Data Product Director

This role sits within the Data Products team in FanDuel Technology and is accountable for Marketing's data product strategy, governance, adoption and modernisation agenda, including advancing a scalable data-as-a-product operating model. The leader defines and executes the vision, strategy and roadmap for the Marketing data team, collaborating closely with Marketing, Analytics, Data Engineering, ML and AI Engineering, Data Science, Data Governance, Application Product and Engineering, and business stakeholders. The position requires strong technical knowledge, strategic thinking and excellent communication skills, and transforms data into a strategic business asset by establishing trusted, reusable and well-governed data products as the preferred foundation for analytics, insights, activation and performance measurement.

• Define and lead the multi-year Marketing Data Products & Platforms strategy and roadmap, aligning data investments with business priorities, customer outcomes and enterprise objectives.
• Partner across Marketing, Analytics, Data, Technology and business leadership teams to shape and execute the future-state marketing data and analytics strategy, collaborating across the business to understand data challenges and opportunities.
• Participate in and represent data within Marketing's analytics modernisation strategy, ensuring capabilities evolve to meet current and future business needs.
• Champion the adoption of trusted, reusable and well-governed data products that improve measurement, insights, activation and decision-making.
• Drive the transition from fragmented data assets towards standardised "gold" data products that serve as the foundation for analytics across Marketing.
• Leverage analytics, AI and emerging data capabilities to enhance marketing performance, customer outcomes and business growth.
• Strengthen confidence in data through consistent governance, business ownership and clear definitions of critical data assets, ensuring data products and analytics outputs meet regulatory, risk and business requirements while maintaining stakeholder trust.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to senior business leaders on analytics, insights and data-driven decision-making in the marketing domain.
• Build, lead and develop a high-performing data product team that works across the organisation to build data product capabilities.
• Translate product roadmap features into well-defined product requirements, including features, user stories and acceptance test criteria.

• Proven experience (8-10 years) in Product Management.
• Deep understanding of data products, analytics operating models, enterprise data strategy and trusted data management.
• Experience leveraging analytics, AI and customer insights to improve marketing effectiveness, customer engagement and business growth.
• Knowledge of marketing, customer, digital, activation and performance measurement frameworks.
• Experience translating complex business and customer needs into actionable insights and measurable outcomes.
• Ability to balance strategic vision with execution and drive enterprise adoption of data products and analytics capabilities.
• Experience working with data technologies such as Databricks, data warehouse and data pipeline technologies.
• Strong understanding of data management concepts, data engineering, data governance and related technologies.
• Experience using SQL, Python and a variety of reporting and data visualisation tools.
• A self-starter able to work autonomously with minimal supervision and collaboratively within an agile team.
• Track record of managing, developing and coaching team members.
• Strong leadership skills and the ability to influence and collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically and drive results in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Experience working in Agile development methodologies.
• Experience conducting stakeholder interviews and facilitating stakeholder workshops.

• Experience in the data platform or big data domain.
• Familiarity with Customer Data Platforms (CDPs), audience management and related MarTech tools such as Xtremepush, Hightouch or similar.

• Hybrid working

• An array of health plans to choose from, some as low as $0 per paycheck, including programmes for fertility and family planning, mental health support and fitness benefits.
• Generous paid time off (PTO and sick leave).
• Annual bonus and long-term incentive opportunities based on performance.
• 401k with up to a 5% match.
• Commuter benefits.
• Pet insurance.
• Medical, vision and dental insurance; life insurance; and disability insurance.
• Paid personal time off and 14 paid company holidays.
• Paid sick time in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws.
• Eligibility for short-term or long-term incentive compensation, including cash bonuses and stock programme participation.
• Benefits differ across location, role and level.

FanDuel Group is the premier mobile gaming company in the United States and Canada, with a portfolio of leading brands including FanDuel Sportsbook, FanDuel Casino, FanDuel Racing and its daily fantasy sports product, alongside FanDuel TV and FanDuel TV+. FanDuel Group is a subsidiary of Flutter Entertainment, the world's largest sports betting and gaming operator, traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: FLUT).