Data Product Owner

Adastra Corporation

  • Markham, ON
  • Contract
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
Overview:The Data Product Owner is responsible for driving the product vision and execution for the Promo Price Optimization platform. This role serves as the key interface between business strategy, data science, and development teams, translating complex business and analytical needs into a clear, actionable roadmap for a platform that generates highly impactful results for the company.Primary Location: Across CanadaWork Model: Hybrid 3-4 Days Onsite (Brampton)Employment Type: ContractorVacancy Status: NewRESPONSIBILITIES
  • Define and manage the product backlog for the promotion price optimization platform, focusing on the creation of new user features, continuous data model integration and enhancement, and platform scalability
  • Translate requirements from data science, merchandising, and other business units into detailed user stories and acceptance criteria for development teams
  • Own and manage the product roadmap, prioritizing features and technical enhancements to deliver maximum business value and system performance
  • Partner with cross-functional teams including software development, analytics, and merchandising to align product strategy and execution
  • Communicate complex analytical models and technical platform capabilities to non-technical stakeholders to demonstrate business value
  • Make data-informed trade-offs between new features, model improvements, and technical debt to ensure the platform’s long-term health and effectiveness
QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, Data Science, or a related field
  • 5+ years of product management experience, ideally with a background in data-intensive, analytical, or platform-as-a-product environments
  • Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies
  • Experience managing product backlogs and translating complex requirements into user stories and acceptance criteria
  • Experience working with data-heavy products and a solid grasp of data science concepts and data pipelines
  • Proven stakeholder management skills with the ability to align priorities across technical (Software Development, Analytics) and business-focused (Merchandising) teams
  • Strong analytical and communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical and analytical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
  • Ability to prioritize features, model improvements, and technical enhancements to maximize business value
  • Proficiency with tools such as Jira and Confluence
  • Familiarity with RESTful APIs and microservice architecture
  • Experience working with cloud-based platforms, particularly GCP
  • Experience supporting pricing, merchandising, or optimization-related platforms or products
ABOUT ADASTRAAdastra is a global leader in AI and data-driven transformation, helping organizations lead with artificial intelligence—responsibly, strategically, and at scale. With over 25 years of experience, Adastra empowers enterprise clients to unlock business value through data innovation, operational excellence, and smart customer engagement.Trusted by some of the world’s most prominent brands, Adastra delivers end-to-end solutions grounded in thoughtful strategy, robust governance, and deep technical expertise. From defining vision to ensuring execution, Adastra guides organizations through every stage of their AI, data and cloud journey—building future-ready capabilities and delivering measurable, lasting impact.Adastra serves clients across key industries including financial services, automotive, manufacturing, technology, media and telecom (TMT), healthcare, retail, and professional services. The company employs more than 2,000 professionals across North America, Europe, and Asia.WHAT WE OFFER
  • Opportunity for advancement and career progression
  • Competitive compensation
  • Successful referral program
  • The opportunity to work with one of Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies
  • Satisfaction of working for a reputable company
  • A flexible, dynamic, and diverse workplace
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYERIn our commitment to promote fair and equitable treatment of all employees and applicants, Adastra Corporation provides equal employment opportunities for all individuals regardless of age, sex, disability, race, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other ground as described in the Ontario Human Rights Code. In addition, accommodation will be provided during the hiring process. Adastra Corporation’s implementation and support of employment initiatives, encourage diversified labour force participation and equal access to opportunities based on merit and performance.AI Usage - Our hiring process includes the use of AI-enabled tools to screen applications (e.g., keyword matching, qualification ranking). A human recruiter reviews all AI-generated shortlists to make informed hiring decisions.There has been an increased instance of fraudulent job offers coming from people posing as Adastra HR employees. Please note that Adastra will never request fees as part of our recruiting process and any emails sent to you that are not from ‘@adastragrp.com’ or ‘@talent.icims.com’ are fraudulent. All employment offers are sent via DocuSign and if you receive an employment offer from a suspicious email and not via DocuSign, it is fraudulent.Contact careers@adastragrp.com to inquire about jobs at Adastra, to report a suspicious request for money or personal information from external websites or suspicious employment offers.

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