[Remote] Product Manager (Data Science)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Polaris Inc. is a global leader in powersports, dedicated to driving change and innovation. They are seeking a Product Manager for Data Science to advance enterprise Data & Analytics capabilities by delivering scalable, high-quality data products that support analytics and decision-making across various business domains.

Responsibilities

  • Define and execute the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for enterprise data platforms and cross-domain data products
  • Manage and provide direction to an offshore development team of approximately 12 contractors, ensuring alignment to priorities, quality standards, and timelines
  • Prioritize investments across stakeholders using a structured, value-driven framework aligned to business goals and Data & Analytics KPIs
  • Own the end-to-end lifecycle of data products, including data ingestion, transformation, modeling, and consumption
  • Ensure delivery of high-quality, scalable, and reusable datasets and semantic models
  • Establish and manage SLAs for data availability, freshness, quality, and reliability
  • Partner with business leaders and technical teams to translate business needs into product requirements and measurable outcomes
  • Balance competing priorities across domains while maintaining focus on enterprise-wide value
  • Lead product delivery in partnership with data engineering teams, ensuring iterative and timely value delivery
  • Maintain and prioritize the product backlog, defining clear requirements and guiding trade-offs across scope, timeline, and technical complexity
  • Collaborate with engineering, architecture, and governance teams to support data quality, metadata consistency, security, and compliance
  • Contribute to the evolution and scalability of the enterprise data platform, including storage and integration patterns

Skills

  • Bachelor's degree in Business Analytics, Data Science, or related field
  • Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in data & analytics
  • Minimum of 5 years of product management experience delivering digital or data-focused products
  • Strong understanding of data ecosystems, including data warehousing, data modeling, and analytics platforms
  • Demonstrated success owning product roadmaps and delivering measurable business outcomes
  • Experience leading cross-functional teams and working with distributed or offshore development resources
  • Proficiency with product management tools such as JIRA or Azure DevOps
  • Working knowledge of SQL and ability to engage hands-on with data
  • Ability to work in a remote or hybrid model while being commutable to Medina, MN for quarterly meetings
  • This position is not eligible for sponsorship
  • Experience working with SAP data highly preferred, including understanding data structures and supporting downstream analytics use cases
  • Experience with modern data platforms such as Snowflake (preferred), Microsoft Fabric, Azure Synapse, or Databricks

Benefits

  • Market-leading profit-sharing plan that is fundamental to our pay-for-performance culture
  • Company contributions to our Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • Discounted employee stock purchases plan
  • Generous matching contribution to 401(k)
  • Financial wellness education and consultation to plan for their financial future
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Wellness programs
  • Paid time off
  • Gym & personal training reimbursement
  • Life insurance and disability offerings
  • Polaris Gives paid volunteer time off

Company Overview

  • Since 1954, Polaris has proudly defined, re-defined and then raised the bar again for the powersports industry. It was founded in 1954, and is headquartered in London, England, GBR, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is

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