Senior Business Analyst - Data Analytics Platform Product Manager

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King County Metro’s Business Intelligence team is seeking an exceptional leader to serve as the Senior Business Analyst – Data Analytics Platform Product Manager
. This role is a Scrum Product Owner responsible for guiding the strategy, development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of Metro’s enterprise data warehouse and related business intelligence products (Azure Synapse / Databricks / Power BI). The successful candidate will blend strong business analysis expertise, platform expertise and experience, and product management leadership to ensure Metro’s data analytics platform, tools, and processes effectively support operational, strategic, and equity-focused decision making across the agency.

This role is primarily responsible for interfacing with cross functional teams to understand business needs, translate them into technical requirements, and deliver data products that support Metro’s operational and strategic goals. The position facilitates analytical work, evaluates business processes, and helps develop meaningful performance measures and KPIs that drive improvement across the organization. As the Data Analytics Platform Product Manager, the role guides the development and enhancement of Metro’s data systems by managing product backlogs, prioritizing features, and collaborating with developers, and end-users.

It also supports Agile workflows, ensures reliable and secure data access and reporting, and works with internal and external partners to strengthen data sharing practices, governance, and the overall usability of Metro’s data warehouse analytics platform.

The Business Intelligence Team falls within Metro's Finance & Administration division. Metro's Finance and Administration division supports other Metro divisions and department leadership by providing consistent and cross-functional enterprise-wide support services to advance Metro's strategies and targets through evidence-based management. The Business Intelligence team serves this function by developing data structures through the development of a data warehouse and the creation of data products such as data visualization, analytics and tool development.

The Business Intelligence team also drives the growth of business literacy throughout the organization by developing a data-based business review process focused on continuous improvement.

This recruitment will be used to fill one (1) Career Service (CS) Senior Business Analyst classification vacancy. In addition, this selection process may be used to generate an eligibility list for future Special Duty Assignment (SDA), Term Limited Temporary (TLT), and Career Service (CS) vacancies that may occur in this classification within this workgroup. The eligibility list will be retained for 12 months from the date of posting and may be used at the discretion of the hiring authority.

Applying equity and social justice principles is a daily responsibility and foundational expectation for all King County employees. In this role, you will apply equity and social justice principles that exemplify shared values, behaviors, and practices to all aspects of this work. This position is comprised of the following core duties:

• Lead product or program management activities for data warehouse and business intelligence products
• Apply Scrum and Agile development processes and serve in a Product Owner capacity
• Oversee multiple concurrent projects and ensure timely delivery of data solutions
• Translate business requirements into technical specifications and communicate effectively between developers and end-users
• Build and maintain internal and external partnerships to support data sharing and governance
• Support modern data engineering and analytics work using Python and Databricks
• Use T‑SQL, Azure Dev Ops, and other technical tools to support data product development
• Provide people management support such as guiding individuals, teams, facilitating work, and coordinating efforts
• Design, develop, implement, and maintain reporting tables, metrics, and reports that drive key business decisions using third party…