Senior Product Manager

Optomi; Glendale (CA); Hybrid; USD 110,208 - 123,984; Part time

Job summary

A major tech recruitment partner is seeking a Senior Product Manager for Data & Analytics in Glendale, CA. This role will be pivotal in managing the product lifecycle for internal data products, engaging with stakeholders to define clear requirements, and collaborating with engineering teams on data initiatives. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in product management and a strong background in data engineering. This is a hybrid role offering significant executive visibility and impact within the organization.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of product management or product ownership experience.
• Proven success in leading complex, cross-functional data initiatives.
• Strong understanding of data workflows like ingestion and transformation.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end product lifecycle for enterprise data and analytics products.
• Partner with stakeholders to Translating them into clear product requirements.
• Define and maintain product roadmaps across teams and initiatives.

Skills

Product management

Data engineering

Stakeholder management

Agile methodologies

User story writing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field

15+ years of equivalent professional experience

Tools

SQL

Job description

This range is provided by Optomi. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$80.00/hr - $90.00/hr

Job Title: Senior Product Manager – Data & Analytics

Location: Glendale, CA (Hybrid – 4 days onsite)

Optomi is partnering with a large, enterprise entertainment organization to hire a Staff Product Manager focused on Data & Analytics. This role owns the end-to-end product lifecycle for internal data products, including reporting, dashboards, analytics platforms, and data pipelines that support studio technology and business operations.

This is a senior individual contributor role with broad scope and executive visibility. The Staff Product Manager will work in a matrixed environment, partnering closely with data engineers, analytics teams, and senior stakeholders to deliver high-impact data initiatives across multiple departments.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end product lifecycle for enterprise data and analytics products, from discovery through delivery
• Partner with stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into clear product requirements, epics, and user stories
• Define and maintain product roadmaps, prioritizing work across multiple teams and initiatives
• Collaborate with data engineering teams to guide data ingestion, transformation, modeling, and validation
• Lead the design and delivery of dashboards, reporting, and analytics products used by executive and operational teams
• Facilitate agile ceremonies including backlog grooming, sprint planning, demos, and roadmap reviews
• Present product updates, trade-offs, and outcomes to VP-level stakeholders
• Ensure data products deliver measurable business value and meet quality standards

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field or 15+ years of equivalent professional experience
• 7+ years of product management or product ownership experience
• Proven success leading complex, cross-functional data initiatives in large enterprise environments
• Strong understanding of data engineering and analytics workflows, including ingestion, transformation, modeling, and visualization
• Comfortable writing user stories, test plans, and validating datasets
• Strong stakeholder management skills with polished, executive-level communicationExperience working in matrixed organizations with multiple stakeholder groups

Nice to Have

• Experience in the entertainment or media industry
• Background in technology and data-focused organizations
• Experience managing or mentoring a small product team (without direct reports)
• Familiarity with data governance, data quality, and data cataloging concepts
• Working knowledge of SQL for data validation and analysis

Team & Culture

• Matrix-style team structure with product pods aligned to initiatives
• Staff-level product managers oversee broader scope without direct people management
• Collaborative, fast-paced environment with an emphasis on flexibility and partnership
• Strong focus on being a trusted product partner to internal stakeholders

Why This Role

• High-impact, staff-level product role with executive visibility
• Opportunity to shape how data and analytics are used across a large enterprise
• Exposure to complex, meaningful datasets and business-critical initiatives
• Hybrid work environment with long-term growth potential

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Project Management

IT Services and IT Consulting

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