Lead Data & Analytics Product Manager

Rumpke is a family-owned and operated company that ranks as one of the largest firms in the waste and recycling industry. Our mission is simple: to deliver exceptional waste and recycling solutions to our customers and communities through a commitment to safety, service, the environment and the growth of our people.

When you join Rumpke, you'll be part of a team providing essential services to millions of residents, businesses, and neighborhoods. You will enjoy competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, including health, dental, vision, matching 401(k), life insurance, paid vacation, and more.

This is your opportunity to make a difference for you and your family. Come join our team!

As a member of the Data and Analytics team, the Lead Data & Analytics Product Manager partners directly with the business to ensure the team's data products and reporting deliver real business value. This role acts as the primary bridge between business stakeholders and the technical team - translating business needs into prioritized work, tracking progress in terms that the business understands, and continuously validating what gets built actually solves the right problems. This role also drives prioritization and scheduling of the cross-domain data governance program, in partnership with the Senior BI Analysts and the Analytics Engineering on technical implementation.

Responsibilities of Position:

• Partner directly with business stakeholders across lines of business to understand their priorities and identify where data products and reporting can create the most value
• Evaluate and recommend which data products and reports deliver the greatest business value, balancing business impact against technical effort
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with stakeholders across all lines of business, serving as their advocate in planning and prioritization
• Translate business priorities into clear, prioritized work for Analytics Engineering, Data Engineering, and BI Analysts
• Own prioritization and scheduling of the cross-domain data governance program, collaborating with the Senior BI Analysts - who own reporting governance and run stakeholder governance calls within their domains - to ensure consistency across domains, and with Analytics Engineering on technical implementation
• Own and manage the team's backlog and sprint/PI planning process, ensuring work stays aligned to business priorities
• Track and communicate progress against the data and analytics road map in terms the business understands
• Develop and maintain personas for the business's key data consumers, understanding how each group currently accesses and uses data - including habits like building new reports from existing ones - to guide decisions on tooling, self-service, and AI-assisted access to our data products
• Partner with team leadership to define success metrics and monitor adoption and business impact of new data products, self-service tools, and AI-assisted reporting - championing adoption across the business and gathering ongoing feedback to continuously refine priorities
• Perform other duties as assigned

Supervisory Responsibility:

• This position will not manage employees

Skills & Abilities Needed for Position:

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong planning, multi-tasking and organizational skills
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• Ability to build trust and credibility with business stakeholders
• Ability to perform detailed analysis of business problems and translate them into prioritized, valuable work
• Ability to drive alignment and prioritization across multiple stakeholders and competing priorities

Experience & Knowledge Needed for Position:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Analytics, Information Systems, or related field required
• 7+ years of experience in product management, business analysis, or a related data/analytics role required
• Demonstrated experience partnering directly with business stakeholders to identify priorities and translate them into actionable plans required
• Experience partnering with technical teams to translate business needs into technical priorities required

Physical Requirements in a Regular Workday:

• Frequently lifting/carrying a max of 10 lbs; rarely up to 35 lbs
• Rarely pushing/pulling a max of 35 lbs
• Continuously working inside
• Occasionally stooping/kneeling/crouching/crawling
• Frequently sitting; occasionally standing/walking

Additional Working Conditions/Aspects:

• Ability to travel between offices, as required
• Ability to work flexible hours; expected to work nights and weekends as needed
• Ability to work overtime, weekends, and/or holidays
• Legally eligible to work in the United States
• Valid driver's license (if applicable)
• Must successfully complete pre-employment testing
• Must be able to read and speak the English language

This job description is intended to describe the general nature, complexity, and level of work to be performed by employees assigned to this position and is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and/or skills required. It does not prescribe or restrict the work that may be assigned. Furthermore, this does not establish an employment contract and is subject to change at the discretion of the company.

Rumpke Waste and Recycling is committed to equality in all aspects of employment. It is Rumpke's policy to provide equal opportunities to all employees and potential employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.