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Acxiom Principal Product Manager - Product Operations, Modeled Data in Sacramento, California
As a Principal Product Manager for Product Operations – Modeled Data, you will own the operational standards, delivery rigor, and lifecycle execution of modeled data products that power Acxiom’s internal and partner platforms. This role is responsible for ensuring modeled data assets are platform‑ready, reliable, scalable, compliant, measurable, and consistently delivered across teams and portfolios.
You will operate as a principal‑level individual contributor, defining and evolving operating frameworks, content and metadata standards, and execution models that enable predictable, high‑quality delivery at enterprise scale. You will partner closely with Engineering, Data Science, Security, Privacy, and Commercial teams to ensure modeled data products integrate seamlessly with downstream platforms and operate reliably in production.
This role is not about feature ideation, it is about making modeled data products work well, at scale, every day.
What You Will Do:
Define and maintain content and operational standards for modeled data, including product hierarchies, taxonomies, metadata, and schema conventions
Intake, interpret, and operationalize delivery platform requirements , translating schemas, metadata expectations, SLAs, and cadence into execution standards
Prepare and align modeled data assets to be platform‑ready , ensuring metadata, schemas, and taxonomies integrate seamlessly across downstream delivery environments
Establish and evolve product operations frameworks that enable consistent delivery, dependency management, and cross‑team alignment across multiple Agile teams
Proactively identify and manage delivery risks, constraints, and cross‑platform dependencies , driving operational readiness for launches, changes, and deprecations
Own production readiness, service reliability, and operational health , including incident learnings, post‑launch reviews, and external partner change coordination
Define and track operational KPIs (availability, quality, adoption, cost efficiency) and lead continuous improvement initiatives to improve scale, reliability, and efficiency
Required Qualifications:
7+ years of product management experience, with significant focus on product operations or platform delivery
Experience operating and scaling modeled or analytical data products in production environments
3+ years of engineering, data platform, or analytics experience
Strong experience working in Agile environments with multiple dependent teams
Proven production service ownership experience
Experience working with regulated, sensitive, or privacy‑constrained data
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or equivalent experience
What Will Set You Apart:
Deep experience running product operations for data, analytics, or audience platforms
Strong understanding of modeled data pipelines and analytical delivery workflows
Experience operationalizing governance, compliance, and security requirements for data products
Proven ability to guide and coach diverse teams through business process changes by driving alignment and execution across large, matrixed organizations
Experience operating enterprise‑scale data platforms spanning multiple teams and delivery environments
Strong systems thinking with emphasis on repeatability, scale, and operational rigor
Experience with cloud‑native data platforms (e.g. Databricks, Snowflake)
Demonstrated ability to improve delivery velocity and production reliability through process and tooling
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Homebased - Conway, Arkansas
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