Lead Data Product Owner - Finance

Overview

This remote-eligible role involves leading a portfolio of Finance data products end to end—driving reliability, value, data maturity, and active adoption. The position bridges Finance stakeholders and analytics engineering to shape requirements, influence data product strategy, and ensure trusted, auditable core Finance data assets.

Candidates must work EST hours. Individuals located within a 45 mile radius of Boston, MA; Denver, CO; or Detroit, MI will be required to work hybrid (2 days per week in office).

Responsibilities

Data Product Ownership & Maturity

• Own a portfolio of Finance data products end to end (reliability, value, adoption)
• Independently lead projects that advance Finance data maturity, from problem definition through adoption
• Shape the Finance data product roadmap, prioritizing by adoption and business value

Technical Guidance & Product Design

• Collaborate with analytics engineering to influence what gets built and how it is designed
• Shape data mart architecture, metric definitions, and reporting requirements, navigating design tradeoffs
• Define requirements for auditable data flows, including traceability and lineage for audit and executive reporting

Stakeholder Strategy & Requirements

• Partner with Finance, FP&A, Accounting, and Procurement leaders to shape and draft requirements (not just take orders)
• Drive alignment on business and data definitions; translate business problems into buildable requirements

Quality, Governance & Adoption

• Oversee data quality, SLAs, and governance aligned to SOX, ASC 606, and external audit standards
• Drive discoverability and data literacy; align with peer data product owners across G&A and GTM

Requirements

• 6+ years in data product management, analytics, BI, or data management
• Bachelor’s in Finance, Business, Information Systems, Data Analytics, or a related field

Preferred Qualifications

• Finance domain expertise strongly preferred (revenue recognition, reporting, FP&A, procurement, close); fast domain ramp considered
• Exceptional ability to bridge technical and business communication (core competency)
• Track record of influencing outcomes with engineers and business leaders
• Experience shaping and drafting requirements and leading projects amid conflicting priorities
• Strong grasp of data modeling, pipelines, data quality, governance, and BI tooling; SQL
• SOX and ASC 606 familiarity
• Finance data mart design experience (star schemas, SCDs, auditable flows)
• Experience with Snowflake, dbt, Power BI, or comparable platforms
• Experience with NetSuite or similar financial systems and their data models
• CPA, CMA, or equivalent certification
• Experience with SaaS/B2B metrics (ARR, deferred revenue, billings)
• Agile/Scrum and JIRA experience

Compensation & Benefits

• DOE salary $135K - $165K
• Health, Dental, Life, STD, LTD
• 401K
• PTO
• Total compensation may vary depending on candidate experience/education and location

Location

• Remote eligible, with EST hours required
• Candidates within a 45 mile radius of Boston, MA; Denver, CO; or Detroit, MI must work hybrid (2 days per week in office)