Sr Manager, Data Modernization Product Owner

$106,300 - $175,400/Yr

Travelers - Hartford, WI

Full-time - Manager

Hartford, WI

Insurance Carriers and Related Activities

About the position

The Sr Manager, Data Modernization Product Owner at Travelers is responsible for leading data governance practices and ensuring the integrity, usability, and security of data across the organization. This role involves collaborating with business partners to implement innovative data management strategies, driving the adoption of data governance policies, and measuring the quality of data to support business objectives. The position requires strong leadership skills to prioritize tasks, coach team members, and manage complex data requests while promoting a culture of data-driven decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Develop the process of managing the availability, usability, integrity, security, and privacy of the data.
• Collaborate with partners to design, develop, and implement innovative governance practices, roles, and responsibilities.
• Responsible for procedures, processes, and support the development of remediation plans to assure data quality for business purposes.
• Perform complex data profiling and analysis; communicate results in support of data quality processes.
• Partner with business customers to recommend, develop, maintain, and prioritize business data quality requirements, specifications, and rules.
• Define and support the rollout and adoption of metadata repository, data catalog, reference data management, and data lineage capabilities.
• Work with business customers to ensure appropriate naming definitions and standards are being followed.
• Leverage knowledge of data models, data relationships, mapping lineage, business rules, and processes to ensure that solutions meet operational and business needs.
• Analyze medium complexity customer requests for changes to production systems, determine impact on existing systems, and develop appropriate specifications, enhancements, and/or procedures to comply.
• Facilitate the root cause analysis and resolution of business data issues, including proposal and implementation of specification or procedural changes to address issues, working with impacted areas.
• Leverage tools, processes, and workflows to capture knowledge, find information, and maintain its relevance.
• Articulate guiding principles and frameworks that align with the strategic vision.
• Lead the creation, maintenance, and governance of taxonomies and ensure its applicability to content and/or data.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or four years of relevant data and analytics, and/or data management experience.
• Demonstrated experience with ETL / Data Integration tools, one or more Data platforms, and Cloud Computing Technologies and related emerging technology.
• Prior experience with one or more of the following Tools and languages - SQL, Teradata, Python, Hive, MicroStrategy, Ab Initio, Messaging, NoSQL.
• Ability to understand metadata management, including metadata management, lineage, and cataloging.
• Ability to effectively contribute and communicate with the immediate team, business partners, and functional partners.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to use sound judgement to resolve issues as they arise.
• Ability to develop business partnerships and influence business priorities through solution identification aligned with business objectives and goals.
• Demonstrated ability to identify critical project tasks and establish clear priorities while keeping the bigger picture in mind.
• Strong understanding of overall physical and logical data model and of data relationships, mapping, lineage, and business rules.
• Strong understanding of emerging trends in knowledge management.

Benefits

• Health Insurance: Coverage for employees and their eligible family members from the first day of employment.
• Retirement: 401(k) matching dollar-for-dollar up to the first 5% of eligible pay, a Pension Plan funded by Travelers, and a Paying it Forward Savings Program for student loan payments.
• Paid Time Off: Minimum of 20 days annually plus nine paid company holidays.
• Wellness Program: Access to tools, discounts, resources, and mental health support services.
• Volunteer Encouragement: Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program to support charitable contributions.