Technical Product Owner, Data

Emergent Software; Indianapolis (IN); Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work from home

Flexible schedule

Profit sharing

Professional development budget

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Emergent Software is seeking a Technical Product Owner (Data) to lead requirements gathering and delivery for data engineering, analytics, and BI projects. You will work with clients, data engineers, and stakeholders to define priorities, manage backlogs, and deliver data solutions that drive measurable value.

The role is fully remote, offering a flexible schedule and a strong emphasis on collaboration, governance, and agile delivery practices.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Product Owner or Business Analyst on complex data engineering projects.
• Experience delivering data engineering projects on modern cloud data platforms and familiarity with data warehousing concepts.
• Experience crafting cost estimates for components or entire projects.
• Strong technical writing, verbal communication, and presentation skills are a must.
• Experience liaising between agile teams and users to drive delivery.

Responsibilities

• Define product vision and backlog with clients.
• Collaborate with architecture and engineering teams to vet technical feasibility.
• Explain requirements to delivery teams and manage status, risks, and changes.
• Champion agile software development and drive delivery with clients.

Skills

Product Ownership

Business Analysis

Requirements Gathering

Agile Delivery

Technical Writing

Tools

Power BI

Cloud Data Platforms

Data Warehousing

Medallion Architecture

Job description

** This is an opportunity to join our top-notch product delivery team working closely together on interesting projects for our clients. This position is fully remote (indefinitely). **

Emergent Software is looking for a Technical Product Owner (Data) with 5+ years of experience leading requirements gathering and delivery efforts for data engineering, analytics, and business intelligence projects. You will work closely with clients, data engineers, architects, and business stakeholders to define priorities, manage backlogs, and deliver modern data solutions that drive measurable business value.

This 100% remote role is ideal for someone with strong communication skills, experience working on cloud-based data platforms, and a solid understanding of data warehousing, reporting, governance, and agile delivery practices.

Highlights & Benefits of working at Emergent Software

• Work closely with other talented software engineers and analysts. Our vetting process means you can count on your team members to know what they are talking about.

• Work from home or work remotely from anywhere you want

• Flexible work schedule meaning you can work regular hours or whenever you work best

• Work-life balance is essential and highly valued at Emergent Software. If you choose to work more than 40 hours, you'll be compensated for the extra work!

• Work on interesting projects solving complex business problems with custom software.

• 100 hours per year to focus on your professional development. We invest in your growth!

• Profit sharing bonus means as we're successful, you're successful

• Excellent benefits package including medical insurance, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, FSA, disability, life insurance, and paid parental leave

Primary Duties

• Partner with clients to establish product vision and backlog

  • Partner with clients to assist them in performing the Product Owner role

  • In depth requirements gathering and analysis.

  • Document requirements as Features and User Stories to share with team.

  • Work with your team and client to create a plan for delivering on project objectives and achieving business value.

• Partner with technology teams to establish client technology roadmap

  • Collaborate heavily with technology experts (architects and engineers) to vet requirements for technical feasibility.

  • Speak with intelligence on technology topics to clients to establish trust and confidence.

• Partner with delivery teams to execute on established plans

  • Communicate technical and business requirements to delivery team.

  • Collaborate with senior delivery team members to solve complex challenges.

  • Demonstrate strong understanding of custom software development concepts and best practices in all interactions.

  • Ensure projects stay on target by regularly communicating status, risks, and change as they occur.

• Be a champion of the agile software development process

  • Work directly with clients to manage project delivery while encouraging and fostering an agile delivery method.

  • Apply agile concepts in real world settings, adapting principles to client’s level of agile sophistication and working to improve maturity over time.

  • Own backlog health and communicate deviation to expected value delivery proactively.

  • Act as a servant leader to your delivery team.

Required Qualifications

• Product Ownership experience

  • 5+ years of experience as a Product Owner or Business Analyst on complex data engineering projects.

  • Experience in delivering data engineering projects on modern cloud data platforms and familiarity with concepts around data warehousing, medallion architecture, Power BI, master data management, data governance, etc.

  • Experience in crafting cost estimates to deliver components or entire projects.

  • Strong technical writing, verbal communication, and presentation skills are a must.

  • Experience operating as the liaison between agile development teams and users in defining requirements, performing business analysis, and driving delivery in the right direction.

• Technology knowledge

  • Experience utilizing AI tools in product development, product delivery, or project management.

  • A solid understanding of how websites, web applications, APIs, databases, and the cloud function at a high level.

  • Strong technical background enabling you to provide credible leadership to development teams and accurately evaluate complex project risks and issues.

• Experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Coach

  • Solid understanding of software