Product Manager

Position: Product Manager - Data & AI Delivery

Location:  San Jose CA/ Remote

Duration:  contract      

Rate: DOE

Position Summary

Lead delivery of analytics, AI, and data products from intake through adoption. Own governance, backlog prioritization, stakeholder alignment, and business outcome realization across cross-functional Data & AI delivery pods.

Key Responsibilities

·         Own intake management, ensuring every request includes business decision, decision owner, hypothesis, required data, and success measures.

·         Build and maintain MECE question trees and obtain sponsor sign-off before analysis begins.

·         Own and prioritize the pod backlog and sequence analytical workstreams.

·         Lead delivery cadence including sprint commitments, analytics gates, demos, grooming sessions, and steering reviews.

·         Enforce stage-gate governance across Frame, Data Readiness, Explore & Analyze, Build, and Adopt & Sustain phases.

·         Monitor blockers and escalate unresolved issues within defined timelines.

·         Publish weekly delivery scorecards covering insight velocity, dashboard delivery, compliance, quality, and adoption metrics.

·         Own the Definition of Done and validate completion of all governance, adoption, and decommissioning requirements.

·         Drive business adoption through user enablement, usage tracking, and enhancement ownership.

Qualifications

·         10+ years of Product Management, Data Product Management, Analytics Delivery, or Program Management experience.

·         Demonstrated ownership of executive-facing decision products.

·         Experience delivering Data Science, AI, Analytics, or Business Intelligence initiatives.

·         Strong knowledge of Agile delivery methodologies and stage-gate governance.

·         Excellent written, presentation, and stakeholder communication skills for VP and executive audiences.

·         Bachelor’s degree in business, Engineering, Computer Science, Analytics, or related discipline.

Preferred Qualifications

Healthcare, Medical Devices, Life Sciences, or other regulated industry experience; MBA or relevant certifications (CSPO, SAFe, PMP) preferred.