Job Description

Hybrid in NYC (2 days a week in office)

Base Salary – up to $275K

Our client is an industry-disrupting fintech on a mission to modernize private capital markets through data-driven innovation. As they continue to scale, they’re looking for somebody to head their Data function to build and lead the next phase of their data strategy, infrastructure, and analytics capabilities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and lead high-performing data teams, aligning resources with strategic business priorities while maintaining strong fiscal responsibility.
• Act as a trusted advisor to leadership, translating data strategy into clear business impact and aligning on measurable outcomes.
• Drive the data vision and architecture, ensuring scalability, reliability, and accessibility of data systems across the business (experience with modern data stacks like Snowflake, dbt, and Looker is a strong plus).

Key Experience:

• Strong player-coach with a passion for mentoring data professionals while maintaining a hands-on understanding of data architecture, governance, and analytics.
• Proven success building and scaling data functions from early-stage (1–5 people) to full-scale teams across engineering, analytics, and governance.
• Fintech experience is prioritized, but relevant experience in data-heavy sectors like martech or adtech is also highly valued.

Additional Experience:

• Expertise in data strategy, data platform design, and implementing best practices in data quality and lifecycle management.
• Track record of turning data into a business lever, powering product decisions, personalization, and strategic insights.
• Familiarity with compliance and security best practices around data, especially within regulated industries.
• Strong communication skills to evangelize data literacy across the organization and influence senior stakeholders.
• A collaborative leadership style, fostering innovation and cross-functional alignment.
• Experience building robust data governance programs and self-service BI environments.
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced, high-growth environments and scale data operations to match.
• Dedication to fostering team growth and championing a data-driven culture.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation with equity opportunities.
• A diverse and distributed team of innovators and experts.
• Comprehensive employee benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Strong autonomy with leadership support.
• Annual learning and development opportunities.

If the above sounds like you, please click "EasyApply" or email me at katherine.farquharson@storm2.com

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