Senior Data Quality Product Owner (Data Governance & Supply Chain) | Contract | Remote

Job Title: Senior Data Quality Product Owner (Data Governance & Supply Chain)

Location: Remote

Employment Type: Contract W2/ 1099

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Data Quality Product Owner to lead enterprise data quality and governance initiatives across critical business domains. The ideal candidate will combine strong product ownership experience with deep expertise in data governance, data quality, and modern cloud data platforms.

This role will partner closely with business stakeholders, data engineering teams, and data stewards to define product strategy, prioritize initiatives, and deliver scalable data quality solutions that improve trust, consistency, and governance across enterprise data assets.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the product roadmap, backlog, and delivery strategy for enterprise data quality and governance initiatives.
• Define priorities based on business objectives and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure alignment.
• Lead implementation and continuous improvement of data quality frameworks, governance standards, business rules, monitoring processes, remediation workflows, and stewardship models.
• Develop scalable data quality solutions using enterprise data platforms and cloud technologies.
• Collaborate with business users, data engineers, architects, and governance teams to translate business requirements into well-defined user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Manage Agile delivery activities including backlog grooming, sprint planning, and release management.
• Utilize Jira and Confluence for Agile project tracking and documentation.
• Establish KPIs, governance controls, data lineage, and monitoring processes to improve data accuracy, consistency, completeness, and transparency.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to drive enterprise adoption of data governance best practices and improve operational efficiency.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Data Management, Data Governance, Data Quality, or Data Engineering.
• 3+ years of Product Owner or Product Management experience in enterprise data initiatives.
• Strong experience with Data Governance and Data Quality frameworks.
• Hands-on experience with Informatica IICS.
• Experience with cloud-based data platforms such as Azure and Databricks.
• Strong SQL skills.
• Experience working within Agile/Scrum environments.
• Proficiency with Jira and Confluence.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience defining product roadmaps, user stories, and product backlogs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Monte Carlo Data Observability.
• Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Retail, or Logistics industry experience.
• Knowledge of Data Lineage, Metadata Management, and Data Stewardship.
• Experience with enterprise data governance tools such as Collibra or Microsoft Purview.
• Familiarity with Master Data Management (MDM) and enterprise data governance best practices.

Required Skills

• Data Governance
• Data Quality
• Product Ownership
• Informatica IICS
• Azure
• Databricks
• SQL
• Agile/Scrum
• Jira
• Confluence
• Supply Chain Data
• Data Stewardship
• Data Lineage
• Data Governance Frameworks