Viasat is hiring a Technical Product Owner for CD&A, focused on driving product outcomes for data platforms and applications. This role owns roadmaps, requirements, and release plans across SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), Azure Data Factory, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) / BigQuery, serving as the central connector between business stakeholders and engineering teams. The position is site-based in Carlsbad, CA, with employees working 3+ days (60%+) per week from a Viasat office or work location.
What you will do
- Serve as the product owner for key data platforms and applications, including SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), Azure Data Factory, and GCP / BigQuery.
- Own the product roadmap, ensuring solutions align with business needs, customer requirements, and the Data & Analytics strategy.
- Act as the primary interface between business stakeholders, engineering teams, and platform owners to define features, enhancements, priorities, and release plans.
- Ensure data products and pipelines are reliable, high-quality, and optimized for performance, usability, and scale.
- Lead requirement definition, backlog prioritization, user story creation, and acceptance criteria for data-related features and operational enhancements.
- Drive continuous improvement of data products and operational workflows across multiple tools and teams.
- Gather and translate business needs into clear product requirements for SAC dashboards, Azure Data Factory pipelines, and BigQuery-based analytics solutions.
- Partner with engineering teams to validate designs, troubleshoot issues, manage releases, and support successful delivery.
- Support U.S. business customers predominantly, providing guidance, triage, and functional expertise across multiple applications.
- Monitor product performance, adoption, and user feedback to inform backlog updates and future enhancements.
- Manage operational tasks such as access requests, permission reviews, change control, platform health checks, and release readiness.
- Coordinate with cross-functional partners including Data Engineering, BI Developers, Security, Program Management, and IT Operations.
- Maintain documentation, SOPs, and product artifacts to support clarity and consistency across the organization.
What you bring
- Experience as a product owner, data product manager, or technical lead in analytics or data platforms.
- Hands-on familiarity with:
- SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC): dashboards, models, permissions, scheduling
- Azure Data Factory: pipelines, orchestration, troubleshooting
- GCP / BigQuery: datasets, performance basics, SQL fundamentals
- Strong understanding of data concepts including ETL/ELT, data quality, governance, and lifecycle management.
- Ability to work directly with customers to understand needs, solve issues, and guide platform best practices.
- Excellent communication, prioritization, and stakeholder-management skills.
- Comfort working across multiple applications in a fast-paced, customer-support-focused environment.
- U.S. Citizenship required.
Tools and technologies
- SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)
- Azure Data Factory
- Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- BigQuery
- SQL
Bonus considerations
- Experience supporting or owning analytics products in a corporate or enterprise environment.
- Working knowledge of cloud data architectures (Azure, GCP) and pipeline design patterns.
- Familiarity with Agile delivery, backlog management, and user story writing.
- Basic SQL skills for quick checks, data validation, and troubleshooting.
- Understanding of data governance concepts, security models, and role-based access.
- A proactive, customer-centric approach focused on anticipating needs and identifying improvements.
- Ability to collaborate effectively across time zones with distributed teams.
Compensation
USD 110,500 - 206,000 per year. The salary range also varies by specific work location: $110,500 - $174,500 annually, and for specific work locations within San Jose, the San Francisco Bay area, and the New York City metropolitan area, the base pay range is $137,000 - $206,000 annually. Viasat considers multiple factors for compensation, and additional cash or stock incentives may be provided, along with medical, financial, and/or other benefits depending on the position offered.
