Data Product Owner

Pay range: USD $95,000.00 - $130,000.00 / Year

Your opportunity

At Schwab, you're empowered to make an impact on your career. Here, innovative thought meets creative problem solving, helping us "challenge the status quo" and transform the finance industry together.

We believe in the importance of in-office collaboration and fully intend for the selected candidate for this role to work on site in the specified location(s).

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without employer sponsorship.

Do you thrive helping the business get their most critical questions answered? Have you worked in an environment where you have helped create a data driven culture? We are looking for a dedicated individual who is passionate about helping the business drive insights from data.

Within Schwab Data we have started a journey of applying product management principles to how we lead data asset development in our data warehouse, organizing them in subject areas, and treating them as "data products.' The Data Product Owner (individual contributor) will strive to provide ownership, clarity, prioritization, shared understanding and develop requirements for technology teams to design data in an analytical environment.

Primary Job Competencies

Analytical Thinking

Approaching a problem by using a logical, systematic, sequential approach

Business Acumen

Ability to perform with insight, acuteness, and intelligence in the areas of the industry. Make decisions and act in situations in which there is not enough information to be certain of outcome or implications of the decision

Product Management

Managing the complete life cycle of products and services using various methodologies for successful optimization

Requirements Management

Streamlining requirement analysis, organization, and validation for efficient development and operation throughout the life cycle

Written Communication

Expressing oneself clearly in business writing

Strategic Thinking

Analyzing an organization's competitive position and developing a clear and compelling vision of what the organization needs for success in the future

What you have

Required Qualifications:

• Strong technical skills, excellent time management, prioritization capabilities and an aptitude for critical thinking
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a blend of business acumen and technical aptitude
• Bachelor Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Analytics or similar technical field
• Fluent knowledge of Data Warehouse concepts
• Minimum 3 years of experience analyzing complex source databases
• Minimum 3 years of SQL experience in Data Warehouse environment
• Minimum 3 years creating requirements for Data Warehouse data acquisition and curation
• Minimum 1-3 years of experience working as a Product Owner within Data Management
• Minimum 1-3 years managing data development projects
• Constructs processes that streamline and maximize the entire product development life cycle
• Streamlines requirement analysis and validation for enhanced efficiency
• Demonstrated clarity of thinking to work through limited information and vague problem definitions
• Self-starter who is analytical, organized, and deadline oriented

• Experience working within the Banking or Brokerage services
• Experience working in Google Big Query
• Experience with any/all Business Data Management (BDM) concepts; Data Migration, Data Quality, Data Synchronization, Data Administration, Data Governance and Metadata Management
• Establishes communication processes for smooth information flow with others involved in a project or effort
• Provides thought leadership in the business area and independently drives strategic initiatives
• Enables stakeholders to align decisions with business goals
• Influences best practices to plan to prepare for opportunities or challenges
• Champions innovative solutions to improve efficiency Influences decisions that drive functional success and operational improvements
• Verbally articulates ideas impactfully, fostering open dialogue Inspires confidence with proven expertise, integrity, and accurate communication
• Leverages diverse expertise to develop strategies in cross-functional projects or programs Creates clear, persuasive, and professional written documents that meet business standards

• 401(k) with company match and Employee stock purchase plan
• Paid time for vacation, volunteering, and 28-day sabbatical after every 5 years of service for eligible positions
• Paid parental leave and family building benefits
• Tuition reimbursement
• Health, dental, and vision insurance