Product Owner – Enterprise Data & AI

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Virginia.

📋 Description

• Define and manage the product backlog for the Data & AI platform, ensuring it aligns with the university’s long-term strategic objectives and immediate priorities.

• Collaborate with faculty, researchers, administrators, and IT leaders to gather requirements and pinpoint high-value data and AI use cases.

• Develop, refine, and prioritize the product backlog based on business value, compliance considerations, and technical feasibility.

• Work closely with data engineers, AI/ML specialists, developers, and architects to deliver features and enhancements for the platform.

• Partner with institutional data governance groups to uphold data security, compliance, stewardship, and quality standards and processes.

• Effectively communicate the benefits, features, and updates of the platform to stakeholders.

• Monitor product performance, gather feedback, and modify priorities based on the changing needs of the institution.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Science, Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Science, Business Administration, or a related field (Master’s degree preferred).

• 5+ years of experience in product ownership, business analysis, or project management, preferably within data, analytics, or AI-centric environments.

• Experience in higher education, research, or public sector settings is strongly preferred.

• Demonstrated history of contributing to the delivery of enterprise-grade data & AI platforms and products within SAFe Agile environments.

• Solid understanding of data & AI platforms, data lakes/warehouses, ETL pipelines, APIs, and cloud environments (e.g., Databricks, AWS, Azure, GCP, Salesforce Data Cloud).

• Practical knowledge of Data Governance (e.g., Purview) and Master Data Management (e.g., Profisee) tools.

• Familiarity with AI/ML concepts, predictive analytics, and responsible AI frameworks.

• Working knowledge of BI/analytics tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, Salesforce CRM Analytics, Looker).

• Experience with data governance, privacy, and compliance (FERPA, HIPAA, GDPR, etc.).

🏝️ Benefits

• E-Verify and Equal Opportunity Employer