Product Data Analyst

Disability Solutions - Hilliard, OH

Full-time

Hilliard, OH

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

At ADS, we are seeking a highly skilled Product Data Analyst to take ownership of our product data management. This pivotal role is essential for optimizing our product data to improve business outcomes and enhance customer experience. The Product Data Analyst will be responsible for setting the vision and strategy for product data management, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and consistency of product information, and collaborating cross-functionally with various teams. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in delivering a key part of our customer experience, as we believe that accurate and complete product data is fundamental to achieving customer satisfaction. The Product Data Analyst will develop and implement a comprehensive data strategy for managing product data throughout its lifecycle, from acquisition to retirement. This includes establishing and enforcing robust data governance policies and procedures to maintain data integrity, security, and quality. The role also involves overseeing the end-to-end management of product data, including its collection, storage, maintenance, and utilization. The analyst will define and enforce data standards and taxonomies to ensure consistency and uniformity in product information, driving efforts to integrate product data across systems and platforms for seamless data flow and interoperability. In addition, the Product Data Analyst will implement mechanisms to monitor, measure, and improve the quality of product data through data cleansing, deduplication, and validation. Utilizing advanced analytics and data visualization techniques, the analyst will derive insights from product data to drive data-driven decision-making. Collaboration with internal teams, including product development, marketing, sales, and IT, is essential to align data management efforts with business objectives. The analyst will also ensure compliance with relevant regulations and standards governing the management and use of product data, such as GDPR and industry-specific requirements. Continuous improvement initiatives will be led to enhance data management processes, workflows, and technologies, ultimately improving efficiency and effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a comprehensive data strategy for managing product data throughout its lifecycle, from acquisition to retirement.
• Establish and enforce robust data governance policies and procedures to maintain data integrity, security, and quality.
• Oversee the end-to-end management of product data, including collection, storage, maintenance, and utilization.
• Define and enforce data standards and taxonomies to ensure consistency and uniformity in product information.
• Drive efforts to integrate product data across systems and platforms, enabling seamless data flow and interoperability.
• Implement mechanisms to monitor, measure, and improve the quality of product data through data cleansing, deduplication, and validation.
• Utilize advanced analytics and data visualization techniques to derive insights from product data and drive data-driven decision-making.
• Collaborate closely with internal teams, including product development, marketing, sales, and IT, to align data management efforts with business objectives.
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and standards governing the management and use of product data, such as GDPR and industry-specific requirements.
• Lead initiatives to continuously improve data management processes, workflows, and technologies to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information management, business administration, or a related field.
• Minimum 3-5 years previous experience in product management, data governance, product data management, accounting, finance, or a related role.
• Process improvement or optimization experience is a plus.
• Expertise in data management principles, methodologies, and best practices.
• Strong leadership and influencing skills with the ability to drive change and build consensus across organizational boundaries.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to think analytically and translate data into actionable insights.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
• Experience working in a cross-functional team environment.
• Change management champion who can tell the story of the criticality of solid product data.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Oracle-based systems (or another ERP) is desirable.
• Proficiency in Product Information Management (PIM) systems, with experience in Akeneo being beneficial but not mandatory.