About this role
Our vision for the future is based on the idea that transforming financial lives starts by giving our people the freedom to transform their own. We have a flexible work environment, and fluid career paths. We not only encourage but celebrate internal mobility. We also recognize the importance of purpose, well-being, and work-life balance. Within Empower and our communities, we work hard to create a welcoming and inclusive environment, and our associates dedicate thousands of hours to volunteering for causes that matter most to them.
Chart your own path and grow your career while helping more customers achieve financial freedom. Empower Yourself.
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The Data Product Manager leads the strategy, delivery, and lifecycle management of enterprise data products across the organization. This role operates at the intersection of business strategy, data engineering, analytics, and data governance, translating complex business needs into scalable, trusted data products that support decision-making, operational efficiency, and regulatory compliance. The Data Product Manager owns one or more data domains (e.g., customer, transactions, risk, operations, or contact center data) and ensures data products are discoverable, reliable, secure, and fit for purpose for business and analytical consumers within a highly regulated financial services environment.
What you will do:
Define and own the vision, roadmap, success metrics, and ongoing KPI reporting for assigned data products and data domains (including data quality, usage, time-to-insight, and business value realization)
Partner with business stakeholders to identify high-value use cases, translate business problems into outcome-driven requirements, and prioritize initiatives aligned with business objectives
Collaborate with data engineering, analytics, and platform teams to deliver data products using Agile practices
Develop and maintain product documentation, including PRDs, epics, and user stories for datasets, metrics, APIs, and dashboards
Ensure data products meet standards for data quality, performance, availability, scalability, and security, and continuously improve products based on feedback and performance metrics
Embed data governance principles into product design, including metadata management, data lineage, and data quality controls
Ensure compliance with financial services regulations related to privacy, data retention, auditability, and access controls, partnering with Risk, Legal, and Compliance to support controls, reviews, and approvals
Serve as the primary point of contact for business leaders and teams consuming data products, driving adoption through documentation, enablement activities, and ongoing stakeholder communication
What you will bring:
7+ years of product management experience, including at least 3 years focused on data, analytics, or platform products
Experience working in financial services (banking, lending, insurance, wealth management, or fintech)
Strong working knowledge of data warehouses, data lakes, and data pipelines
Experience with analytics and business intelligence tools, including dashboards and metrics layers
Solid understanding of data governance concepts, including metadata management, data lineage, data quality, and access controls
Demonstrated ability to translate complex business needs into clear, actionable data product requirements
Experience working in Agile and Scrum delivery environments
Familiarity with Snowflake on cloud-based data platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
What will set you apart:
Awareness of regulatory and control frameworks relevant to data management (SOX, GDPR, GLBA, model risk management)
Background in analytics, data engineering, or quantitative roles
Experience with domain-oriented data ownership models or data mesh concepts
This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications of the job. The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time. You will be evaluated in part based on your performance of the responsibilities and/or tasks listed in this job description. You may be required to perform other duties that are not included on this job description. The job description is not a contract for employment, and either you or the employer may terminate employment at any time, for any reason, as per terms and conditions of your employment contract.
What we offer you
We offer an array of diverse and inclusive benefits regardless of where you are in your career. We believe that providing our employees with the means to lead healthy balanced lives results in the best possible work performance.
- Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
- Retirement savings – 401(k) plan with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%), financial advisory services, potential company discretionary contribution, and a broad investment lineup
- Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
- Business-casual environment that includes the option to wear jeans
- Generous paid time off upon hire – including a paid time off program plus ten paid company holidays and three floating holidays each calendar year
- Paid volunteer time — 16 hours per calendar year
- Leave of absence programs – including paid parental leave, paid short- and long-term disability, and Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)
- Business Resource Groups (BRGs) – BRGs facilitate inclusion and collaboration across our business internally and throughout the communities where we live, work and play. BRGs are open to all.
Base Salary Range
$96,100.00 - $135,700.00The salary range above shows the typical minimum to maximum base salary range for this position in the location listed. Non-sales positions have the opportunity to participate in a bonus program. Sales positions are eligible for sales incentives, and in some instances a bonus plan, whereby total compensation may far exceed base salary depending on individual performance. Actual compensation offered may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer.
Equal opportunity employer • Drug-free workplace
We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age (40 and over), race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, religion, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable state or local law.
For remote and hybrid positions you will be required to provide reliable high-speed internet with a wired connection as well as a place in your home to work with limited disruption. You must have reliable connectivity from an internet service provider that is fiber, cable or DSL internet. Other necessary computer equipment, will be provided. You may be required to work in the office if you do not have an adequate home work environment and the required internet connection.
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Other facts
About Empower
At Empower, we’ve always been guided by strong values with a focus on helping people achieve the financial freedom they deserve.
It’s been an incredible journey so far, but our story is just getting started.
From the very beginning, we’ve prided ourselves on putting our customers first in everything we do — which will never change. The genesis of Empower dates back to 1891, when our parent company was founded as an insurance firm on the Canadian prairie. After more than a century of expansion and a profound evolution of service offerings, the modern iteration of Empower was launched in 2014. Our past is a big part of who we are as a business, but we continue to invest heavily in our current principles and future endeavors.
Today, as the second-largest recordkeeper¹ in the U.S. and a comprehensive wealth management leader, we proudly serve more than 19 million individuals and over 88,000 different organizations.²
With a constant commitment to growth, innovation and technology, we are fully dedicated to transforming the lives of all Americans. Our personalized tools and solutions are aimed at helping everyone improve their financial confidence so they can pursue their passions and reach their unique goals.
That’s our promise.
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¹Pension & Investments DC Recordkeeper Survey (2024). Ranking measured by total number of participants as of December 2023.
²As of March 31, 2025.
What you'll do
- The Data Product Manager leads the strategy, delivery, and lifecycle management of enterprise data products across the organization. This role involves collaborating with various teams to ensure data products meet business needs and regulatory compliance.
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