Senior Product Manager - Data Platform
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Description
Responsibilities:
- Own the core data platform end-to-end: ingestion, pipelines, storage, and the analytics/reporting substrate every other product line builds on.
- Partner with engineering and data teams to turn raw operational and clinical data into a reliable, scalable foundation other SPMs and teams can build on top of.
- Define and own the metrics that describe platform health and value: data quality, latency, coverage, downstream adoption.
- Operate with a bias for action in ambiguous, often spec-less territory; a lot of what you build has no customer directly asking for it.
- Bring structured, analytical thinking to trade-offs between build velocity, data quality, and long-term scalability.
- Represent downstream consumers (product, DL, QA, CS) internally; build for how the platform will actually be used, not just what's architecturally clean.
- Drive build decisions with a clear ROI lens: size the cost/impact of a platform investment before committing, and track whether the bet paid off.
Requirements:
- 6+ years in product management, ideally with hands-on experience in data engineering, analytics, or analytics engineering before moving into PM.
- Proven track record of building or owning a significant component of a data platform - pipelines, ingestion, warehousing; not just consuming one.
- Strong analytical skills, ability to break down complex, multi-variable problems into structured, logical solutions.
- Deep understanding of prioritisation, trade-offs, and stakeholder management in fast-paced environments.
- Bias for action - moves on incomplete information rather than waiting for a clean spec.
- Excellent cross-functional communication.
Nice to have:
- Experience at a company where the data platform was actively being built/scaled, not inherited mature.
- Prior background as a data engineer, analyst, or analytics engineer.
- 6+ years as a PM; real PM years, not adjacent roles.
- Has built or owned a significant component of a data platform (pipelines, ingestion, warehousing, analytics), not just consumed one downstream.
- B2B/SaaS experience (2+ years minimum).
