Data Catalog Product Specialist

- Support and advance the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for the Alation Data Catalog to enhance data discovery, lineage, stewardship workflows, access policies, and metadata management across the organization - Conduct user research and stakeholder discovery to establish product requirements and prioritize the backlog based on outcomes and KPIs - Define, assess, and improve KPIs such as catalog adoption rates, active users, metadata coverage, and stewardship service level agreements (SLAs) - Collaborate with Data Engineering and Platform teams to integrate Alation with enterprise data sources and metadata harvesters, ensuring scalable and secure connections - Serve as the main business-facing product owner for the catalog: conduct demos, onboard new user groups, design training programs, and advocate our value both internally and externally - Create and present BI/analytics for product metrics and user-reported outcomes through dashboards and reports tracking adoption and areas for improvement - Assist in data governance processes including ownership/stewardship assignments, access controls, and policy enforcement workflows - Organize governance forums and stakeholder working groups, prioritizing enhancements that streamline processes and build trust in corporate data assets