Product Owner

Data Product Owner (Yardi) – Yardi and SQL (Contract) - Dallas - $800 - $1,000 per day A leading global real estate services and investment management firm is building a new Snowflake-based data platform for its investment management business. They need a hands-on Data Product Owner to sit between investment/asset management and a global data engineering team, ideally with knowledge in both Yardi and SQL. Data Product Owner (Yardi) role overview: • Own vision and roadmap for data products across key domains (property, assets, leases, transactions). • Act as the bridge between business stakeholders and offshore data engineers. • Translate CRE investment and asset management needs into clear requirements and user stories. • Use SQL (Snowflake or similar) to explore and validate data. • Help integrate fragmented data sources (Yardi, providers, Excel, ARGUS, VTS, etc.) into consistent, usable datasets. • Communicate progress and value to senior, non-technical stakeholders. Data Product Owner (Yardi) requirements: • Bachelor’s in Information Systems, Math, Computer Science or related. • 4–5+ years in data-focused roles (Data Product Owner/Manager, Business/Data Analyst, etc.). • Strong understanding of investment management, ideally Commercial Real Estate. • Knowledge of real estate concepts: leases, rent roll, property lifecycle (acquisition to disposition). • Experience with CRE/real estate platforms (Yardi preferred; MRI or similar also relevant). • Solid SQL skills; Snowflake experience ideal (Redshift/BigQuery/Postgres acceptable). • Proven ability to work with global/offshore teams and to translate between technical and non-technical audiences. • Familiarity with Agile/Scrum for basic backlog and stakeholder management. If you have a real estate or investment management background, understand how data underpins portfolio and asset decisions, and enjoy sitting at the intersection of business and technology, this role offers the chance to shape foundational data products for a major global player in the sector. Data Product Owner (Yardi) – Yardi and SQL (Contract) - Dallas - $800 - $1,000 per day