Data Strategy & Operations Lead

Overview:

The Data Strategy & Operations Lead will spearhead Guidepoint’s data operations and modernization efforts. This role is essential in ensuring our data assets are effectively utilized and maintained to support key business objectives while meeting regulatory and organizational standards. Key responsibilities for the role include maintaining data quality, governance, accuracy, ensuring consistency, overseeing delivery/management, and enrichment through third-party sources. The ideal candidate will collaborate with the Data Engineering team, AI/ML team, and other senior business stakeholders to build out and implement tools, strategies, and processes to augment and maximize the value of our data.

What You’ll Do:

• Develop and deliver a roadmap for the Data Operations stack that leverages data from across the entire organization.
• Provide recommendations and insights to senior leadership to shape data strategies.
• Establish, setup, and manage the data harmonization rules and procedures.
• Act as a steward for data quality and integrity, establishing and monitoring data health and quality metrics to uphold high standards.
• Implement processes for scalable and reliable data operations including proactively addressing data anomalies, data mapping issues, and trends through strategic interventions.
• Partner with Product and Engineering Leadership to help design, implement, and manage a robust data governance framework to ensure accuracy, consistency, and compliance with regulatory standards.
• Partner with Product to drive roadmap for external third-party data ingestion and implementation to enrich internal data assets.
• Partner with the Data Engineering and AI/ML teams to align data workflows with business objectives and model requirements.
• Support the development of scalable pipelines within the Lakehouse architecture to serve diverse use cases.
• Oversee the creation and maintenance of comprehensive data catalogs for improved data discoverability.
• Ensure metadata and data lineage documentation supports both compliance and AI/ML operational needs.
• Drive initiatives to ensure data usage aligns with compliance standards and ethical AI guidelines.
• Keep current on technological advances, capabilities of new products, and industry trends within the Data Operations field.

What You Have:

• 3-5+ years of experience leading data teams (Data Operations, Data Governance, or Data Strategy)
• 6-8+ years of experience working in data operations, engineering, stewardship, governance, or strategy.  
• Bachelor’s degree in quantitative data field or equivalent (Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Economics, Engineering, etc.);
• Experience in external data source integration strategy, evaluating data providers and integrating with data vendors.
• Proven experience with data governance and data catalog frameworks and implementing scalable data stewardship processes and best practices for the enterprise.
• Exceptional organizational, stakeholder communication and excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to collaborate cross-functional teams and manage dependencies.
• Strategic mindset with a strong focus on solving problems and delivering business value in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong understanding of third-party data integration, data management, and compliance for Data Products and AI/ML use cases for financial services; Experience in the expert network domain is a plus.
• Knowledge of Lakehouse architecture, Databricks and Medallion data design is preferred.
• Experience with regulatory compliance related to data management is preferred.
• Familiarity with ethical AI practices and AI/ML data requirements is preferred.

What We Offer:

The annual base salary range for this position is $180,000-$220,000. Base salary may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience, as well as geographic location. Additionally, this position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus based on performance. 

You will also be eligible for the following benefits: 

• 15 PTO Days, 10 legal holidays, and sick days 
• Comprehensive Medical, dental, and vision plans 
• Will match up to 10% of employee contribution for 401(k), life insurance, paid time-off and parental leave plans 
• Commuter benefits and a corporate discounts 
• Development opportunities through the LinkedIn Learning platform 
• Friday happy hour, “Summer Fridays”, and free snacks and beverages in the office 
• Year-round corporate athletic league 
• Casual work environment, team building, and other social even