Senior Data Product Manager, Governance & Analytics

Sidley Austin LLP (IL LLP); Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 118,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Sidley Austin LLP (IL LLP) is seeking an experienced Product Owner to lead data domain ownership, driving end-to-end lifecycle, governance, and analytics initiatives in collaboration with business and technical teams.

The role focuses on backlog management, prioritization, and delivering data-driven solutions that align with enterprise objectives. Strong knowledge of data governance and Agile practices is required to ensure quality delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Analytics, Finance, Engineering, Communications, or related field.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in Product Ownership, Product Management, Business Analysis, Data Management, Analytics, Data Governance, Reporting, Business Intelligence, or related disciplines.
• Demonstrated experience owning and delivering complex data, reporting, analytics, or business intelligence initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to develop expertise within a business data domain and apply that knowledge to improve business processes, data quality, reporting, and operational outcomes.
• Experience serving as a liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams, translating business needs into actionable requirements and delivering solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize competing business needs, manage delivery risks, and drive execution across cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated ability to understand and model business processes and translate operational requirements into scalable data products and business capabilities.
• Experience making data-informed decisions using business metrics, user feedback, and operational outcomes.
• Strong understanding of enterprise data concepts, including data quality, data governance, metadata, master data, reporting, analytics, and data lifecycle management.
• Experience with Agile methodologies and product management tools such as Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead product discovery efforts to understand business needs, define solutions, and translate strategic objectives into actionable roadmaps, delivery plans, and prioritized backlogs.
• Own backlog management, user story development, acceptance criteria definition, and sprint planning activities.
• Coordinate delivery across business, engineering, architecture, analytics, and governance teams while managing dependencies, priorities, and delivery outcomes for assigned data domains.
• Lead testing, release planning, and continuous improvement activities while ensuring delivered solutions meet business objectives.
• Partner with Data Governance teams to promote data standards, stewardship practices, metadata management, and governance activities across assigned domains.

Skills

Product ownership

Data governance

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in related field

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Azure DevOps

Job description

Sidley Austin LLP (IL LLP) is seeking an experienced Product Owner to lead data domain ownership, driving end-to-end lifecycle, governance, and analytics initiatives in collaboration with business and technical teams.

The role focuses on backlog management, prioritization, and delivering data-driven solutions that align with enterprise objectives. Strong knowledge of data governance and Agile practices is required to ensure quality delivery.