Who we are:
We are the most trusted provider of data collection and management, marketing program management, and analytical solutions for our Crop and Animal Health industry clients. With data services at the core—surrounded by an extensible array of streamlined software solutions—our unified platform represents over three decades of innovation and expertise in the agriculture, crop protection, specialty chemical and animal health industries. Backed by an entrepreneurial, creative and energetic work force, teammates at AGDATA are pushing the boundaries of technology to enhance our relationships with our clients. We are a growing team, focused on adding creative, knowledgeable individuals who are ready to jump right in and make an immediate impact. Visit us on www.agdata.comMore about us here: https://vimeo.com/347063684
Position Summary:
We are seeking an experienced and visionary Senior Product Manager, Data Management Solutions to lead the development and evolution of our next-generation data platform and data services, providing the backbone for many of our client offerings. You will play a critical role in defining the strategy and roadmap and will drive execution, ultimately creating and evolving the data infrastructure that powers our operational insights, reporting, and analytics capabilities. Working in an agile environment, you will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including engineering, sales, operations, engagement management, and customer support to ensure we deliver scalable, secure, cost-effective, and high-performance data solutions that enable operational excellence and deliver client value.You must be able to thrive and succeed in an entrepreneurial environment, and not be hindered by ambiguity or competing priorities.
Entrepreneurial self-starter. You have the ability to lead and develop new solutions from the ground up. This means you are not only able to develop and drive high-level strategic initiatives, but can also roll up your sleeves, dig in and help drive change.
Key Responsibilities:
- Product Strategy & Vision: Define and communicate the strategic vision for the data platform, aligning with business goals and customer (both external and internal) needs. Drive innovation in how data is collected, processed, and leveraged to optimize business processes.
- Full Product Life Cycle Execution: Drive entire product life cycle for our data platform for external customers and internal stakeholders, including all go-to-market and organizational readiness activities.
- Roadmap Development: Create and maintain a clear, actionable product roadmap that prioritizes initiatives based on impact, scalability, and business value. Ensure the timely and efficient delivery of product features.
- Market Analysis & Research: Conduct market research and competitive analysis to identify trends, opportunities, and threats in the data management space. Use these insights to influence product positioning and growth strategies.
- Collaboration: Partner with engineering, sales, operations, engagement management, and customer support to align on technical and business requirements. Facilitate cross-functional communication and manage stakeholder expectations.
- Agile Methodologies: Lead product development in an agile environment, ensuring continuous iteration and improvement. Work closely with scrum teams to prioritize tasks and manage product backlogs.
- Customer Engagement: Engage directly with clients to understand their needs, pain points, and workflows. Act as the voice of internal and external customers, ensuring the platform meets the needs of BPO operations, enabling actionable insights, reporting, and advanced analytics.
- Data Governance & Scalability: Ensure that the data platform is built with best-in-class governance, security, and scalability practices. Lead efforts to improve data quality, availability, and accessibility across the organization.
- Performance Tracking: Define and track key metrics to measure the success of the platform and its impact on the business. Continuously evaluate product performance, user feedback, and market trends to guide product decisions.
- Leadership & Mentorship: Mentor more junior product managers and product owners. Contribute to a culture of product excellence within the team. Lead by example in driving strategic initiatives and problem-solving.
Required Qualifications:
- Leadership & Influence: Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams and influencing senior stakeholders. Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Agile Expertise: Deep understanding of agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban) and experience leading product development in an agile environment.
- Technical Proficiency: Solid understanding of data architectures, ETL pipelines, big data technologies, cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure), and APIs. Ability to work closely with technical teams to make informed product decisions.
- Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field.
- Experience: 7+ years of product management experience, with a strong focus on data platforms, analytics
- Analytical Mindset: Strong analytical skills, with the ability to translate data into actionable insights. Familiarity with data visualization tools and BI platforms is a plus (e.g., Tableau, Power BI).
- Customer-Centric: Passion for building products that deliver tangible business value and enhance the customer experience.
- Innovation & Continuous Improvement: Stay up to date with emerging technologies, data management trends, and BPO industry needs to continuously improve product offerings.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in the BPO, data services, and/or technology-enabled financial services industries, including experience with data-driven operations and a highly customer-centric culture.
- Domain expertise in the areas of master data management, data governance, analytics platforms, AI/ML and/or automation in operations environments.
- Familiarity with regulatory requirements around data security and privacy (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA).
- Use agile development methods for design, development, testing, and deployment of technology solutions.
- Work with Product Owners to define priorities, write user stories, and drive development.
- Drive solution go-to-market including positioning, pricing, and sales enablement
- Collaborate with marketing and sales to ensure go-to-market strategies, plans and sales enablement activities are aligned across groups
How AGDATA will support you:
Supporting your health & well-being:
- You have the option to choose from four medical, two dental and two vision plans to ensure your elections are the best fit for you and your family including your domestic partner and their child(ren).
- Helping you save: you’ll have access to a Health Savings Account with employer contributions as well as Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts.
- Planning for the future: you can plan for the near and long term with AGDATA’s 401(k) retirement savings plan with matching company contributions and our tuition reimbursement program.
- Ensuring all around well-being: you’ll also get to enjoy access to ancillary benefits, Employee Assistance Programs including virtual counseling sessions, Pet Insurance, Ergonomic Assessments, and other discount programs that will help you and your family stay on track physically, socially, emotionally, and financially.
Emphasizing work life balance:
- Paid time off is available to you and we also have competitive holiday options available including the week between Christmas and New Year’s. The special perk here is that the entire organization is off at the same time.
- Offering flexibility: we understand, life happens. You can work from home and partner with your manager to flex your hours.
Being comfortable in the office:
- Need or want to come into our brand-new office space? Free snacks and different types of drinks will be available for you to choose from.
- Offering a best-in-class onboarding experience: AGDATA invests heavily in our associates' training and development. Our Training team is fully dedicated to ensuring your onboarding will be successful and also focuses on the continued development of your soft and hard skills.
Living an open-door environment:
- You’ll have unparalleled visibility and communication with senior leadership across the organization. Each of our executive team members meets with our new hires during their first quarter!
- Supporting atmosphere encouraging positive feedback: Our Shout Out Program gives our associates the opportunity to give feedback at any time which will be shared and celebrated company-wide and may even be topped off with an award.
- Ensuring clear communication: Our monthly in-person and virtual town halls led by our CEO and other Leaders guarantee everyone stays up-to-date. We make sure to provide lunch so you can socialize and collaborate.
