Senior Product Manager — Data & Analytics Platforms

NBCUniversal; Colorado; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401(k) and other benefits

Job summary

NBCUniversal is seeking an experienced Product Manager to lead lifecycle management for multiple products, including data warehouse and analytics platforms. You will define vision, roadmaps, and acceptance criteria, collaborating with Engineering, Ad Sales, and Operations to align priorities and deliver measurable value.

You will own backlogs, drive grooming sessions, and document features in JIRA while ensuring quality and compliance across vendor partnerships and internal teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• Minimum 5+ years of relevant work experience in the technology or media industry.
• Minimum 3+ years’ experience in a role demonstrating strong technical, quantitative, and analytical skills.
• Minimum 3+ years’ experience in a role exhibiting excellent written and oral communications, effective interpersonal skills, project management, and strong formal presentation abilities.
• Expertise in the SDLC process, with a focus on scoping, iteration planning, user story and acceptance criteria writing, rollout management.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills - capable of assessing ambiguous situations, evaluating diverse factors, and adapting existing approaches to devise effective solutions.
• Proven ability to influence and collaborate with senior stakeholders – including those unfamiliar with the subject matter, by tailoring communication style and providing guidance on challenging issues.
• Experience working on problems of diverse scope – requiring sound judgment, interpretation, and decision-making with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end life cycle of products, from ideation through delivery and ongoing optimization.
• Define and own overall product vision, strategy, and success metrics for key initiatives, including data warehouse and business intelligence platforms.
• Develop and maintain feature roadmaps, prioritizing capabilities based on business needs and strategic goals.
• Lead grooming sessions to ensure a consistently up-to-date backlog of clearly defined features and user stories.
• Fully document product features and capabilities in JIRA, including measurable acceptance criteria.
• Collaborate across functions (Engineering, Ad Sales, Programming, Operations, Product, Architecture) to capture and analyze requests, define data needs, and align priorities.
• Translate complex business requirements into actionable product features and conceptual models.
• Partner with architecture and solutions leaders to identify optimal technical solutions that meet client and business needs.
• Work closely with engineering teams and vendors to implement automation and workflow optimizations.
• Perform hands-on data exploration and analysis of large datasets to inform product decisions and enable data-driven features.
• Continually leverage business insights and analytics to refine platform strategy and solve high-impact problems.
• Define and execute user acceptance testing for new features and integrations.
• Ensure all workflows and vendor deliverables adhere to NBCUniversal standards and industry regulations.
• Coordinate resolution of operational issues promptly to minimize disruption.
• Manage change requests effectively to maintain stability in live environments.
• Track and report on vendor performance metrics (uptime, error rates, turnaround times).
• Provide actionable insights and recommendations to improve service quality and operational efficiency.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation for processes, integrations, and SLAs.
• Ensure all product and vendor workflows comply with internal standards and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Product management

Stakeholder management

Jira

Agile methodology

SDLC process

Vendor management

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Jira

Job description

NBCUniversal is seeking an experienced Product Manager to lead lifecycle management for multiple products, including data warehouse and analytics platforms. You will define vision, roadmaps, and acceptance criteria, collaborating with Engineering, Ad Sales, and Operations to align priorities and deliver measurable value.

You will own backlogs, drive grooming sessions, and document features in JIRA while ensuring quality and compliance across vendor partnerships and internal teams.