Product Lead - Data Platform

Position : Product Lead - Data Platform

Department : Digital Experience & Technology

Location : New York, NY (Hybrid)

Reports To : Chief Technology & Digital Officer (CTDO)

About Lincoln Center :

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts is a global home for music, dance, theater, film, and culture. We steward a 16-acre campus in New York City, collaborate with leading resident arts organizations, and connect millions of people to the arts each year. We are building a modern digital foundation that expands access to culture, deepens relationships with audiences, and supports new creative frontiers.

Role Overview :

Lincoln Center is seeking a Product Lead - Data Platform to build the foundation that powers insight, personalization, and operational excellence across the institution. Reporting directly to the CTDO, you will lead the product strategy for a unified data platform that brings together information across ticketing, CRM, marketing, membership, fundraising, campus operations, and digital engagement.

This role is a cornerstone of Lincoln Center's digital transformation. You will define how data becomes a strategic advantage, unlocking real-time intelligence, powering personalized patron experiences, enabling responsible AI, and supporting revenue and mission growth. You will partner with stakeholders across Marketing, Advancement, Business Operations, Resident Organizations, and Technology to build a scalable, trusted, and accessible data ecosystem.

What you'll get to do here :

• Own the product vision, roadmap, and delivery strategy for Lincoln Center's enterprise Data Platform.
• Lead the evolution of centralized data architecture, pipelines, governance, and analytics capabilities.
• Build and prioritize a backlog that supports high-value use cases : patron insights, segmentation, campaign performance, membership funnels, ticketing trends, donor analytics, and operational reporting.
• Drive the creation of a single source of truth across systems like Tessitura, analytics and digital platforms.
• Define and deliver high-impact data products such as dashboards, audience cohorts, event performance models, and decision-support tools.
• Establish data quality, observability, and trust metrics across the organization.
• Partner with engineering and architecture to build scalable real-time and batch pipelines.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Advancement, Finance, and Programming to unlock measurable business and mission outcomes.
• Evangelize a data-driven culture across Lincoln Center making insights discoverable, accessible, and actionable.
• Manage and mentor a growing team of product managers and analysts as the platform scales.

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What is Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts?

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. (LCPA) is a cultural and civic cornerstone of New York City. We believe the arts play an important role in our lives : they nourish our hearts and minds, teach us valuable lessons and critical skills, and help us create community. We are resolved not to lose sight of what connects us, and we hope you will consider joining our talented, diverse team.

We are :

1. The manager of the 16-acre Lincoln Center campus

2. A leading Arts Presenter.

3. An Education Hub.

Who are our people?

LCPA is a team of dreamers, collaborators, and entrepreneurs who use unique platforms in the heart of New York City and beyond to advocate for the transformative impact of artistic experiences.

Lincoln Center People imagine and create in concert with this mission by founding President John D. Rockefeller III - "The arts are not for the privileged few, but for the many. Their place is not on the periphery of daily life, but at its center."

We welcome applicants from all sectors who agilely solve problems, show up as they are, and can't stop innovating.

What's the news?

Recent and Upcoming Programming

Campus Happenings

Legacies of San Juan Hill

Who is our President and CEO?

Dr. Mariko Silver

Join us!

It is the policy of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc., to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, marital or civil partnership / union status, familial or caregiver status, alienage or citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, military or veteran status, genetic information, predisposition, or carrier status, unemployment status, domestic violence, sexual violence, or stalking victim status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. LCPA is committed to creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion, respect and integrity, customer focus, and innovation.

If you require reasonable accommodation in locating open positions, completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to Abigail Worsnip at (212) 875-5324.