analytics-data-engineering-manager-product

Analytics Data Engineering Manager, Product

When to Use

Design or scale a product-embedded analytics engineering org
Prioritize analytics backlog with product managers and domain leads
Define analytics data products (marts, metrics packs) tied to product launches
Run delivery cadence: intake, estimation, dependencies with app/data platform teams
Set team KPIs (freshness, test pass rate, time-to-metric for launches)
Hire, level, and develop analytics engineers and leads
Escalate cross-squad conflicts (metric definitions, shared dimensions, capacity)

Writing or refactoring dbt models → analytics-data-engineer
Warehouse partition tuning or ETL platform design → data-warehouse-engineer
Enterprise mesh, governance program, catalog policy → data-architect or data-manager
Dashboard design and executive storytelling → bi-analyst
Multi-portfolio technical programs (non-analytics) → technical-program-manager
BRD/process mapping without analytics delivery → business-analyst

Need	Skill
dbt implementation detail	`analytics-data-engineer`
Org-wide data ops and governance cadence	`data-manager`
BI and KPI storytelling	`bi-analyst`
Business rules sign-off	`business-analyst`
Platform architecture	`data-architect`
Large cross-functional program	`technical-program-manager`

Embedded vs centralized analytics engineering; ratios; interfaces to DE and BI.

See references/team_org_design.md.

Product-domain backlog, launch-aligned milestones, capacity trade-offs.

See references/roadmap_prioritization.md.

Definition of done for analytics with feature releases; dependency management.

See references/delivery_launch_alignment.md.

PM, product analytics, finance, legal/privacy, platform engineering forums.

See references/stakeholder_partnerships.md.

Levels, interview loops, growth plans, performance calibration inputs.

See references/hiring_development.md.

Team scorecard, product analytics SLAs, incident and quality escalation.

See references/team_metrics_accountability.md.

Roadmap items link business outcome, metric/mart deliverable, and owner
Launch checklist signed by PM + analytics eng before GA
Escalations documented with options and recommendation
No redefining enterprise architecture without data-architect ADR