Are you a Data Architect, Enterprise Data Leader, or Product Person with a passion for metadata management, data catalogs, and enterprise data solutions? Are you ready to leverage your expertise to shape innovative SaaS tools and AI-driven features that solve real-world challenges for customers?

At Ellie, we’re building modern tools for metadata management and enterprise data collaboration. As a Product Owner, you’ll work closely with customers, your dedicated product team, and our marketing department to uncover market needs and deliver impactful, customer-focused solutions. This role is perfect for a data expert transitioning into product ownership or a seasoned product professional experienced with enterprise tools like data catalogs, data warehouses, or data modeling platforms.

What You’ll Do

• Collaborate with customers and the market: Engage directly with users and key stakeholders to understand their challenges in metadata management, data governance, and the modern data stack.
• Conduct market research: Work closely with our marketing department to analyze trends, identify opportunities, and position Ellie’s solutions effectively in the market.
• Own and manage your team’s backlog: Prioritize and refine tasks to align with customer needs, market opportunities, and product goals.
• Act as the domain expert: Leverage your knowledge of metadata tools, data governance frameworks, and enterprise data management to guide product development.
• Drive innovation with AI: Collaborate with your team to explore and integrate AI-driven capabilities into the product.
• Ensure alignment: Serve as the bridge between customers, marketing, and your team, translating insights into actionable deliverables and ensuring everyone is on the same page.

What Success Looks Like

After 3 months:

• You’ve built relationships with customers and conducted initial market research with the marketing team to refine Ellie’s positioning in metadata management.
• You’ve familiarized yourself with Ellie’s product, team processes, and backlog management practices.
• You’ve helped deliver a feature informed by both customer feedback and market insights.

After 6 months:

• You’re confidently managing the team backlog, aligning priorities with customer needs and broader market trends.
• You’ve led your team to implement innovative features for metadata management and data governance, creating value for customers.
• Customers and internal teams view you as a trusted expert and advocate for enterprise data solutions.

After 12 months:

• You’ve established yourself as the go-to expert for metadata management and enterprise data solutions within Ellie.
• Your contributions have driven customer satisfaction and positioned Ellie as a leader in the metadata management space.
• You’ve developed metrics to evaluate feature success and contributed to thought leadership in the field.

What You Bring

We’re open to candidates with either of these backgrounds:

1. A Data Architect or Enterprise Data Leader looking to transition into a product-focused role.
2. A Product Person with experience working on enterprise tools like data catalogs, data warehouses, or data modeling platforms.

Essential skills include:

• Expertise in metadata management (e.g., data catalogs, lineage, glossaries) and modern metadata tools.
• Strong understanding of data governance frameworks (e.g., GDPR, ISO standards) and enterprise data ecosystems.
• Proven ability to collaborate with customers, marketing, and development teams to drive product innovation.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise tools, data warehouses, or AI-driven solutions.
• Experience managing a team backlog in an agile environment.
• Excellent communication skills to interact effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Why Join Ellie Now?

• Be a Domain Leader: Help shape the future of metadata management and enterprise data solutions with your expertise.
• Collaborate on Innovation: Partner with customers, marketing, and your team to build AI-powered tools that redefine how enterprises manage data.
• Focused Team Collaboration: Work with a single, dedicated team, diving deeply into one product area to make a meaningful impact.

Practical Details

• Our office is in Lauttasaari, Helsinki; we work in a hybrid model (usually a few office days per week)
• Monthly salary: €4,000–€5,500
• Option program for employees, so you’ll have equity opportunities as we grow.
• Our working language is English

Interested? Here’s how to apply:
Apply by Wednesday, Feb 28th – send your resume, LinkedIn profile, and contact info to careers@ellie.ai

Have questions? Contact our CTO, Jari Jaanto, at jari.jaanto@ellie.ai