Director of Data Products - Shared Data Platform
About The Position
We are a forward-thinking financial services organization committed to delivering innovative digital solutions. Our data-driven approach powers our digital products, and we are scaling a shared data products organization to elevate our data platform capabilities and deliver actionable insights into digital behaviors and performance across the enterprise. We are seeking a seasoned Director of Data Products to lead and expand our shared data products organization within the digital product division. This strategic leadership role will have enterprise-wide impact, setting the long-term vision for the data platform, advancing analytics capabilities, and influencing digital strategy at the platform leadership level. You will build a team of data product managers and work cross-functionally with data engineering, product, design, and business leaders to deliver high-value data products and analytics solutions that drive business growth and optimize customer experiences.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in data product management, digital analytics, or related fields, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role managing managers and large teams.
- Master's or Bachelor's degree in Business, Technology, or a related field.
- Demonstrated track record of delivering enterprise-scale data platform solutions and advanced analytics products, preferably in financial services or a regulated industry.
- Expertise in digital, customer journey, and cross-channel analytics.
- Deep knowledge of modern cloud-based data platforms (Snowflake, AWS, Azure, GCP), ETL pipelines, data lakes, and data warehouse architecture.
- Strong executive presence with the ability to influence senior leaders and drive strategic initiatives across complex organizations.
- Exceptional analytical, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate insights into actionable business strategies.
- Experience in Agile product development environments.
- Thorough understanding of data governance frameworks, privacy regulations, and security best practices in financial services.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with leading digital analytics platforms (e.g., Heap, Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics) and BI tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI).
- Master's degree in business, data science, or a related field.
Responsibilities
- Set Strategic Direction: Own the enterprise vision, strategy, and multi-year roadmap for the shared data platform and digital analytics products, ensuring alignment with company objectives and digital transformation goals.
- Executive Leadership & Team Development: Build, lead, and inspire a high-performing team of data product managers. Establish clear goals, provide coaching and career development, and foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and excellence.
- Enterprise Data Platform Partnership: Partner with senior data engineering leadership to define and deliver a scalable, secure, and future-ready data platform that meets evolving business and regulatory requirements.
- Data Product Innovation: Lead the development of advanced analytics products that provide actionable visibility into customer behavior, product performance, and operational metrics across all digital channels.
- Data-Driven Culture: Champion the adoption of data-driven decision-making across the organization, enabling business units to leverage insights to optimize customer experience and product performance.
- Governance & Compliance: Establish and enforce enterprise-wide best practices for data governance, data quality, security, and compliance with financial services regulations.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Act as the senior point of contact for business leaders, technology executives, and external partners on shared data platform capabilities, priorities, and outcomes.
- Portfolio & Lifecycle Management: Oversee the full lifecycle of data products-from ideation and business case development through delivery, adoption, and continuous improvement-ensuring measurable business impact.
Benefits
- Health and wellbeing options for team members and their dependents
- Up to 4% matching 401(k)
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (10% share discount)
- Tuition reimbursement
- Continuing education
- Bonus eligible
- Paid time off (15 days' vacation per year, plus 2 personal days, prorated based on start date)
- Paid holidays (7 days per year, based on start date)
- Paid volunteer time (3 days per year, prorated based on start date)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Industry
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
