Data Leader - Payment

Coins.ph; Abbeyville (CO); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Coins is seeking a seasoned Head of Data to steer business data-driven strategy across cross-border payments. Lead planning of data warehouse, data middle platform, and BI visualization initiatives, coordinating data governance and cross-functional delivery teams to unlock insights that impact revenue and operations.

The role requires deep data analysis expertise, strong business acumen, and a track record of scaling data teams in fintech environments.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of experience in data analysis and data management within cross-border payment or fintech industries.
• Strong commercial data thinking and business acumen.
• Proficient in the architectural logic of data platforms, data warehouses and data middle platforms with end-to-end governance.
• Minimum 2 years of data team management experience leading BI and Data Engineering teams.
• Proficient in SQL and BI visualization tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead business data-driven strategy and KPI indicator frameworks for cross-border payments.
• Plan and implement data warehouse, data middle platform and BI visualization platforms.
• Manage BI and Data Engineering teams; ensure timely delivery of data demands and platform projects.
• Collaborate with business, risk, operations, finance and product teams to derive insights and drive revenue growth.

Skills

Data analysis

Data-driven thinking

Team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Business acumen

Education

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

Tools

SQL

BI Visualization Tools

Data Warehousing

Job description

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.

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 special 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.

Meaningful Collaborations - The successful candidate will 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.