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Job Description:
Discover’s Decisioning Platform product family entails various products working in harmony to facilitate the development, deployment, and monitoring of machine learning models. This role specifically focuses on the Feature Orchestration product within the Decisioning Platform product family. The mission of the Feature Orchestration product is to be Discover's single source of truth for curated and governed features utilized in model development, training, and serving. This role will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and presenting the vision and roadmap for the Decisioning Feature Orchestration product used by all lines of business at Discover. This role will create product vision based on a thorough understanding of direct and indirect stakeholders needs working with business initiative owners and technology teams. Guides requirements, manages priorities, and is accountable for delivery. Empowered to make fast decisions about the initiatives, with input from leadership and other key stakeholders. Ensures the technology teams are synthesizing business objectives and agile development principles to operate and expand the existing Feature Orchestration platform. Experience with machine learning platforms as well as a fundamental understanding of feature stores is a plus.
Responsibilities
Interacts and collaborates with stakeholders on key product considerations and aligns with product vision, features and roadmap. Leverages customer insights, feedback, financials, compliance and risk data to define product features and roadmap in partnership with other SMEs.
Establish Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Objects and Key Results (OKRs) for the product team and ensure alignment with senior leadership (e.g., SPO, Dir, etc.). Creates and/or maintains key product documentation (e.g., customer journey map, technical specs, process mapping, etc.). Identifies and defines key non-functional requirements (e.g., security, availability, performance, etc.) to achieve necessary product metrics. Owns definition of Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and features/user stories for delivery product roadmap; in-line with the Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) of the greater product vision outlined by SPO and/or Business Director is the final decision maker for product scope
Builds product backlog, prioritizes its items to achieve Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) and continuously keeps it up to date. Holds meetings with the product team to continuously update product backlog. Ensures product features and processes align with applicable Discover compliance and risk management standards. Ensures product adheres to the highest quality standards, including releasing security patches not linked to customers.
Defines functional and non-functional product requirements; ensure completeness; integral and consistent; source of requirements for product team. Creates and validates user story acceptance criteria. Defines and ensures appropriate testing frameworks for product features (e.g., market testing, functional performance, etc.) Works with Data stewards in their respective LOBs to ensure required Data quality controls are identified and implemented. Inspect and evaluate product progress through each iteration.
Partners with business technology to create technical features that are required to continuously optimize system components and underline infrastructure maintenance.
Builds a culture of accountability and ownership by empowering the product team to make decisions as close to the work as possible. Manage dependencies with other team's functions while identifying, building, and managing strategic partnership across different product teams.
Minimum Qualifications
At a minimum, here’s what we need from you:
Bachelor’s Degree in Business or related
6+ years’ experience with Product, Business, Technical, or related
In lieu of a degree, 8+ years’ experience with Product, Business, Technical, or related
Preferred Qualifications
If we had our say, we’d also look for:
Experience with feature store platforms including but not limited to: Tecton, Hopsworks, Feast
Experience in software, data, or machine learning engineering
Proven experience in conceptualizing, defining, building and releasing machine learning products
Deep focus with using data to drive decisions
Strong ability to communicate ideas both verbally and in writing
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Compensation:
The base pay for this position generally ranges between $108,000.00 to $151,200.00. Additional incentives may be provided as part of a market competitive total compensation package. Factors, such as but not limited to, geographical location, relevant experience, education, and skill level may impact the pay for this position.
Benefits:
We also offer a range of benefits and programs based on eligibility. These benefits include:
Paid Parental Leave
Paid Time Off
401(k) Plan
Medical, Dental, Vision, & Health Savings Account
STD, Life, LTD and AD&D
Recognition Program
Education Assistance
Commuter Benefits
Family Support Programs
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Learn more at MyDiscoverBenefits.com.
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