Data Leader - Payment

Coins.xyz Brasil; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Coins is a regulated crypto brand operating a mobile app for buying and selling cryptocurrencies. We are seeking a Senior Head of Data to lead strategy, data platform development, and governance for cross-border payments in Hong Kong.

You will lead the BI and Data Engineering teams, build standardized data frameworks, and partner with risk, finance and product to drive revenue growth and data-driven decision making.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in data analysis and data management within fintech or cross-border payment sectors.
• Strong understanding of cross-border business logic including collection, payment, settlement, compliance and risk control.
• Experience in data team management is highly preferred.
• Ability to build data analysis frameworks from a business perspective.
• Proficient in SQL and BI visualization tools.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in relevant fields.

Responsibilities

• Lead business data-driven strategy across payments lifecycle.
• Oversee data platform planning, data governance and BI visualization.
• Manage BI and Data Engineering teams, ensure delivery of data demands.
• Collaborate with risk, operations, finance and product for data requirements.

Skills

Data analysis

Data governance

Team leadership

Cross-border payments knowledge

Business acumen

SQL

BI visualization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Computer Science, Finance, Data Analytics or related majors

Tools

Data warehouse

Data middle platform

BI tools

Job description

Coins is a regulated crypto brand in the Philippines and operates a mobile app for buying and selling cryptocurrencies.

Responsibilities

• Business Data-Driven Strategy: Conduct in-depth analysis of the full business lifecycle of cross-border payment scenarios, including transaction processing, clearing, foreign exchange settlement, risk control, revenue generation and capital flow. Establish standardized data analysis frameworks and KPI indicator systems. Deliver in-depth business reviews, growth optimization strategies and risk assessment analyses to support core management decision‑making.
• Data Platform Planning & Construction: Lead the overall planning and implementation of data warehouse, data middle platform and BI visualization platforms. Coordinate cross‑functional business and technical resources, oversee full-cycle data governance, including unified data caliber, standardized data layering and hierarchical permission system construction. Eliminate data silos and build a reusable, business-oriented data system.
• Team Leadership & Management: Take full charge of the management of the BI team and Data Engineering team. Establish standardized team workflows and collaboration mechanisms, decompose business objectives, and reasonably allocate tasks covering data analysis, BI visualization development, data engineering development and platform operation & maintenance. Empower team capability improvement, coordinate cross-team collaboration, drive the data team to deliver high‑value business outcomes, and ensure the successful delivery of data demands and platform construction projects.
• Digital Business Empowerment: Collaborate closely with business, risk control, operation, finance and product teams to undertake core data requirements. Build standardized mechanisms for daily data monitoring, early warning and regular business review. Identify business growth opportunities and operational pain points, and drive business efficiency improvement and revenue growth through data insights.

Requirements

• Minimum 8 years of experience in data analysis and data management within cross-border payment or fintech industries. Solid understanding of core cross-border business logic including cross-border collection & payment, clearing & settlement, overseas compliance and cross-border risk control. Prior experience in payment industry data team management is highly preferred.
• Possess strong commercial data thinking and business acumen. Capable of building data analysis frameworks from a business perspective, dissecting core business challenges independently, and delivering actionable analysis and business optimization solutions.
• Proficient in the architectural logic of data platforms, data warehouses and data middle platforms, with comprehensive knowledge of end-to-end data governance procedures. Capable of independently leading platform planning and implementation. No hands‑on coding development required; competent in managing and coordinating technical teams to complete project delivery.
• Minimum 2 years of data team management experience, with proven track record of leading BI and Data Engineering teams. Skilled in objective decomposition, process optimization, team cultivation and cross‑departmental collaboration, with strong stress resistance and outstanding business insight.
• Proficient in SQL, data analysis tools and BI visualization tools. Bachelor’s degree or above in Statistics, Computer Science, Finance, Data Analysis or related majors is preferred.