Senior Data Product Owner - Data & Analytics Lead

Delaware North; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 83,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with up to 4% company match

Annual performance bonus based on a) %

Paid vacation days and holidays

Paid parental bonding leave

Tuition and/or certification

Generous friends-and-family discounts

Job summary

Delaware North in Buffalo, NY seeks a Senior Data Product Owner to own end-to-end data product delivery for internal and external data customers. You will drive data pipelines using Databricks Lakehouse, Airflow, and Tableau, and translate business needs into technical specs.

Ideal candidates have 4+ years as a Product Owner in data/analytics, strong SQL, and experience with data modeling. This role offers growth and a chance to influence data strategy in a hospitality context.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical or related field.
• Minimum 4 years as a Product Owner or similar in data/analytics.
• Experience delivering data insights by writing SQL.
• Experience with Python or Tableau for dashboarding.
• Data modeling approaches such as 3NF, Star Schema, and T-SQL.
• Knowledge of Fact vs Dimension and Type 2 Slowly Changing Dimensions.
• Experience with Agile methodologies and product delivery.
• Knowledge of technical specs and use case documentation (UML, ER modeling).
• Experience with relational databases and complex data types; ML/AI is a plus.
• Hospitality/food & beverage/gaming/sports industry knowledge is a plus.
• Legally authorized to work in the US without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Own delivery timelines for data warehousing projects using Databricks Lakehouse, Airflow, Tableau.
• Gather and document pipeline and product requirements via stakeholder interviews.
• Translate business needs into technical specifications (schemas, data models, pipelines).
• Drive pipeline delivery: track issues, blockers, risks, and vendor coordination.
• Profile data with SQL and data modeling to meet business needs.
• Coordinate user acceptance testing and provide user documentation and training.
• Foster cross-functional collaboration and refine product features.

Skills

SQL

Data warehousing

Data modeling

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder communication

Python

Tableau

Databricks Lakehouse

Airflow

Requirements gathering

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, computer systems engineering, business administration, mathematics, or a similar field

Tools

Databricks Lakehouse

Airflow

Tableau

Job description

Delaware North in Buffalo, NY seeks a Senior Data Product Owner to own end-to-end data product delivery for internal and external data customers. You will drive data pipelines using Databricks Lakehouse, Airflow, and Tableau, and translate business needs into technical specs.

Ideal candidates have 4+ years as a Product Owner in data/analytics, strong SQL, and experience with data modeling. This role offers growth and a chance to influence data strategy in a hospitality context.