Responsibilities

Kforce has a client that is seeking a Product Owner in Boston, MA. Summary: The Product Owner - Electric Data Management (EDM) is responsible for defining and delivering data ingestion frameworks and data products that support Transmission and Distribution (T&D) operations. This role owns the vision and roadmap for operational data pipelines and curated data products that enable grid reliability, asset performance visibility, outage response, DER integration, regulatory reporting, and advanced analytics. The Product Owner ensures that data from field devices, substations, AMI, SCADA, GIS, OMS, and enterprise systems is ingested, validated, transformed, and delivered as trusted, business-ready data products. Key Responsibilities: Product Vision & Strategy:

• Define the roadmap for T&D data ingestion platforms and data products
• Establish reusable data product standards (e.g., feeder health, transformer performance, outage impact, DER visibility)
• Align with grid modernization initiatives, ADMS evolution, and digital twin strategy
• Drive transition from project-based integrations to product-based data capabilities

Data Ingestion & Integration Ownership: Own end-to-end ingestion strategy across:

• Defining ingestion patterns (batch, streaming, near real-time)
• Ensuring API and event-driven architecture standards
• Prioritizing data validation, reconciliation, and monitoring capabilities
• Driving observability and lineage for operational data

Data Product Development

• Define and maintain backlog for grid-facing data products
• Write clear user stories with measurable acceptance criteria
• Collaborate with data engineers, architects, and operations stakeholders

Ensure Each Data Product Has

• Defined consumers
• Clear SLAs (latency, quality, availability)
• Business KPIs
• Stakeholder Engagement

Partner With

• Transmission Operations
• Distribution Engineering
• Asset Management
• Grid Planning

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in electric Transmission or Distribution domain
• 3+ years of experience as Product Owner, Data Product Owner, or similar
• Strong understanding of T&D data flows and grid operations
• Experience with Agile delivery frameworks
• Snowflake, Matillion or Data Integration expertise

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future. We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave. Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law. This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions. Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status. By clicking “Apply Today” you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages or emails from Kforce and its affiliates, and service providers. Note that if you choose to communicate with Kforce via text messaging the frequency may vary, and message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You will always have the right to cease communicating via text by using key words such as STOP.