Associate Director, Commercial Data Product Management

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Illinois, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of the commercial data product portfolio and define strategic roadmaps for designated domains.

• Manage competing business needs while balancing the goals of business units, regional requirements, and enterprise standardization.

• Create business cases, investment recommendations, value hypotheses, and success metrics for products and strategic initiatives, including AI-driven decision-making.

• Suggest sequencing for roadmaps, deployment strategies, and allocation of resources.

• Foster alignment among leadership and represent product portfolios in governance and executive review sessions.

• Design, lead, and assess Model Cell initiatives, including MVPs, pilots, and proof-of-concept testing.

• Define objectives for pilots, formulate hypotheses, establish success criteria, and determine testing methodologies and adoption metrics.

• Collaborate with business stakeholders, analytics teams, decision scientists, and technical teams to evaluate solutions and assess outcomes.

• Monitor pilot performance, adoption, engagement, and value realization to inform scalability and future investment focus.

• Guide commercial data products through the phases of discovery, deployment, adoption, optimization, and retirement.

• Convert commercial strategies and workflow requirements into tangible product roadmaps and specifications.

• Collaborate with Engineering, Analytics, and Technology teams to deliver products aligned with strategic objectives.

• Define success criteria and performance indicators for products.

• Ensure products are scalable, sustainable, and easily adoptable across global business units and regions.

• Maintain active feedback loops with stakeholders and end users.

• Manage metric definitions and business logic across dashboards, reports, and models.

• Collaborate with Analytics Engineering on governed data layers and standardized consumption practices.

• Support the commercial business taxonomy and address definition conflicts.

• Influence senior leadership across Sales, Marketing, Commercial Operations, Finance, Analytics, and Technology.

• Prepare executive communications, business cases, roadmap evaluations, and governance suggestions.

• Build consensus, manage competing priorities, escalate strategic risks, and contribute to the long-term operational model for Commercial Data Products.

⛳️ Requirements

• 8–12 years of experience in product management, commercial analytics, commercial operations, strategy, data products, or related fields.

• Proven ownership of enterprise-scale product portfolios, strategic initiatives, or business capabilities with demonstrable outcomes.

• Established experience in developing business cases, influencing executive stakeholders, and driving strategic cross-functional decisions.

• Experience delivering data, analytics, digital, or AI-enabled products throughout the product lifecycle.

• Proven ability to lead complex global initiatives across diverse teams.

• Strong skills in executive communication, stakeholder management, and organizational influence.

• Comfortable working with data platforms, dashboards, and CRM systems; experience with Salesforce is a plus.

• Ability to communicate effectively with both business and technical audiences.

• Bachelor’s degree required in Business, Economics, Engineering, Data/Analytics, or a related field.

• MBA/MS preferred.

• Business-first mindset focused on addressing commercial challenges and facilitating behavior change.

• Capability to design products and standards that can scale across business units, regions, and markets.

• Outcome-oriented approach that measures adoption, impact, and revenue results.

• Ability to cultivate trust with business stakeholders and technical teams.

• Precision in both written and verbal communication, with comfort in presenting to senior stakeholders.

• Ability to thrive in dynamic, cross-functional environments while independently establishing structure.

• High integrity and a proactive approach to tasks.

🏝️ Benefits

• Annual Bonus

• Medical coverage

• Health Savings Accounts

• Flexible Spending Accounts

• Dental coverage

• Vision coverage

• Hospital Care Insurance

• Critical Illness Insurance

• Accidental Injury Insurance

• Life and AD&D insurance

• Short-term disability coverage

• Long-term disability insurance

• Long-term care with life insurance

• Anxiety management program

• Wellness incentives

• Sleep improvement program

• Diabetes management program

• Virtual physical therapy

• Emotional/mental health support programs

• Weight management programs

• Gastrointestinal health program

• Substance use management program

• Benefits for musculoskeletal surgery, cancer treatment, and bariatric surgery

• BD 401(k) Plan

• BD Deferred Compensation and Restoration Plan

• 529 College Savings Plan

• Financial counseling

• Baxter Credit Union (BCU)

• Daily Pay

• College financial aid and application guidance

• Paid time off (PTO), including all mandated State leaves

• Educational assistance/tuition reimbursement

• MetLife Legal Plan

• Group auto and home insurance

• Pet insurance

• Commuter benefits

• Discounts on products and services

• Academic Achievement Scholarship

• Service Recognition Awards

• Employer matching donations

• Workplace accommodations

• Adoption assistance

• Backup daycare and eldercare

• Support for neurodivergent adults, children, and caregivers

• Caregiving assistance for elderly and special needs individuals

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Paid Parental Leave

• Support for fertility, birthing, postpartum, and age-related hormonal changes

• Bereavement leaves

• Military leave

• Personal leave

• Family and Medical Leave (FML)

• Jury and Witness Duty Leave

• Performance-based culture

• Opportunities for reward and recognition

• Flexible work-life balance