Senior Product Manager

Job Title: Senior Product Manager

Location: McLean, VA or Richmond, VA (Hybrid, 3 days onsite)

Duration: 8 Months

Pay Rate: $95/HR (W2 Only)

Job/Role Description:

• This role supports a major enterprise data integration initiative within our client's Risk Management organization, specifically supporting data products used for Anti-Money Laundering (AML) processes and investigations.
• Responsible for driving product strategy, roadmap development, stakeholder engagement, and prioritization of data product initiatives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Data Analysts, Data Engineers, technical leads, and business stakeholders, to deliver enterprise data products and solutions.
• Partner with upstream data providers to identify data requirements, prioritize requests, and ensure data is available in the appropriate format and structure.
• Work closely with downstream stakeholders, including AML modeling and investigation teams, to understand business needs, identify use cases, and prioritize data product deliverables.
• Develop and maintain product roadmaps aligned with business objectives, stakeholder requirements, and project timelines.
• Coordinate with Data Engineering teams to prioritize development activities and support the implementation of production data pipelines.
• Manage product backlogs, Jira tickets, sprint planning activities, and engineering deliverables.
• Facilitate communication between business stakeholders and technical teams to ensure alignment on priorities, dependencies, and delivery expectations.
• Track project milestones, identify potential risks or blockers, and communicate progress to stakeholders.
• Support the development and delivery of reliable, well-managed data products that enable critical business processes and regulatory initiatives.
• Ensure data product initiatives are delivered according to established project deadlines and business priorities.

Required Qualifications

• Strong experience in Product Management, preferably focused on enterprise data products, data platforms, or data management initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience developing product strategies, managing product roadmaps, and prioritizing business and technical requirements.
• Strong stakeholder management experience, including working with upstream data providers and downstream business users.
• Experience collaborating with Data Engineers, Data Analysts, and technical teams to deliver data-driven products and solutions.
• Solid understanding of data products, data integration concepts, data pipelines, and how data is consumed by business stakeholders.
• Experience managing Agile development activities, product backlogs, sprint planning, and prioritization of engineering deliverables.
• Hands-on experience with Jira for project tracking, backlog management, and coordination with technical teams.
• Ability to translate complex business requirements into actionable product priorities and deliverables.
• Strong communication, organizational, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities, stakeholder expectations, and project deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience managing data-focused teams or delivering enterprise data products is highly preferred.
• Experience within financial services, risk management, AML, or regulatory environments is a plus.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative enterprise environment.
• Highly self-motivated, detail-oriented, and capable of independently managing product initiatives.