Data Product Manager

Introduction

The Minnesota Department of Information Technology Services ("MNIT") partnering with the Department of Children, Youth, and Families ("DCYF") is seeking a full-time Data Product Manager. This role will be responsible for supporting significant system changes to turn the organization’s data into scalable, high-value products supporting the Whole Family approach.

Responsibilities

• Define the vision and roadmap for data products (e.g., data platforms, analytics tools, ML infrastructure).
• Lead the end-to-end lifecycle of data products: requirements, design, development, testing, launch, and iteration.
• Serve as the primary liaison between technical teams and business partners.
• Define success metrics and measure product performance and adoption.
• Uphold data governance, privacy, and ethical AI standards.
• Provide knowledge transfer.

Requirements

Required Skills:

• 4–7 years of experience in Data management, data analytics, data engineering, or related fields.
• Demonstrated Product leadership skills and ability to work in ambiguity.
• Strong understanding of data systems: pipelines, warehousing, modeling, metadata, governance.
• Proficiency collaborating with data Architecture, data engineering, and data science teams.
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into business-friendly language.
• Strong communication, prioritization, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with analytics tools (dbt, Looker, Tableau, Power BI, Google Analytics).
• Understanding of large organizational data sharing constraints and data sharing agreements.
• Experience with SQL, data lakes, data and data pipelines / ETL.
• Significant experience with Databricks.

Preferred Skills:

• Familiarity with Java and Python.
• Background in building internal platforms or developer facing products.
• Experience in implementing modern data architectures at an organization.
• Experience in a highly regulated industry performing statistical analysis and reporting.

Remote or Onsite: The work is expected to be done remotely or hybrid at DCYF's offices at 444 Lafayette Rd N, St. Paul MN, 55155. The resource must be located within the borders of the United States and be available for work during regular business hours of 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Central Time, Monday through Friday.

Anticipated Project Start Date: September 2026

Anticipated End Date: August 2027

The State retains the option to extend the work order in increments determined by the State.