Principal Product Manager, Research Technology for JLLT

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Principal Product Manager - Research Technology 

Location: NYC, Boston, or Chicago 

Role Overview 

As Principal Product Manager for Research Technology, you'll play a senior leadership role in defining and executing the product strategy for our global Research function, which generates analytics and insights that are a strategic differentiator for JLL. You'll serve as a senior product leader embedded with the Research organization, partnering closely with Research executives and regional leaders to shape how research data, insights, and reports are produced, governed, and delivered at global scale. This role combines deep technical expertise in enterprise data platforms with strategic product leadership, operating through strong matrix management to drive the technology underpinning our Research transformation journey. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Develop product strategy and build alignment around short- and long-term product roadmaps, defining a product vision aligned to Research strategy and enterprise priorities 

• Own and lead a global portfolio of Research products and platforms spanning regions, asset classes, and stakeholder groups 

• Design and deliver solutions for global Research data, including data pipelines, APIs, and integration architectures that power data quality and analytics at scale and with speed 

• Define data models, schemas, and governance frameworks that enable reliable, high-quality data 

• Lead deep, continuous discovery with Research users and leaders across regions, balancing local needs with scalable global solutions 

• Act as a trusted thought partner to senior Research stakeholders on how products, platforms, and data enable insight at scale 

• Partner closely with engineering, data, architecture, and security teams to evolve cloud-native platforms, modern data ecosystems, and trusted research tools 

• Provide strong product leadership across multiple teams and initiatives, ensuring alignment, momentum, and high standards of execution 

• Maintain data product backlogs and lead agile ceremonies for multiple scrum teams 

• Track, analyze, and iterate on hypotheses to continuously drive product satisfaction 

• Rationalize existing products and make prioritization decisions across the portfolio 

• Define, track, and report key milestones and business metrics 

• Communicate clearly and credibly with senior stakeholders, translating product and delivery complexity into business-relevant narratives 

• Leverage AI tools to prototype and contribute directly to the development of key products 

Qualifications 

• 8+ years of product management experience with at least 4+ years focused on data products, platforms, or infrastructure 

• Demonstrated success shipping products across multiple stakeholder groups, regions, and global teams 

• Deep hands-on experience building modern data platforms (data warehouses, lakes, or lakehouses) and orchestrating complex data pi