its broadly distributed linear cable television network and FanDuel TV+, its leading direct‑to‑consumer OTT platform. FanDuel Group has a presence across all 50 states, Canada, and Puerto Rico.
The company is based in New York with US offices in Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Jersey City, as well as global offices in Canada and Scotland. The company’s affiliates have offices worldwide, including in Ireland, Portugal, Romania, and Australia.
FanDuel Group is a subsidiary of Flutter Entertainment, the world's largest sports betting and gaming operator with a portfolio of globally recognized brands and traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: FLUT).
Player Benefits We treat our team right
We offer amazing benefits above and beyond the basics. We have an array of health plans to choose from (some as low as $0 per paycheck) that include programs for fertility and family planning, mental health support, and fitness benefits. We offer generous paid time off (PTO & sick leave), annual bonus and long-term incentive opportunities (based on performance), 401k with up to a 5% match, commuter benefits, pet insurance, and more - check out all our benefits here: FanDuel Total Rewards. *Benefits differ across location, role, and level.
FanDuel is an equal opportunities employer and we believe, as one of our principles states, “We are One Team!”. As such, we are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, local or federal law. We believe FanDuel is strongest and best able to compete if all employees feel valued, respected, and included.
FanDuel is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please email [e-mail].
The applicable salary range for this position is $138,000 - $173,000 USD, which is dependent on a variety of factors including relevant experience, location, business needs and market demand. This role may offer the following benefits: medical, vision, and dental insurance; life insurance; disability insurance; a 401(k) matching program; among other employee benefits. This role may also be eligible for short-term or long-term incentive compensation, including, but not limited to, cash bonuses and stock program participation. This role includes paid personal time off and 14 paid company holidays. FanDuel offers paid sick time in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws.