Data Platform Product Manager Jobs in California

Help unlock the potential of nearly a century of Gallup data.

As a senior product manager of our data platform at Gallup, you’ll shape how we use nearly 100 years of data to power analytics, research, AI/ML workflows and product development. In this role, you’ll have a unique opportunity to modernize a complex legacy data environment and build a scalable, trusted, self‑service platform.

With the freedom to learn and experiment, you’ll create new possibilities for how Gallup uses its extensive data to deliver insights and solutions to leaders around the world.

• Own the strategy and road map for Gallup’s enterprise data platform, ingestion, transformation pipelines, semantic layers and platform tooling
• Translate architectural direction into quarterly plans with clear milestones, dependencies and adoption goals
• Partner with data architects and engineers to deliver reliable, scalable infrastructure that balances consumer needs, shared platform capabilities and long-term sustainability
• Evaluate build-versus-buy decisions and identify reusable abstractions and self-service capabilities that reduce one-off engineering work
• Establish data-as-a-product standards, including ownership models, service level agreements (SLAs), data contracts, interface standards, platform success metrics and data modeling conventions
• Help shape governance frameworks for data quality, schema controls, change management and observability
• Serve as the front door for platform needs, translating stakeholder demand into scalable platform problems, patterns and investment decisions
• Communicate platform capabilities, road map progress, tradeoffs and constraints clearly to technical and nontechnical stakeholders

• Horizontal platform thinking: You instinctively look across teams and use cases to identify reusable capabilities that create enterprise leverage rather than solving each request as a one-off feature.
• Deep data fluency: You understand modern data platforms well enough to engage architects and engineers on ingestion, storage, transformation, orchestration, data modeling and infrastructure tradeoffs while bringing strong product judgment to the conversation.
• Decisive product leadership: You can turn ambiguity into a clear road map, make thoughtful tradeoffs and hold the line on platform scope, including saying no diplomatically when requests do not support the broader strategy.
• Influence across boundaries: You build credibility quickly; navigate competing priorities; and align engineering, product, analytics, data science and senior stakeholders without relying on direct authority.
• Ownership through execution: You take accountability for complex work, anticipate risks and keep teams moving from strategy to measurable outcomes.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience required
• At least seven years of product management experience, including at least four years focused on data platforms, infrastructure or developer/platform products, required
• Deep understanding of data engineering and platform concepts, including ingestion, pipelines, cloud data warehouses, transformation frameworks, orchestration and data modeling, required
• Experience owning a platform road map serving internal engineering, analytics or data science teams required
• Experience leading or contributing to a major data platform migration preferred
• Experience as a data engineer or data architect preferred
• Experience with AI/ML workflows, particularly where data quality and governance enable successful outcomes, preferred
• Familiarity with data governance, compliance and multiregion data infrastructure strategies preferred
• Experience in an organization that combines research or consulting with technology products preferred
• A commitment to working on‑site at Gallup’s San Francisco office at least three days per week required
• Eligibility to work in the United States required; this position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship

At Gallup, we change the world, one client at a time, through extraordinary analytics and advice on everything important facing humankind. Learn more about our work and life at Gallup.

Gallup offers a robust benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life and other insurance options; a fully vested 401(k) retirement savings plan with company matching; an employee stock ownership program; mass transit reimbursement; family‑building benefits; an employee assistance program; and various reimbursements and activities that enhance our associates’ wellbeing. We also offer an estimated annual salary range of $200,000-$240,000 for this role. Salaries are based on a variety of factors, including an individual’s education, experience and skills.

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