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Leads multiple teams focused on Data and API delivery and drives data-driven decision making across our organization. The director will be responsible for managing multiple teams of senior data engineers, API developers, analysts, leads, and providing strategic guidance to stakeholders on data related projects. This role requires a strong background in product/project management, APIs, data analysis, and stakeholder engagement.

The role is required to partner with multiple stakeholders spanning business and technology to look at project delivery from a data delivery perspective, typically to deliver a specific product or transformation via a multi-disciplinary, highly skilled delivery team. Deliver projects and products using the appropriate methodology, learning & iterating frequently. Defining project needs and feeding these into the program/portfolio process to improve the data life cycle looking at all aspects encompassing data publication, data curation, data security and data availability.

•    DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES / ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Lead, mentor, and manage multiple teams of analysts, developers, quality analysts and SMEs, fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment. Provide guidance, training, and support to ensure the team's success.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for stakeholders, understanding their project needs, maintain strong stakeholder relationships and align services to their objectives. Build and maintain strong client relationships.
• Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and meet or exceed expectations.
• Conduct analysis and develop insights, reports, and procedures to support projects. Ensure that recommendations are based on accurate and meaningful data.
• Provide strategic guidance to stakeholders on data/API related matters including data and API strategy, data/API governance and best practices.
• Implement quality control processes to maintain the highest standards of accuracy, security, and integrity.
• Identify opportunities for cross platforming and leveraging common services to stakeholders while contributing to the development of new business processes.

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Systems or equivalent experience.
• Master's degree in related systems or business field is strongly desired.

OTHER PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum fifteen (15) years of experience including at least five (5) years of experience directly managing people, preferably experience in managing Level 1 managers, including hiring, developing, motivating, and directing people.
• Experience with Defined benefit/Defined Contribution/Wealth management fundamentals is an added advantage.
• Hands on experience on AWS cloud services in the realm of APIs and Big Data
• Experience with complex environments and high-volume data stores driving business critical applications.
• Experience with multiple technologies that align with a full stack philosophy, including but not limited to Java, Springboot, Kafka, multiple databases (Oracle/Sybase, Redshift, RDS) and AWS services (EMR, Lambda, Cloud Formation, API gateway, ECS etc), scripts (batch/Shell).

Experience with Business Intelligence and Analytics tools is a plus. Tools may include SAP Data Services, Informatica, Tableau, SAS, Quicksight etc.

We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity.  All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, religion, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable state or local law. 

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