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Inspire is a data-driven company that thrives on the availability of clean and robust data, supported by strong data products to drive value for the company. These data products form a cornerstone capability for Inspire to increase value for the company and its franchisees. Development of data products requires ingesting data from multiple different sources in a Unified Data Platform (UDP), application-specific business rules, and finally building reporting and data science products for the different stakeholders to act on.

As a Data Product Manager, you will be responsible for the delivery and maintenance of the end-to-end data lifecycle for the UDP solution, from data ingestion to building data pipelines (both upstream and downstream integrations), for a specific business domain. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineering, data science, data & analytics, and operations, to define and execute against a roadmap that aligns with the product’s overall objectives

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Data Product Strategy: Partner with Business teams, Data Platform Engineering, Data Science, other cross-functional teams, and other product teams to develop and manage UDP’s data strategy that incorporates product vision and goals, to drive value through the application of agile product management principles

• Roadmap Planning: Translate data strategy into a roadmap containing well-defined and prioritized capabilities, features, and enablers that will realize the product’s vision through incremental value creation for both Inspire and its franchisees

• Initiatives and Epics Definition and Prioritization: Define and document key initiatives, and detailed epics, with a clear prioritization approach for driving cross-functional alignment and ensuring a clear path for execution by engineering and other teams

• Cross-functional Collaboration: Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams while driving consensus and execution across all aspects of the product lifecycle: Participate in PI planning to ensure the right items are prioritized for the quarter; Develop and provide progress updates to internal and external stakeholders promptly, and manage disagreements and conflicts

• Uses Acceptance Testing and Support: Conduct self-testing postdevelopment, and execute/support User acceptance testing beforefeature deployment

• OKR Management/Performance Monitoring: Own development of Team OKRs while monitoring and updating progress; Drive accountability across stakeholders through relevant metrics

• Other Responsibilities: Keep a tab on industry best practices, data platform capabilities, and industry knowledge; Ensure all documentation and artifacts are up to date and accurate; Partner with the Product Analyst to deliver on committed work

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum: 4 Year Degree

• Preferred: Graduates Degree

• Minimum: 5+ years of experience working as a data or technology engineer with a deep understanding of data platforms, development of data/model pipelines, and integrations

• Minimum: 4+ years of experience as a product manager working on data platforms or related technology solutions

• Minimum: 2+ years of working experience with cloud-based data warehouses such as Snowflake

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, OR ABILITIES

• Strong knowledge of data pipelines, data APIs, and data quality needs including monitoring and reporting

• Knowledge of QSR, hospitality, or retail industry is a strong plus

• Ability to work hands-on with data using SQL to analyze data, understand data schemas and governance

• Familiarity with machine learning concepts and model deployments

• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills with the ability to make data-driven decisions, able to collect and synthesize information, making it relevant and actionable for key stakeholders

• Clear communicator with excellent writing, presentation, and influencing skills

• Strong documentation skills, specifically writing requirements, user acceptance testing, and other strategic documentation to communicate vision and strategy

• Strong collaborator with the ability to work laterally and drive alignment across the organization

• Is results-oriented with the ability to operate in ambiguity and deliver tangible business results

• Experience working with teams across geographies is a plus · Experience working with analytical tools such as Databricks, Tableau or similar tools is a plus

This position sits within our Atlanta Support Center with an expectation to be onsite 80% of the time

Inspire Brands is a multi-brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes more than 32,000 Arby’s, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin’, Jimmy John’s, and SONIC restaurants worldwide.

We’re made up of some of the world’s most iconic restaurant brands, but we’re much more than just a restaurant company. We’re a team of hundreds of thousands who individually and collectively are changing the way people eat, drink, and gather around the table. We know that food is much more than a staple—it’s an experience. At Inspire, that’s our purpose: to ignite and nourish flavorful experiences.