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GEICO is looking for an accomplished, customer-obsessed, and results-oriented Senior Product Manager to lead our Data Platform. This role will drive strategic direction for our data platform, services, and tools, focusing on enabling data products and data mesh architecture. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background in data platforms and a proven track record of delivering complex, scalable solutions.
Description
As a Senior Product Manager for the Data Platform, you will be responsible for defining and executing the product vision for GEICO's data platform products. This role requires deep technical understanding of data platforms and modern data architectures, strong stakeholder management skills, and the ability to bridge technical solutions with business value.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and execute a comprehensive platform vision aligned with business goals and customer needs
Create and maintain a clear, prioritized roadmap that balances short-term delivery with long-term strategic objectives
Evangelize the Data Platform across the organization and drive stakeholder alignment
Stay abreast of industry trends and competitive landscape (Snowflake, AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.) to inform platform strategy
Lead requirement gathering and product strategy for data platform services and tools
Understand end-to-end data analytics and AI/ML operations workflows and how data platforms fit into the broader data ecosystem
Drive data governance initiatives and cross-team collaboration with other data teams
Ensure platform adheres to regulatory, compliance, and data quality standards
Own and partner with engineering on the development of tools and services that increase adoption of the Data Platform
Define product capabilities to improve platform accessibility, reliability, usability, security, and performance.
Conduct customer roadshows and training on data platform capabilities
Build instrumentation and observability into data platform tools and services to enable data-driven production decisions
Work closely with engineering, design, and data teams to ensure seamless product delivery
Partner with customer success, support, and engineering teams to create clear feedback loops
Translate technical capabilities into business value and user benefits
Drive alignment across multiple stakeholders and teams in complex, ambiguous environments
Incorporate vendor platforms, tools, and services into the roadmap and product strategy
Qualifications
Strong understanding of modern data architectures, query engines, and compute frameworks (Spark, Trino, Databricks, Presto, etc.)
Experience building APIs, SDKs, or client integration layers for large-scale platforms
Experience with working with vendor platforms, tools, and services as a product manager, incorporating them into the roadmap and product strategy
Familiarity with instrumentation, telemetry, and observability practices
Experience in cloud data ecosystems (AWS, GCP, Azure)
Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities with a data-driven approach to decision-making
Experience working with Agile methodologies and tools (JIRA, Azure DevOps)
Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and cross-functional leadership skills
Exceptional organizational skills with proven ability to manage complex backlogs
Preferred
Previous experience as a software or data engineer is a plus
Strong business acumen to prioritize features based on customer value and business impact
Experience with data analytics tools (Jupyter Notebooks, Apache Superset, Tableau, Power BI, etc.)
Experience with semantic models and layers
Knowledge of data governance frameworks and compliance requirements
Insurance industry experience
Experience
Minimum 7+ years of technical product management experience with data platforms, developer tools, distributed systems, or data infrastructure
Track record of delivering successful products in fast-paced environments
Experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives
Proven ability to work with technical teams and translate business requirements into technical product specifications
Experience with customer research, user interviews, and data-driven decision making
Education
Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, management information systems, or related technical field
MBA/MS or equivalent experience preferred
Annual Salary
$131,200.00 - $229,600.00The above annual salary range is a general guideline. Multiple factors are taken into consideration to arrive at the final hourly rate/ annual salary to be offered to the selected candidate. Factors include, but are not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the role, the selected candidate’s work experience, education and training, the work location as well as market and business considerations.
The GEICO Pledge:
Great Company: At GEICO, we help our customers through life’s twists and turns. Our mission is to protect people when they need it most and we’re constantly evolving to stay ahead of their needs.
We’re an iconic brand that thrives on innovation, exceeding our customers’ expectations and enabling our collective success. From day one, you’ll take on exciting challenges that help you grow and collaborate with dynamic teams who want to make a positive impact on people’s lives.
Great Careers: We offer a career where you can learn, grow, and thrive through personalized development programs, created with your career – and your potential – in mind. You’ll have access to industry leading training, certification assistance, career mentorship and coaching with supportive leaders at all levels.
Great Culture: We foster an inclusive culture of shared success, rooted in integrity, a bias for action and a winning mindset. Grounded by our core values, we have an an established culture of caring, inclusion, and belonging, that values different perspectives. Our teams are led by dynamic, multi-faceted teams led by supportive leaders, driven by performance excellence and unified under a shared purpose.
As part of our culture, we also offer employee engagement and recognition programs that reward the positive impact our work makes on the lives of our customers.
Great Rewards: We offer compensation and benefits built to enhance your physical well-being, mental and emotional health and financial future.
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