Associate Director, Product Management @ e2open

POSITION OVERVIEW

Associate Director, Product Management (Data Platform & Analytics) is a critical position in the Product Management organization. Associate Director, Product Management provides strategic direction to the product or product portfolio while still being responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Analytics product team and product. The Associate Director, Product Management, must be equally comfortable with the outbound as well as inbound aspects of product management.

RESPONSIBILITES:

• 7+ years of Product Management experience, with 3+ years in data and analytics platform
• Strong understanding of data platform and analytics technology
• Experience in creation and execution of analytics platform strategy. Should have evaluated and selected the most suitable analytics technology for the organization, catering to diverse user needs.
• Author and evangelize a forward-looking Analytics Strategy, ensuring alignment with customer and business objectives.
• Promote analytics as a core value proposition by delivering actionable insights and intuitive user experiences.
• Lead contract negotiations and maintain productive relationships with analytics tool providers.
• Oversee the migration and decommissioning of legacy analytics tools to ensure a seamless transition to the new platform.
• Introduce advanced AI/ML capabilities, including decision trees, XGBoost, and Random Forest models, for app team adoption.
• Utilize platforms such as SageMaker, TensorFlow, Vertex AI, and Bedrock to deliver cutting-edge analytics features.
• Align the analytics tool's data model with the data dictionary and data platform strategy.
• Define and promote standards for data-driven decision-making across the product team.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Undergraduate degree in engineering or business administration. Post-graduate degree is a plus.
• > 10 years of related experience in a software company delivering supply chain or other enterprise solutions with at least 3 years in a leadership role focused on analytics, data, or AI/ML within SaaS or supply chain domains.
• Proven expertise in analytics tools (PowerBI, Tableau, Qlik, SuperSet, etc.), AI/ML technologies, and data modeling.
• Strong vendor management and negotiation skills.
• Experience with platforms like SageMaker, TensorFlow, Vertex AI, or similar.
• Must understand the supply chain business processes of focus areas relevant for e2open. Including discrete &/or consumer product manufacturing companies that have a focus on Industrial, HT and auto industries (Discrete) and Consumer Products, Retail and Food & Beverage industries (Consumer).
• Experience in one or more of these enterprise applications is preferred: SAP, Oracle, Blue Yonder (i2), o9, Kinaxis, Manhattan, Descartes, Thomas Reuters, Model N, 360Insights, OpenText.