Product Owner – Data Governance

The Product Owner Data Governance will serve as a key product owner and data steward supporting Customer Operations' data governance and data quality workstream. This role will be responsible for helping Customer Operations maximize the value, quality, transparency, and usability of its data while ensuring appropriate governance standards, policies, processes, and controls are established and maintained.

The Product Owner will work closely with Customer Operations business stakeholders, IT, data owners, the Customer Analytics program, and the enterprise Data Governance Office (DGO). The role will translate business needs and data challenges into prioritized product initiatives, features, user stories, governance requirements, and data quality improvements. Customer Operations is an early adopter of Client's analytics and data-driven capabilities. As new analytics use cases are developed and additional data sources are integrated, the organization is identifying opportunities to improve data quality, governance, metadata management, and controls.

The successful candidate will have an opportunity to influence how data governance standards are established and applied within Customer Operations, while helping ensure those practices support current and emerging analytics and AI use cases.

Required Technology

1. Data Governance (policies, standards, controls, stewardship)

2. Product Backlog Management (epics, features, user stories, acceptance criteria)

3. Data Quality Management (profiling, issue identification, quality controls)

4. Metadata Management & Data Catalog Management

5. Agile/Scrum Product Ownership

Required Skills

1. Product Owner experience managing roadmap and backlog priorities

2. Ability to translate business needs into requirements, user stories, and governance initiatives

3. Strong stakeholder management across business, IT, analytics, and data teams

4. Data Governance and Data Quality leadership experience

5. Ability to identify gaps, root causes, and drive process improvements

Nice to Have

1.Utility industry experience

2.SQL for data analysis, validation, and investigation

3.Data Catalog tools (Collibra, Alation, Informatica, Microsoft Purview, etc.)

4.Power BI, Tableau, or other analytics/reporting tools

5.Experience supporting AI, advanced analytics, or data-driven business initiatives

Nesco Resource offers a comprehensive benefits package for our associates, which includes a MEC (Minimum Essential Coverage) plan that encompasses Medical, Vision, Dental, 401K, and EAP (Employee Assistance Program) services.

Nesco Resource provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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