United States onlySay hello to a rewarding career and come join a leading provider of mission-critical background screening solutions to some of the most recognized Fortune 100 and Global 500 brands.
What We Do:
We are on the frontline of recruitment enabling organizations to Hire Smarter. Onboard Faster™ First Advantage is an HR Tech company delivering innovative solutions and insights to enable our clients to manage risk and hire the best talent. Leveraging an advanced technology platform, First Advantage builds fully scalable, configurable screening programs that meet the unique needs of over 30,000 clients. Headquartered in Atlanta, GA and with an internationally distributed workforce spanning 17 countries with about 5,000 employees, First Advantage performs over 100 million screens in over 200 countries and territories annually.
Who You Are:
You are self-motivated and ready to “roll up your sleeves." While you are an independent contributor, you are also collaborative. You can spearhead a project and see it through from start to completion.
As a team player, you navigate cross-functional teams and work well with team members in other business units and departments toward a common goal.
An Innovator — you see gaps in current processes or workflows as an opportunity to improve and try something new.
A lifelong learner and always seeking out opportunities to learn and upskill, you understand the importance of thorough and secure screenings and are interested in the Human Capital sector and the confluence of people, process, and technology.
What You'll Do
A successful Data Product Owner is accountable for the full end to end lifecycle of portfolio of data products, including vision, product requirement documentation, story writing, development, testing, integration (FA or partner systems), deployment, usage, adoption, client satisfaction and continuous improvement. The Data Product Owner is passionate about data and using analytical insights to make a big and lasting impact. The Data Product Owner will drive the activities of the cross-functional teams who will build, integrate or enhance any new or existing data products in their respective portfolio aligned to the product roadmap using Agile methodology. They will maximize data product reusability and repeatability & focus on revenue growth.
Note: this position is based in the United States and remote.
Responsibilities:
More specifically, the Data Product Owner will:
- Dive into and understand FA’s data structure and listen to the market (internal and external users) to clearly define how FA data sets can solve market problems, then use this information to drive short and long-term product roadmap priorities
- Collaborate with product stakeholders to translate business requirements, breaking them down into epics, themes, and features and creating actionable user stories with acceptance criteria for the design team to conceptualize and the development team to implement.
- Act as an ambassador for the data product internally and externally, and as the primary contact and subject matter expert for the product.
- Manage and own end-to-end product lifecycle for your data product including prioritization of bugs/enhancements along with building and launching new offerings.
- Track product performance metrics to ensure we are meeting or exceeding targets, pivot product roadmap direction as necessary.
- Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure product roadmap is aligned with stakeholder needs.
- Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Business Analytics, Statistics, or equivalent degree or work experience
- 2+ years demonstrated success in a Data Product role, or 4+ years of experience in a Data Analytics role
- Expertise in Excel and analyzing larger data sets within Excel
- Hands-on and practical experience in an Agile environment in a global, public organization
- Strong technical skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Suite and roadmapping tools like JIRA, Trello, et al.
- Experience in background screening and SQL a plus
First Advantage is going through a technology transformation! We are looking for experts who are excited to work with advanced technologies and provide best-in-class user experiences, drive the development and deployment of scalable solutions, and smoothly guide our agile teams and clients through meaningful changes as we continue to expand our impact.
Additional benefits offered to our eligible people include:
- Ability to work remotely with occasional business travel
- Medical, Vision, Dental, and supplementary benefit plans
- 401k with an employer match, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
- Competitive and flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) and 9 paid company holidays
- Access to new tech and growth opportunities, and leaders who want to see you succeed!
You have learned a little about us today – we want to learn about you! If you think this position and our company are a great fit for your areas of interest and expertise, tell us about you by applying now!
United States Equal Opportunity Employment:
First Advantage is proud to be a global leader in removing barriers and supporting our community members to ensure the changing demographics of the workforce are reflected in our hiring and employment practices. We value all of our candidates, employees, and clients, and place great emphasis on hiring and supporting qualified individuals in each role. We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other area protected by applicable law.
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