Strategic Technical Product Owner – Data Management & Ops

Cengage; Ohio; On-site; USD 112,000 - 147,000; Full time

Job summary

Cengage is seeking a Technical Product Owner for Data Management & Operations in Ohio. You will partner with Data Engineering leaders to direct priority setting, translate complex data needs into technical specifications, and help ensure scalable, well-governed data capabilities across the enterprise.

You will own roadmaps, collaborate with business and technology leaders, drive data quality, governance, and operational improvements, and balance new capabilities with platform health.

Qualifications

• Extensive background in technical product ownership and data ops.
• Experience translating business needs into engineering tasks.
• Strong knowledge of data governance, quality, and metadata.
• Experience with data pipelines, ETL/ELT, and data warehouses.
• Ability to communicate with senior leaders and translate complex data concepts.

Responsibilities

• Translate business problems into actionable data initiatives.
• Prioritize and own data management backlog.
• Collaborate with data engineering teams across domains.
• Define success metrics and monitor portfolio health.

Skills

Data management

Data operations

Data governance

Data modeling

SQL

Python

Data pipelines

Cloud data platforms

Stakeholder collaboration

Portfolio management

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS

Tools

Snowflake

SAP

Salesforce

API integration

ETL tools

Job description

Cengage is seeking a Technical Product Owner for Data Management & Operations in Ohio. You will partner with Data Engineering leaders to direct priority setting, translate complex data needs into technical specifications, and help ensure scalable, well-governed data capabilities across the enterprise.

You will own roadmaps, collaborate with business and technology leaders, drive data quality, governance, and operational improvements, and balance new capabilities with platform health.