Product Owner, Data Analytics- Remote

At First Advantage (Nasdaq: FA), people are at the heart of everything we do. From our customers and partners to our greatest advantage — our team members. Operating with empathy and compassion, First Advantage fosters a global inclusive workforce devoted to the diverse voices that make up our talent and products. Our team members empower each other to be their authentic selves and treat all with respect, integrity, and fairness. Say hello to a rewarding career and come join a leading provider of mission-critical background screening solutions to some of the most recognized Fortune 100 and Global 500 brands. What We Do: We are on the frontline of recruitment enabling organizations to Hire Smarter. Onboard Faster™ First Advantage is an HR Tech company delivering innovative solutions and insights to enable our clients to manage risk and hire the best talent. Leveraging an advanced technology platform, First Advantage builds fully scalable, configurable screening programs that meet the unique needs of over 33,000 clients. Headquartered in Atlanta, GA and with an internationally distributed workforce spanning 19 countries with about 5,500 employees, First Advantage performs over 93 million screens in over 200 countries and territories annually. Who You Are: You are self-motivated and ready to “roll up your sleeves." While you are an independent contributor, you are also collaborative. You can spearhead a project and see it through from start to completion. As a team player, you navigate cross-functional teams and work well with team members in other business units and departments toward a common goal. An Innovator — you see gaps in current processes or workflows as an opportunity to improve and try something new. A lifelong learner and always seeking out opportunities to learn and upskill, you understand the importance of thorough and secure screenings and are interested in the Human Capital sector and the confluence of people, process, and technology. About Role: The Data Analytics Product Owner is responsible for defining, delivering, and driving adoption of internal analytics solutions that address the data needs of business teams at First Advantage. This role focuses exclusively on internal stakeholders and does not cover external or client-facing analytics. The Product Owner translates business requirements into scalable analytics products, including dashboards and curated data sets, partners with engineering teams for delivery, ensures privacy and compliance, and champions governed self-service data usage to reduce ad hoc reporting and manual analysis What You'll Do: Engage with internal business stakeholders to gather, clarify, and prioritize enterprise data and analytics requirements. Own and manage the internal analytics product roadmap and backlog, ensuring alignment with business priorities and organizational objectives. Translate stakeholder needs into well-defined analytics product features, epics, and user stories for delivery by engineering teams. Design and oversee the delivery of function-specific dashboards and governed, curated data tables to enable self-service analytics for internal users. Collaborate with Data Analytics Engineering teams on dashboard development and Data Engineering teams on building certified data sets for analytics consumption. Drive user enablement, training, and change management to maximize adoption of analytics products and reduce dependency on manual Excel-based reporting. Define and track adoption, usage, and value metrics for analytics solutions; continuously improve products based on feedback and performance insights. Partner with privacy, security, and governance teams to ensure confidentiality, compliance, and appropriate access controls across all internal analytics solutions What You May Need to be Successful: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent. Relevant experience and demonstrated capability in analytics product ownership or business-facing analytics roles will be considered equivale 5+ years of experience in analytics, business intelligence, or senior analytics roles with direct responsibility for stakeholder-facing analytics solutions. Proven experience working cross-functionally with business teams, data engineering, and analytics engineering to deliver data products. Hands-on experience delivering dashboards and analytics solutions using BI tools (Power BI preferred). Experience translating business needs into actionable analytics requirements and driving stakeholder alignment. Candidates will be expected to complete a case-based exercise involving a hypothetical business problem and sample dashboard during the interview process Required knowledge of (Nice to have): Strong understanding of business metrics and KPIs and how they connect to broader organizational objectives. Ability to influence changes in how data is consumed and decisions are made across internal teams. Good communication and stakeholder management skills. Familiarity with data governance, data privacy, and self-service analytics principles is highly desirable United States Equal Opportunity Employment: First Advantage is proud to be a global leader in removing barriers and supporting our community members to ensure the changing demographics of the workforce are reflected in our hiring and employment practices. We value all of our candidates, employees, and clients, and place great emphasis on hiring and supporting qualified individuals in each role. We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other area protected by applicable law.