Associate Product Manager (Data) - 1072 (Remote)
LightcastThis Associate Product Manager role focuses on the delivery of customer-facing data products. You will manage technical operations like data quality, governance, and platform integrations for a global labor market insights company.
What you’d own
- Translating requirements into epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria
- Managing data contracts including schemas, versioning, and migration paths
- Monitoring data quality metrics like freshness and null values
- Executing product launches via changelogs, documentation, and incident triage
Who it’s for
A fit if you…
- ✓You have 1-2 years of experience in product, data, or analytics
- ✓You are comfortable with SQL and modern platforms like Snowflake or Databricks
- ✓You possess strong technical writing skills for documentation and requirements
- ✓You enjoy the technical side of product management like governance and security
Not for you if…
- ✗You prefer high-level strategy over detailed execution and backlog management
- ✗You prefer a non-technical product role without data infrastructure components
- ✗You are looking for an experienced role with immediate, independent ownership
Reading between the lines
- The emphasis on 'support' across multiple internal teams (Legal, Security, GTM) suggests a high degree of cross-functional coordination and communication.
- The focus on 'migration paths,' 'deprecation,' and 'incident triage' implies you will spend significant time on maintenance and reliability tasks alongside new features.
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Full job description
Important information before applying:
Location: This position is remote; however, Lightcast can only employ individuals who live and work in states where the company is authorized to operate. At this time, we cannot employ individuals residing or working in the following states: Alaska, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
Work Authorization: To respect your time, we cannot provide employment visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Before applying, please confirm that you are authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship.
As an Associate Product Manager (Data), you will support the delivery of customer-facing data products. Working closely with Engineering, Data, Legal, Security, and GTM teams, you will support product execution, data platform operations, governance, and launches to ensure Lightcast data is reliable, compliant, and easy for customers to access and use. This early-career role is designed for someone looking to build technical product management expertise and grow into increased ownership over time.
Lightcast does not offer visa sponsorship now or in the future.
Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship
Major Responsibilities:
Build an understanding of customer use cases, Lightcast data products, platform integrations, and how customers consume and share data Support backlog management by translating requirements into epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria and helping engineering teams deliver against roadmap commitments Support data contracts, including schemas, versioning, deprecation processes, and customer migration paths Monitor data quality, including freshness, null values, and duplicates, and help resolve issues that impact reliability Support product launches through changelogs, migration notes, documentation, internal enablement, incident triage, and root cause analysis (RCA) Support product launches by contributing to changelogs, migration notes, documentation, and internal enablement Help monitor data quality and flag issues with freshness, null values, and duplicates, ensuring high standards of customer reliability and trust.
Education and Experience:
1–2 years of experience in product, data, analytics, or a related field Exposure to modern data platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks, or BigQuery, including sharing models, permissions, or listings SQL and modern data concepts Familiarity with data quality, governance, and security concepts Experience with agile methodologies, backlog management, and roadmap execution Strong technical writing skills, including experience developing user stories, acceptance criteria, and product documentation Excellent written and verbal communication skills Ability to collaborate effectively across Engineering, Data, Legal, Security, and GTM teams Interest in building reliable, user-friendly data products and developing technical product management expertise
Additional Information
Lightcast is a global leader in labor market insights, headquartered in Moscow, ID (US), with offices in the United Kingdom, Europe, and India. We work with partners across six continents to help drive economic prosperity and mobility by providing the insights needed to build and develop our people, our institutions, companies, and communities.
Lightcast is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and does not discriminate on the basis of federally protected statuses. Lightcast has always been, and always will be, committed to diversity of thought and unique perspectives. We seek dynamic professionals from all backgrounds to join our teams, and we encourage our employees to bring their authentic, original, and best selves to work.
About Lightcast
See all roles →Lightcast (formerly Emsi Burning Glass) is a labor market data and workforce analytics company that aggregates data from job postings, resumes, and government sources to give institutions and employers real-time intelligence on skills demand, compensation trends, and talent supply. Universities use it to align programs with employer needs, economic developers use it for regional workforce planning, and employers use it for talent strategy and compensation benchmarking. Lightcast formed through the merger of Emsi and Burning Glass Technologies in 2021 and serves thousands of clients across education, government, and enterprise sectors.
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