Experiencing Data

A major challenge faced by today's leaders is the low or sometimes absent user adoption of analytics and ML solutions. Through individual episodes and conversations with data product leaders, the focus is on how teams are adopting product-centric approaches and UX design to ensure the utilization of data-driven applications at the final stage. The underlying message is clear: creating business value is impossible without the engagement of end-users with the proposed solutions.

Today I'm chatting with Kyle Winterbottom, who is the owner of Orbition Group and an advisor/recruiter for companies who are hiring top talent in the data industry. Kyle and I discuss whether the concept of data products has meaningful value to companies, or if it’s in a hype cycle of sorts. Kyle then shares his views on what sets the idea of data products apart from other trends, the well-paid opportunities he sees opening up for product leaders in the data industry, and why he feels being able to increase user adoption and quantify the business impact of your work is also relevant in a candidate’s ability to negotiate higher pay. Kyle and I also discuss the strange tendency for companies to mistakenly prioritize technical skills for these roles, the overall job market for data product leaders, average compensation numbers, and what companies can do to attract this talent.