Data Partner

at  Zoetis

Position Summary:
Zoetis has created a new Data and Digital Platform (DDP) team that is driving a step change in the company’s ability to harness data, to generate disruptive data insights for our customers and colleagues. As the world leader in animal health, Zoetis seeks to integrate Data and Analytics with its diverse portfolio of animal health products to create additional value to customers and enhance overall customer experience.
The Data Partner will report to the Head of Commercial Data Capability Group and will be accountable for delivering International commercial data capabilities.
This role supports Zoetis’s digital transformation and ambitions. A critical part of the transformation is to build an integrated Digital and Data Platform (DDP) to drive cutting-edge digital and analytics initiatives. The role will oversee initiatives related to DDP, including managing their features and requirements and driving the engineering team towards flawless delivery of the platform. The role will involve frequent interaction with key stakeholders globally and provide the candidate with a broad view of every aspect of Zoetis’ business, while supporting critical deployments.

Responsibilities:

• Own the product backlog for International Commercial
• Evaluate end-user requests and feedback; consider for inclusion in the product backlog
• Lead refinement, prioritization, and planning of features and requirements
• Work closely with the scrum master, technical lead and other leaders to drive the living product roadmap and manage product prioritization
• Create and review requirements and functional analysis specifications to ensure they are relevant, correct, and unambiguous
• Communicate detailed requirement specifications to the Development team through backlog acceptance criteria
• Create documentation that enables Digital Product, DDP and other teams to effectively leverage the Digital and Data Platform in their own product development process
• Collaborate and build relationships with all international end users to ensure adoption of data and advanced analytic solutions, help co-ordinate UAT, training etc.
• Bring back the “voice of customer” from the end users to enable continuous improvement and enhancement of data & analytics solutions

Qualifications (Training, Education, & Prior Experience):

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or relevant field

Experience:

• 6+ years of relevant experience
• Practical experience with operating in an Agile and DevOps environment required
• Experience with source control and collaboration tools (e.g. JIRA, Confluence, Azure DevOps) required
• Experience with documentation, diagram development and specification tools required
• Experience with analytical data platforms, data products and services required
• Experience with a public cloud platform for analytics a plus; experience with Microsoft Azure a plus
• Demonstrated ability to learn new tools and techniques on the job
• Passion for solving complex problems and making a difference
• Ability to drive a project and work both independently and in a team
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, which includes the ability to present complex topics to non-technical audiences
• Strong interpersonal skills, analytical skills, and a desire and ability to “get things done”

Knowledge, Skills, Ability Requirements:

• Strong problem-solving skills with experience across a broad spectrum of data initiatives
• Strong written and verbal communications
• Strong ability managing complex cross functional deliverables
• Attention to detail

Travel Requirements: < 10%
Full time
Regular
Colleague
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• Own the product backlog for International Commercial
• Evaluate end-user requests and feedback; consider for inclusion in the product backlog
• Lead refinement, prioritization, and planning of features and requirements
• Work closely with the scrum master, technical lead and other leaders to drive the living product roadmap and manage product prioritization
• Create and review requirements and functional analysis specifications to ensure they are relevant, correct, and unambiguous
• Communicate detailed requirement specifications to the Development team through backlog acceptance criteria
• Create documentation that enables Digital Product, DDP and other teams to effectively leverage the Digital and Data Platform in their own product development process
• Collaborate and build relationships with all international end users to ensure adoption of data and advanced analytic solutions, help co-ordinate UAT, training etc.
• Bring back the “voice of customer” from the end users to enable continuous improvement and enhancement of data & analytics solution