What are the responsibilities and job description for the Alation Product Owner position at RealTek Consulting?
Job Details
Role: Product Owner Alation Data Catalog
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Duration: 12 Months Experience Required: 6 8 Years
Job Summary
We are seeking a strategic and technically adept Product Owner to lead and drive initiatives involving the Alation Data Catalog. This role will define the product vision, manage the roadmap, and ensure successful delivery of data catalog capabilities to enhance data discovery, governance, and data literacy across the organization.
Key Responsibilities
Define, own, and maintain the product roadmap for Alation-based catalog initiatives.
Align product capabilities with enterprise data strategy and business objectives.
Work closely with data stewards, analysts, engineers, and business users to gather requirements and feedback.
Serve as the primary liaison between business and technical teams.
Build and refine a prioritized product backlog.
Write clear user stories and acceptance criteria for catalog enhancements.
Drive adoption of metadata standards, data lineage, and stewardship practices using Alation.
Ensure catalog content remains accurate, current, and compliant with governance policies.
Promote catalog usage and data literacy through training, communication, and documentation.
Define KPIs to track catalog adoption, metadata quality, and governance maturity.
Partner with data engineers/architects to integrate Alation with data sources (Snowflake, AWS, Glue pipelines, etc.).
Support automation of metadata ingestion and policy enforcement.
Essential Skills
6 years of experience in Data Management, Data Governance, or Product Ownership.
Hands-on experience with Alation or similar platforms (Collibra, OvalEdge, etc.).
Strong understanding of:
Metadata management
Data lineage
Data quality principles
Preferred Skills
Experience with SQL and data modeling concepts.
Knowledge of data privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA).
Background in Financial Services / Asset Management or regulated industries.
Experience with AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Azure, and modern data stack architectures.
Strong proficiency with Agile methodologies and tools (Jira, Confluence).
Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and analytical skills.