Data Platform Product Owner/Analyst

JOB TITLE: Data Platform Product Owner/ Analyst LOCATION: Charlotte, NC 28202 (Hybrid) JOB TYPE: 6 Month Contract (Possibilities of extension or Conversion) GCP Data Platform Product Owner/Analyst

The GCP Data Platform Product Owner within the Enterprise Data Platform (EDP) Product Management team is responsible for defining, prioritizing, and delivering enterprise-scale data capabilities on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This role drives the strategic roadmap for the GCP Data Platform, partners with cross-functional stakeholders, and ensures alignment with enterprise data strategy, governance, and architectural standards. Key Responsibilities

• Own and define the product roadmap for the GCP Data Platform, covering data ingestion, transformation, storage, governance, and consumption.
• Partner with business stakeholders, product leaders, and engineering teams to translate business needs into scalable platform capabilities.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, governance, security, and regulatory standards.
• Manage and prioritize the product backlog, ensuring clear requirements aligned with strategic objectives.
• Enable modern data capabilities using GCP-native services such as BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, Dataproc, Dataplex, Cloud Storage, and Composer.
• Develop and maintain a multi-year roadmap based on business value, investment priorities, and emerging technologies.
• Establish and promote reusable patterns across data ingestion, integration, and consumption.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to deliver scalable, reliable, and high-performance platform solutions.
• Communicate product strategy, roadmap, and progress to senior leadership and technical stakeholders. Required Qualifications
• 10+ years of experience in data management, data platforms, data engineering, or analytics.
• 5+ years of experience delivering enterprise data solutions on cloud or big data platforms (e.g., GCP, Hadoop, Spark).
• 5+ years of Product Owner or Product Management experience, including roadmap definition and MVP delivery.
• 3+ years of experience in data architecture or enterprise data platform design. Preferred Qualifications
• Strong knowledge of GCP data services (BigQuery, Dataflow, Dataproc, Pub/Sub, Cloud Storage, Composer, Dataplex, IAM).
• Experience delivering cloud-based data ingestion, ETL/ELT pipelines, analytics, and data consumption solutions.
• Strong stakeholder management, collaboration, and influencing skills across all organizational levels.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex data concepts clearly.
• Proven ability to define product requirements, features, and user experiences.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher.