Director, HR Data Product Owner
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Responsibilities
- Own the HR data product strategy, roadmap and backlog; rationalize fragmented HR reporting and data demand into a coherent portfolio
- Define and manage the full HR data product lifecycle, establishing reusable, governed assets that support workflows, AI use cases and regulatory needs
- Design and maintain the end-to-end HR data model; drive data quality, lineage, ownership and governance routines
- Serve as the primary product interface between HR data stakeholders and technology teams, translating business needs into clear product requirements, data definitions and implementation plans
- Partner with CFT Platform and data engineering teams to implement pipelines, transformations, access patterns and distribution mechanisms
- Collaborate with CFT teams supporting Finance, HR, Legal & Compliance and Audit to promote consistent data product practices and cross-functional reuse
- Support adoption of enterprise data platforms, metadata/catalog standards and access controls
- Required Experience
- Strong understanding of HR data domains
- Proven track record of defining data product strategy, roadmaps and prioritization frameworks and designing enterprise-grade data models with governance routines for quality, lineage, metadata and ownership
- Demonstrated ability to deliver outcomes in large, matrixed enterprise environments
- Strong communication skills, including the ability to engage senior HR stakeholders, drive alignment across functions and translate complex, competing business needs into structured, executable product plans
- Experience leveraging AI to enable scalability and consistency, including automation, workflow standardization and improved knowledge sharing while maintaining ownership, governance, and reliability of outcomes
- Nice-to-Have Experience
- Experience in asset management, investment management or a complex global financial institution
- Familiarity with modern cloud data platforms (e.g., Snowflake), BI tools, metadata/catalog solutions and data quality tooling
- Experience leading an organization's transition from report-centric delivery to product-oriented data delivery
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About this role Director, HR Data Product Owner BlackRock's Cross-Functional Technology (CFT) team brings together BlackRock's people, process, data and technology to establish scalable, AI-enabled platforms and the technology foundation underpinning the firm's long-term growth strategy. CFT enables a unified, AI-first enterprise that simplifies decision-making and increases operational leverage. The HR Data Product Owner reports to the Head of CFT Data and partners with senior HR executives, CFT Platform engineering and enterprise data leadership. The role leads the strategic direction for HR data products serving BlackRock's global HR function. About This Role The HR Data Product Owner will own the product vision, roadmap and operating model for HR data products within CFT. This leader is accountable for designing and maintaining the end-to-end HR data model and for moving the organization from bespoke, project-based data delivery toward standardized, governed, reusable data products.
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