What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Product Manager - Data position at First American?
Who We Are
Join a team that puts its People First! As a member of the First American family of companies, First American Trust is a federal savings bank that has provided banking, wealth management, and trust solutions on a national, full-service basis for more than five decades. Since 1889, First American (NYSE: FAF) has held an unwavering belief in its people. They are passionate about what they do, and we are equally passionate about fostering an environment where all feel welcome, supported, and empowered to be innovative and reach their full potential. Our inclusive, people-first culture has earned our company numerous accolades, including being named to the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list for ten consecutive years. We have also earned awards as a best place to work for women, diversity and LGBTQ employees, and have been included on more than 50 regional best places to work lists. First American will always strive to be a great place to work, for all. For more information, please visit www.careers.firstam.com.
What We Do
First American Trust’s product teams are shaping the future of data-driven banking solutions for the real estate industry. We’re seeking an energetic and strategic Senior Product Manager focused on Data Strategy to define and execute the roadmap for our enterprise data platforms, governance models, and analytics capabilities.
You’ll work across business, product, and engineering teams to enable smarter decision-making, data consistency, and trusted insights throughout the organization. This role is ideal for a product leader who thrives in ambiguity, loves translating complex data needs into scalable solutions, and is passionate about using data as a competitive advantage.
What You'll Do:
This hiring range is a reasonable estimate of the base pay range for this position at the time of posting. Pay is based on a number of factors which may include job-related knowledge, skills, experience, business requirements, and geographic location.
What We Offer
By choice, we don’t simply accept individuality – we embrace it, we support it, and we thrive on it! Our People First Culture celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion not simply because it’s the right thing to do, but also because it’s the key to our success. We are proud to foster an authentic and inclusive workplace For All. You are free and encouraged to bring your entire, unique self to work. First American is an equal opportunity employer in every sense of the term.
First American intends to conduct a review of an applicant’s criminal history in connection with a conditional offer. First American reasonably believes that a criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following material job duties for this position potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment: handling of confidential, proprietary or trade secret information belonging to First American or its customers, administrating or facilitating financial transactions, and the ability to meet customer-imposed criminal history requirements.
Based on eligibility, First American offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k, PTO/paid sick leave and other great benefits like an employee stock purchase plan.
Join a team that puts its People First! As a member of the First American family of companies, First American Trust is a federal savings bank that has provided banking, wealth management, and trust solutions on a national, full-service basis for more than five decades. Since 1889, First American (NYSE: FAF) has held an unwavering belief in its people. They are passionate about what they do, and we are equally passionate about fostering an environment where all feel welcome, supported, and empowered to be innovative and reach their full potential. Our inclusive, people-first culture has earned our company numerous accolades, including being named to the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list for ten consecutive years. We have also earned awards as a best place to work for women, diversity and LGBTQ employees, and have been included on more than 50 regional best places to work lists. First American will always strive to be a great place to work, for all. For more information, please visit www.careers.firstam.com.
What We Do
First American Trust’s product teams are shaping the future of data-driven banking solutions for the real estate industry. We’re seeking an energetic and strategic Senior Product Manager focused on Data Strategy to define and execute the roadmap for our enterprise data platforms, governance models, and analytics capabilities.
You’ll work across business, product, and engineering teams to enable smarter decision-making, data consistency, and trusted insights throughout the organization. This role is ideal for a product leader who thrives in ambiguity, loves translating complex data needs into scalable solutions, and is passionate about using data as a competitive advantage.
What You'll Do:
- Set the vision for data as a product — define how First American Trust collects, manages, and activates data to drive innovation, operational efficiency, and customer experience.
- Develop and maintain the data strategy roadmap, including key initiatives for data governance, data architecture, master data management, analytics enablement, and data quality.
- Collaborate with business, product, and engineering teams to understand data needs, align on shared goals, and deliver high-value data capabilities.
- Define and prioritize data requirements and use cases, ensuring alignment with enterprise goals and compliance standards (e.g., privacy, security, regulatory).
- Champion data governance practices by helping define data ownership models, metadata management, and stewardship processes.
- Deliver self-service data tools and dashboards that empower business stakeholders.
- Leverage insights to drive strategic decisions, ensuring that product and business teams have access to reliable, actionable data.
- Work closely with engineering and delivery team to deliver new data pipelines, APIs, and integrations that support product capabilities and reporting.
- Define success metrics and KPIs for data initiatives, tracking progress on data availability, quality, adoption, and impact.
- Ensure compliance and trust by embedding security, privacy, and data ethics principles into all data-related initiatives.
- Support change management and adoption, helping teams across the organization leverage new data products and insights effectively..
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field (e.g., Business, Computer Science, Data Science, or Information Systems) or equivalent experience.
- 5–7 years of experience in product management, with at least 3 years focused on data platforms, analytics, or data strategy.
- Proven ability to define and deliver data-centric products or platforms—data lakes, warehouses, governance tools, or APIs.
- Experience translating business goals into data strategies, aligning technology and process to drive measurable outcomes.
- Familiarity with modern data architectures and tools (e.g., Snowflake, Databricks, AWS/GCP/Azure data stacks, Airflow, dbt).
- Understanding of data governance principles and compliance frameworks (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, GLBA).
- Strong analytical mindset with the ability to assess complex systems, data flows, and dependencies.
- Excellent communication skills—able to bridge technical and non-technical teams with clarity and influence.
- Demonstrated ability to manage priorities, negotiate trade-offs, and deliver high-impact solutions in an agile environment.
- Passion for building data-driven cultures and enabling teams to make better decisions through trustworthy, accessible data.
- Experience working in or with financial services, banking, or real estate data is highly desirable.
This hiring range is a reasonable estimate of the base pay range for this position at the time of posting. Pay is based on a number of factors which may include job-related knowledge, skills, experience, business requirements, and geographic location.
What We Offer
By choice, we don’t simply accept individuality – we embrace it, we support it, and we thrive on it! Our People First Culture celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion not simply because it’s the right thing to do, but also because it’s the key to our success. We are proud to foster an authentic and inclusive workplace For All. You are free and encouraged to bring your entire, unique self to work. First American is an equal opportunity employer in every sense of the term.
- Note that the following statements only apply to candidates who will be working from an unincorporated area within Los Angeles County. **
First American intends to conduct a review of an applicant’s criminal history in connection with a conditional offer. First American reasonably believes that a criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following material job duties for this position potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment: handling of confidential, proprietary or trade secret information belonging to First American or its customers, administrating or facilitating financial transactions, and the ability to meet customer-imposed criminal history requirements.
Based on eligibility, First American offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k, PTO/paid sick leave and other great benefits like an employee stock purchase plan.
Salary : $126,100 - $168,125