Principal Product Manager

Overview

Lead strategy, roadmap, and execution of GoodLeap's enterprise data platform.

Key Responsibilities

• data governance
• platform strategy
• data ingestion
• pipeline orchestration
• data cataloging
• stakeholder collaboration

Tasks

We are seeking a Principal Product Manager – Data Platform to define and lead the strategy, roadmap, and execution of GoodLeap’s enterprise data platform. This is a pivotal leadership role responsible for enabling secure, scalable, and self-service data infrastructure that empowers teams across engineering, analytics, operations, and business units. You will play a critical role in driving GoodLeap’s evolution into a truly data-driven organization. This includes building trust in data through governance and cataloging, enabling compliant data sharing in regulated environments, and promoting modern platform capabilities that unlock value for both internal teams and customers. You’ll partner deeply with cross-functional leaders across all departments of the organization. -Define and manage the product strategy for data governance and compliance capabilities — supporting regulatory requirements like PCI, CCPA, and FCRA -Collaborate closely with business stakeholders (e.g., Compliance, Risk, Finance, and Ops) to ensure the data platform supports their evolving needs with high trust and transparency -Monitor platform usage, establish SLAs, and define success metrics to drive adoption and continuous improvement -Partner with data engineering and analytics teams to support scalable, modern data infrastructure — while owning product strategy, user requirements, and success metrics -Create detailed product requirement documents, user stories, and technical specifications for integrations, data onboarding, and data product initiatives -Lead the vision, strategy, and roadmap for GoodLeap’s enterprise data platform — aligning priorities across data engineering, analytics, business, and governance stakeholders -Promote a culture of data stewardship and cross-functional ownership to improve data quality, usability, and reliability -Drive key platform initiatives such as data ingestion, pipeline orchestration, data modeling and transformation, and real-time access, using tools like Databricks, Fivetran, and Spark. -Lead the implementation and adoption of data cataloging and metadata solutions (e.g., Unity Catalog, Altan) to improve data discoverability, lineage, and documentation across domains -Champion the concept of Data as a Product, promoting reusable, well-documented, and discoverable data assets with clear ownership and lifecycle management

Requirements

• product management
• data cataloging
• data stack
• compliance
• stakeholder management
• data architecture

What You Bring

If you have a deep understanding of modern data architectures and platforms (without needing to be an engineer), a passion for scalable product thinking, and a strong track record of hands-on product execution, this is the opportunity to help shape the foundation of data at GoodLeap. -Hands-on experience writing clear and actionable requirements for data platform features, including integrations, pipelines, access controls, and internal data products -10+ years of product management or related experience, with at least 4+ years focused on data platform, infrastructure, or enterprise data products -Exceptional organizational, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills; able to manage ambiguity and drive decisions in complex environments -Experience implementing data cataloging tools (e.g., Altan, Alation, Collibra, Unity Catalog) and defining data governance processes -Deep familiarity with the modern data stack, such as Databricks or Snowflake, Airflow, DBT, Fivetran/Airbyte, Spark, Redshift, BigQuery -Prior experience working in regulated environments (e.g., finance, lending), with strong knowledge of PCI, CCPA, SOC2, and other compliance considerations -Strong stakeholder management and communication skills — equally comfortable engaging with technical leads and executive-level business stakeholders -Demonstrated understanding of data architecture concepts, such as data lakes, warehouse modeling, ELT patterns, and real-time streaming — with the ability to communicate effectively with technical teams without owning architecture directly

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Benefits

In addition to the above salary, this role may be eligible for a bonus and equity. $215,000 - $230,000 a year

About Goodleap

-Founded with a mission to make homeownership and sustainable living more accessible. -Pioneers in offering financing solutions for residential solar systems, energy efficiency, and home upgrades. -Helps homeowners secure financing for clean energy solutions through partnerships with contractors and installers. -Offers a range of flexible loan and lease options tailored to the needs of residential customers. -Has expanded its product offerings to include solar, energy storage, and home efficiency projects. -Works with a large network of contractors to provide homeowners with easy access to financing options. -Recognized for enabling the transition to renewable energy by making sustainable home improvements more affordable.

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