Product Owner, Senior Director

Fitch Group’s Chief Data Office (CDO) is hiring a strategic, execution-oriented Product Owner to lead the continued growth and evolution of our internal Data Marketplace – a cornerstone of our enterprise data strategy, enabling data discovery, access, and innovation across the firm. Built on a federated architecture aligned to data mesh principles, the Marketplace empowers domain teams to publish governed, fit-for-purpose data products and enables internal consumers to find and access what they need – quickly, securely, and at scale.

As adoption expands from technical teams to business users, this role will be central to scaling the Marketplace technology and processes, delivering high-value capabilities and embedding data into the way we work across Fitch.

What We Offer:

• Impactful Work: This role, reporting to the Head of Data Strategy & Programs, offers a unique opportunity to play a pivotal role in unlocking data for innovation, AI and smarter decision-making.
• Collaborative Environment: You will collaborate with stakeholders across data technology, data governance, compliance and business functions to deliver Marketplace capabilities that power the full data product lifecycle – from onboarding to discoverability to safe access and downstream integration.
• Professional Development: You’ll also lead a growing team of associate product owners to manage multiple delivery squads, contribute to the broader data strategy, and champion a federated model for enterprise-wide data enablement.

We’ll Count on You To:

• Act as the champion and advocate for the Data Marketplace, driving its adoption and continuous improvement.
• Define, communicate, and maintain the product strategy, roadmap, and prioritized backlog, ensuring alignment with business goals.
• Manage the Marketplace product team to maintain delivery velocity, quality, and alignment to shared goals.
• Support the shift from technical to business adoption by delivering intuitive, self-serve capabilities for analysts, product managers, and functional stakeholders.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across Fitch to understand their data-related needs and translate them into a detailed plan that enhances our data capabilities and supports business and data strategies.
• Serve as a trusted partner to the Data Marketplace Services team responsible for day-to-day user engagement, as well as to the Chief Software Office, responsible for the technical how, helping to evolve our data mesh model and operating model.
• Partner with governance, infosec, compliance and architecture teams to embed policy, lineage and entitlements into Marketplace workflows by design.
• Ensure alignment and coordination with other product owners and stakeholders across the CDO organization.
• Provide regular updates to senior management on product strategy, progress, and successes.
• Contribute to executive communications and ROI tracking to showcase Marketplace adoption, value delivery, and forward roadmap.

What You Need to Have:

• 7+ years in product management, data products or platform delivery – preferably in complex or regulated financial market environments.
• Strong understanding of data product thinking and modern data enablement strategies.
• Demonstrated experience turning user and stakeholder needs into clear roadmap priorities, epics and user stories.
• Familiarity with data discovery, cataloging, entitlements, and access enablement concepts.
• Proven ability to work across business, data and technology teams, managing delivery in agile environments.
• Excellent communications and stakeholder management skills across technical, business, and executive levels.
• A proactive and capable manner of working at pace to make informed decisions and eliminate barriers.
• Familiarity with Starburst, AWS S3, data lake formation, Collibra, SQL, and APIs.

What Would Make You Stand Out:

• Experience working with data in financial markets.
• A master’s degree or additional coursework in data analytics or related fields.
• Familiarity with the data mesh approach to data management.
• Certified Product Owner (CDPO).
• Understanding of data governance and compliance standards.

Why Fitch?

At Fitch Group, the combined power of our global perspectives is what differentiates us. Our global network of colleagues comes together to accomplish things greater than they ever could alone. Every team member is essential to our business and each perspective is critical to our success. We embrace a diverse culture that encourages a free exchange of ideas, guaranteeing your voice will be heard and your work will have an impact, regardless of seniority. We are building incredible things at Fitch and we invite you to join us on our journey.

Fitch Group is a global leader in financial information services with operations in more than 30 countries. Wholly owned by the Hearst Corporation, we are comprised of three main businesses: Fitch Ratings | Fitch Solutions | Fitch Learning.

Fitch is committed to providing global securities markets with objective, timely, independent and forward-looking credit opinions. To protect Fitch’s credibility and reputation, our employees must take every precaution to avoid conflicts of interests or any appearance of a conflict of interest. Should you be successful in the recruitment process at Fitch Ratings you will be asked to declare any securities holdings and other potential conflicts prior to commencing employment. If you, or your immediate family, have any holdings that may conflict with your work responsibilities, you may be asked to divest yourself of them before beginning work.

Fitch Group is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law.