Finance Data Solutions Lead

Capital Group • Irvine, CA

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Global Finance Data Solutions Lead, you will play a pivotal role in enabling Capital Group’s strategic objectives through high-quality data products and reporting solutions. Operating within Digital Finance’s product-focused, pod-based delivery model, you will lead the design, development, and delivery of scalable finance data solutions that provide critical insights and enhance operational excellence. You will combine deep finance domain expertise with strong technical and analytical skills to translate complex business needs into impactful data products. Working with a high degree of independence, you will drive initiatives across cross-functional teams, including data governance, engineering, and analytics—to deliver trusted, performant, and reusable solutions that support decision-making across Global Finance. You are an analytical thinker and analytical person who thrives at the intersection of finance and data. You bring a keen sense of ownership, the ability to work independently, and a passion for delivering high-impact data solutions. You excel at influencing without authority, building partnerships, and translating complexity into clarity.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Data, Technology, or related field
• 5 to 10 years of experience in data, analytics, or finance technology roles
• Proven experience delivering complex data products or reporting solutions.
• Strong knowledge of finance processes (e.g., FP&A, accounting, financial reporting)
• Experience working with cross-functional teams in a product or agile delivery model.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting finance data domains (foundational data or reporting data)
• Familiarity with modern data platforms, cloud technologies, or analytics tools
• Exposure to data governance practices and enterprise data standards
• Prior experience mentoring or leading analysts within a team or pod structure.
• Background in financial services or asset management

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional pods to design, build, and maintain scalable Global Finance data products and standardized reporting solutions.
• Translate complex analytical and business requirements into robust, reusable data solutions.
• Deliver high-quality solutions that enable strategic insights and operational efficiency.
• Ensure solutions are secure, dependable, performant, and aligned with enterprise data standards.
• Drive user adoption through intuitive design, clear documentation, and alignment with business needs.
• Own end-to-end delivery and lifecycle management of data products
• Coordinate execution across teams and enterprise partners to ensure timely delivery.
• Manage prioritization, dependencies, and risks with minimal guidance.
• Apply product management to best practices to drive scalable, efficient solutions.
• Support management activities including training, rollout, and stakeholder adoption.
• Develop clear, data-driven recommendations tailored to technical and business audiences, including senior leadership.
• Translate complex data insights into compelling narratives and visualizations.
• Adapt messaging for different audiences balancing technical accuracy with clarity.
• Mentor junior analysts in communication and data storytelling.
• Demonstrate strong understanding of finance processes, metrics, and decision frameworks.
• Partner with finance stakeholders to solve complex analytical and operational challenges.
• Identify trends, insights, and opportunities through data products.
• Ensure alignment to enterprise metrics, definitions, and strategic outcomes.
• Lead moderately to complex initiatives with a high degree of independence.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor less experienced team members.
• Foster collaboration across global, cross-functional teams
• Champion modern tools, platforms, and innovative ways of working within Digital Finance

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Bonuses
• Health benefits
• Generous time-away
• 2-for-1 matching gifts for charitable contributions
• Annual grants for charitable organizations
• On-demand professional development resources
• Company-funded retirement contribution (15% of eligible earnings)
• Flexible work options

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior