Product Owner (Data Taxonomies) - Vice President

Join us as a Product Owner to shape the strategic evolution of RDaaS and build taxonomy/reference data capabilities that scale across the firm. You’ll lead discovery and design, partnering with business and technology leaders to turn strategy into a consistent, user-centred roadmap with measurable impact.

As a Vice President Product Owner in the Data Taxonomies Product Strategy team, you will shape and drive the strategic evolution of the Reference Data as a Service (RDaaS) Platform and its taxonomy/reference data capabilities. You will lead product discovery and feature design, define standards for data modelling and documentation, and ensure the product roadmap delivers scalable, consistent, and user-centred outcomes. You will partner closely with Product Delivery, UX, Technology, Architecture, Data Governance, and business stakeholders to translate strategy into executable plans and measurable value.

Job responsibilities

• Define and maintain a clear product vision and multi-quarter roadmap for taxonomy and reference data capabilities aligned to CIB priorities.
• Establish outcomes and success metrics (e.g., adoption, onboarding efficiency, data quality improvements, user experience enhancements).
• Lead discovery for new capabilities and enhancements, including customer interviews/workshops, problem framing, and option analysis.
• Partner with UX and Engineering to design intuitive workflows and journeys; ensure solutions are scalable and consistent.
• Drive standard data models and taxonomy patterns (hierarchies, relationships, attribute standards, naming conventions, metadata expectations).
• Ensure designs support governance needs and consistent downstream consumption across tenants and consumer groups.
• Define and maintain product documentation and process standards (feature documentation, onboarding materials, operating procedures, decision logs).Improve repeatability of product processes (requirements capture, design reviews, change management) in partnership with Delivery.
• Lead engagement for complex consumer/tenant requirements and onboarding scenarios; translate needs into product patterns rather than one-off solutions.
• Provide guidance on edge cases and prioritise enhancements that strengthen the core product.
• Work with the Product Delivery sub-team to ensure strategy is translated into clear epics/stories, acceptance criteria, and release-ready scope.

• Support refinement, prioritisation forums, and stakeholder communications to enable effective execution

   

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• User-centered, systems-oriented approach to product design— able to translate user needs into scalable designs leveraging existing functionality where possible and if necessary designing additional features with a focus on wider, application level benefit
• Prototype those designs individually & in collaboration with UX teams to deliver a quality user experience
• Extensive experience in product management/product ownership delivering enterprise platforms, data products, or regulated technology capabilities. 
• Demonstrated ability to develop product strategy and roadmaps, and translate stakeholder needs into clear requirements and outcomes. 
• Strong knowledge of data concepts including reference data, taxonomies, metadata, data quality, and data governance/stewardship. 
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills; ability to influence across business, UX, engineering, and governance teams. 
• Experience working in Agile delivery environments (Scrum/Kanban) with strong backlog management discipline.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience with enterprise reference data/taxonomy management tooling (e.g., EBX or similar). 
• Financial services and/or capital markets data experience. 
• Experience defining product standards and operating models that improve onboarding, consistency, and usability at scale.