Data Product Manager

Moving America forward - together.

We've been forging our path as a leader in the distribution industry since 1894. Building an expansive nationwide network of team members for 130+ years has allowed us to stay agile for our clients across the restaurant, retail, and e-commerce industries. We look to the future and are ready to continue making industry-defining moves by embracing the newest technology into our practices, continuing team member training, and emphasizing our people-centered culture.

The Data Product Manager is a hybrid remote position which will require the candidate to report and work from the office three days a week. Therefore, interested candidates should be within a 50-minute radius from Temple, TX.

Position Overview:

Lead and mentor a team of product owners to ensure their work aligns with the company's strategic goals. Facilitate collaboration between stakeholders and product teams, oversee product backlog prioritization, and implement best practices for product delivery. Track performance metrics, manage resources, and promote a strong focus on customer needs and market trends to drive successful product outcomes.

Benefits you can count on:

• Day 1 Benefits: medical, dental, and vision insurance, FSA/HSA, and company-paid life insurance
• Paid holidays, earn vacation time, and sick leave accrual from day one.
• 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan after 90 days.
• Additional benefits: pet insurance, maternity/paternity leave, employee assistance programs, discount programs, tuition reimbursement program, and more!

Essential Job Functions/Principal Accountabilities:

• 5 to 8 years of professional experience, including at least 3 to 5 years as a Product Owner or in a similar product management role.
• 2 to 4 years of experience leading and managing teams, preferably product owners or cross-functional teams.
• Proven ability to drive Agile product delivery, collaborate effectively with stakeholders, and align product initiatives with overall business strategy.
• Identify, define, and translate the business needs to technical requirements, consult in feature and epic development, define user stories and acceptance criteria, oversee all aspects of projects including conception, documentation, development, and deployment working directly with engineering team to refine and prioritize stories for development.
• Oversee the lifecycle of a product, overseeing the design and build, proposing enhancements and changes, monitoring the product for anomalies, and retiring the product when the time is right.
• Function as key communicator of product decisions and business objectives to the product team and make key decisions in-line with stakeholder objectives.
• Set ambitious and clear product vision and communicate it effectively to stakeholders, the team, and the organization.
• Provide end to end team output strategy from inception to production.
• Coordinate the ingestion, aggregation, and materialization of small-to-medium-to-very-big tables used by data analysts.
• Create and socialize team roadmaps internally and with stakeholders.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure digital vision and products align within team strategy and requirements.
• Provide and held accountable for product specific key performance indicators (KPIs) once solution enters production and communicate regular tracking to stakeholders.
• Utilize market and industry knowledge to translate user needs into user stories and acceptance criteria for their team. Maintain a backlog 3 to 4 sprints ahead of the team.
• Work closely with Data CoE to establish each product's business value and support messaging, communication, and customer outreach, as necessary.
• Facilitate release planning with stakeholders as well as weekly demos.
• Serve as a key role on Agile team(s) and work onsite with the team daily.
• Integrate usability studies and research into product requirements to enhance user satisfaction and ensure customer driven design.
• Build close relationships with key stakeholders to ensure the team's efforts align with the overall strategy.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, with an MBA or relevant certifications such as CSPO preferred.
• Strong expertise in Agile frameworks like Scrum or SAFe and demonstrated experience leading and mentoring product owner teams in fast-paced, cross-functional environments.
• Highly data-driven, skilled in using metrics and customer insights to prioritize and guide product decisions.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills are essential, along with a deep understanding of customer needs and market trends.
• Familiarity with software development processes and tools, as well as experience driving change and continuous improvement, will be critical to success in this role.
• Three or more years leading with teams in an agile setting.
• Proven knowledge of standard concepts, practices, and procedures within the relevant industry.
• Strong collaborator with cross-functional teams from tech, design, and business.
• Proven knowledge and understanding of standard precision practices, technology and supporting industry principles.
• Experience with facilitating agile ceremonies, managing a backlog/release plan, tracking team level metrics, and removing blockers (burndown chart, release burn up, etc.).
• Effective communication skills with comfort in speaking with business stakeholders and senior leaders.
• Strong understanding of data governance and ability develop user stories to ensure governance principles are included and followed.
• Demonstrable knowledge of modern data platforms and practices, specifically within Azure, Data Factory, Databricks, DBT and pipeline creation.

Working Conditions:

• Office environment

Candidates may be subject to a background check and drug screen, in accordance with applicable laws.

All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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This position requires the ability to read, write, and understand English at a level sufficient to perform job-related tasks effectively and safely. This includes understanding work instructions, safety protocols, and communications essential to the role. The requirement is directly related to the nature of the job and ensures compliance with workplace safety and operational standards.