Data Product Owner

Location: Elmhurst, IL (Hybrid – Onsite Tuesdays & Wednesdays)

Employment Type: Full-time, Direct Hire

Our enterprise client, a global leader in the automotive industry undergoing a major digital transformation, is seeking a Data Product Owner to join their growing Product Management team. This role offers the opportunity to shape innovative, user-centric products that directly impact operational excellence, financial systems, and customer experience.

In this role, you will primarily serve as the Product Owner for the Data Team and potentially lead product management for procurement and accounts payable (P2P) initiatives. Candidates with a strong focus on data strategy, business intelligence (BI), and business process flow mapping will be especially well-suited for this position.

As a Data Product Owner, you will serve as the bridge between business stakeholders and technical teams, driving the full product lifecycle from ideation to delivery. You will create roadmaps, write persona-driven user stories, and collaborate with multiple sprint teams to deliver scalable solutions across internal and custom applications.

This is a high-visibility role where you will influence the organization’s product mindset—moving from task-based work to outcome-driven product ownership.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as Product Owner for Data and BI initiatives, driving the roadmap for analytics, reporting (Domo), and data-driven decision-making across the enterprise.
• Potentially lead product management for procurement and accounts payable (P2P) initiatives, ensuring process efficiency and alignment with business goals.
• Develop and maintain a 12-month executable product roadmap aligned with strategic business objectives.
• Write persona-based user stories, lead story mapping, and define KPIs/OKRs to measure success.
• Partner with business stakeholders to identify opportunities, gather requirements, and build compelling business cases.
• Act as Product Owner for Agile sprint teams, leading backlog refinement, sprint planning, demos, and acceptance testing.
• Facilitate cross-functional alignment between business, engineering, QA, and UX teams.
• Manage the product lifecycle from concept through delivery, including discovery, proof-of-concepts, pilots, and launch.
• Participate in SDLC processes, including API integrations, database design, and UI/UX reviews.
• Collaborate with vendors and SaaS providers on solution design and delivery.
• Foster strong relationships with business partners and IT teams, ensuring alignment on product vision and outcomes.
• Conduct opportunity reviews, process workshops, and stakeholder meetings to drive clarity and adoption.
• Support internal sprint teams across Finance/Accounting, Data, Reporting (Domo), and custom Java/AWS/Cloud applications.

Qualifications

Required:

• 5 years of experience in Product Management or Product Ownership.
• Proven experience working in Agile environments (Scrum, SAFe, Kanban).
• Strong user story writing skills with a persona-based, outcome-driven focus.
• Solid understanding of SDLC, APIs, data flows, and database concepts.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams (engineering, QA, UX, and business stakeholders).
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to make data-driven decisions.

Preferred:

• Experience managing data, BI, and reporting platforms (e.g., Domo, Power BI, Tableau).
• Experience with internal/homegrown systems and custom development (not only SaaS).
• Familiarity with wireframing/mockup tools and UI/UX best practices.
• Background in automotive, collision repair, or related industries (e.g., healthcare).
• Certifications such as CSPO, SAFe, or Pragmatic Product Management.
• Experience with third-party platforms (e.g., Workday, Salesforce with heavy customization).

Why Join Our Client?

• Be part of a high-impact product team driving a company-wide shift toward digital and outcome-based product management.
• Work on complex, custom-built applications and enterprise-wide solutions with direct visibility to leadership.
• Hybrid flexibility with limited travel (occasional trips within the US/Canada).
• Opportunity to influence Agile practices, UX strategy, and product innovation at scale.

MMD Services Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, ancestry, physical/mental disability, medical condition, military/veteran status, genetic information, marital status, ethnicity, alienage or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.