Director of Data

Intec Select Limited; Florida; Remote; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous paid time off

Company holidays

Paid parental leave

Life and disability insurance

Fully remote work

Home office allowance

Professional development

Job summary

Intec Select Limited is seeking a Director of Data to lead the data function across the United States. This senior role defines the data strategy, builds scalable capabilities, and ensures data drives commercial decisions and growth. The position is fully remote within the United States.

You will lead analytics, data engineering, and governance, partnering with executives to align data initiatives with business outcomes. A deep FS/regulatory background and strong leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience in data, analytics, or data engineering roles.
• Experience in financial services or regulated environments.
• Proven ability to build and scale data teams.
• Strong data governance and data quality frameworks.
• Experience with cloud-based data platforms and enterprise architecture.
• Ability to translate data initiatives into measurable business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the enterprise data strategy and roadmap.
• Lead and develop data, analytics and engineering teams.
• Own data architecture, platforms, governance and quality.
• Partner with executives to find data-driven opportunities.
• Develop scalable cloud-based data platforms and capabilities.
• Maintain data governance, security and regulatory standards.
• Support adoption of AI and advanced analytics across the org.
• Develop KPIs and reporting for executive decision-making.
• Manage relationships with technology partners and vendors.
• Foster a strong data culture across the business.

Skills

Data leadership

Cloud platforms

Data governance

Data architecture

Data engineering

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

AI/ML exposure

Communication

Team building

Job description

Director of Data | Financial Services | Florida / Fully Remote (United States) - $180,000 – $230,000

Overview:

We are working with a growing financial services organization that is looking to appoint an experienced Director of Data to lead and develop its data function across the United States. This is a senior leadership position with responsibility for defining and delivering the organization's data strategy, building scalable data capabilities and ensuring data is used effectively to support commercial decision-making, operational performance and future growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and execute the organization's enterprise data strategy and roadmap.
• Lead and develop high-performing data, analytics and engineering teams.
• Take ownership of data architecture, platforms, governance and data quality.
• Partner with senior executives and business leaders to identify opportunities where data can improve business performance and customer outcomes.
• Drive the development of scalable cloud-based data platforms and modern data capabilities.
• Establish and maintain strong data governance, security and regulatory standards.
• Support the adoption of advanced analytics, AI and machine learning across the organization.
• Develop appropriate KPIs and reporting frameworks to support executive-level decision-making.
• Manage relationships with technology partners, vendors and other third parties.
• Build a strong data culture across the wider business.

Experience Required

• Significant experience in senior Data, Analytics, Data Engineering or Data Strategy leadership positions.
• Previous experience within Financial Services, Banking, FinTech, Insurance, Payments or another highly regulated environment.
• Strong understanding of modern data platforms, cloud technologies and enterprise data architecture.
• Experience establishing or improving data governance and data quality frameworks.
• Proven experience building, managing and developing data teams.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory, security and compliance requirements associated with financial data.
• Experience working with senior executives and translating complex data initiatives into measurable business outcomes.
• Exposure to AI, machine learning and advanced analytics would be highly advantageous.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• $180,000 – $230,000 base salary, depending on experience, plus a competitive annual performance bonus.
• Generous paid time off and company holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Life and disability insurance
• Flexible fully remote working
• Home office / remote-working allowance
• Professional development and training support