Data Leader

Unchain Data; Hinoba-an; On-site; PHP 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful Collaborations

Career Growth

Data‑driven culture

Job summary

Coins in the Philippines is seeking a Data Leadership expert to guide a high-performing data organization and build world-class data infrastructure for a fast-growing fintech. You will set technical standards and drive data strategy across trading, payments, and operations.

You will lead hiring, design scalable data models, governance, and cloud-native platforms (Databricks, AWS, Spark). Strong cross‑functional collaboration and English fluency are essential to translate business needs into data

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in CS/SE/Data Science or related field.
• 8+ years in data industry with 3+ years leading teams; crypto/fintech experience preferred.
• Proficiency with big data stack and cloud-native data architectures.

Responsibilities

• Lead recruitment, training, performance management and build a high-efficiency data team.
• Plan and build core data infrastructure and design scalable data models for multi-source data.
• Implement data governance to ensure quality, security, and lifecycle management.
• Oversee data platforms/tools optimization (Databricks, AWS, Spark, Kafka).
• Collaborate with trading, payments, compliance and operations to drive data-driven growth.

Skills

Data leadership

Team management

Cross-functional collaboration

Data governance

Python/Scala/Java

ETL development

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in CS/SE/Data Science

Tools

Databricks

AWS

Spark

Kafka

Delta Lake

Job description

About Us

Coins is the most established crypto brand in The Philippines and has gained the trust of more than 18 million users. Through the easy-to-use mobile app, users can buy and sell a variety of different cryptocurrencies and access a wide range of financial services.

Coins is fully regulated by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and is the first ever crypto-based company in Asia to hold both Virtual Currency and Electronic Money Issuer licenses from a central bank.

The Role

Join the Pioneer Crypto Brand in the Philippines as a Data Leadership expert. This is an opportunity to lead a high-performing data organization and build world-class data infrastructure for a fast-growing fintech company in the crypto space.

Responsibilities

• Lead team recruitment, training, performance management and echelon building; establish technical standards and work norms to build a high-efficiency collaborative data team
• Plan and build core data infrastructure (data warehouse, data lake, real-time data platform) and design business-adaptive data models/layered architectures for unified integration of multi-source data (trading, payment, user, operation, etc.)
• Build and implement enterprise-level data governance systems (data quality, security, caliber, lifecycle management) to eliminate data silos and ensure data accuracy, integrity and reusability
• Lead the selection, construction and optimization of data platforms/tools (Databricks, AWS, Spark, Kafka, etc.); promote the best practices of big data and cloud native technologies to improve data development efficiency
• Deeply connect with cross-departmental business needs (trading, payment, compliance, operation); provide customized data analysis, dashboards and API support to empower data-driven business growth and risk control
• Oversee the whole lifecycle of key data projects (platform upgrade, data integration, governance implementation); control project progress, quality and cost to ensure on-time delivery and business goals achievement
• Track the latest trends in big data, data governance and cloud technologies; introduce industry best practices to continuously optimize the company's data system and enhance technical competitiveness

Requirements

• Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science or related fields; 8+ years of data industry experience, 3+ years of data team management experience; crypto/fintech/payments industry experience is a MUST
• Proficiency in big data tech stack: Apache Spark/Flink/Kafka (real-time/offline data processing), Databricks/Delta Lake; hands-on experience in data warehouse/lake architecture design and implementation
• Expertise in AWS cloud services (EC2, S3, Glue, EMR, Redshift); with cloud-native data architecture design and operation capabilities
• Mastery of data modeling methodologies (dimensional modeling, star/snowflake schema); rich experience in financial/trading data modeling for high-concurrency, large-volume business scenarios
• Solid programming skills in Python/Scala/Java; proficient in ETL development process, able to lead the design and optimization of complex data pipelines
• Proven experience in building and implementing enterprise-level data governance systems; able to solve practical data governance problems (quality, security, caliber unification)
• Excellent team leadership and project management capabilities; strong business acumen to translate business needs into data solutions
• Outstanding cross-departmental communication and collaboration skills; able to work efficiently with technical, business and compliance teams
• Fluent in English (written and spoken); able to work in an English‑speaking environment

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS/Azure/GCP cloud certification (e.g., AWS Data Analytics Specialty)
• Experience in building data middle platforms and enterprise-level data assetization
• Familiar with financial/crypto data compliance requirements (GDPR, local financial regulations)
• Hands‑on experience with DevOps/Infra-as-Code tools (Terraform) and BI tools (Metabase)

What We Offer

• Meaningful Collaborations - Work cross‑functionally with other relevant teams to carry out implementations that will improve and create an impact on customer experience
• Scalable Growth - Be part of a fast‑growing organization with the vision to expand its territories outside APAC which will provide opportunities for career advancement
• A Space For Bright Ideas - Let your bright ideas be converted into meaningful changes. Coins culture welcomes new ideas backed up by data to create an impact