Head of Investment Data & Analytics

Transamerica; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 173,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Bonus eligible

Pension Plan

401k Match

Tuition Reimbursement

Medical Insurance

Job summary

Transamerica is seeking a highly strategic Principal/Director of Investment Data Engineering & Visualization to craft and evolve the firm’s investment data platform. You will lead end-to-end data lifecycle, architect scalable pipelines, and build executive-grade analytics.

This role blends investment knowledge with data engineering and product innovation. Hybrid office environment with significant collaboration across investment teams and leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical or quantitative field; advanced degree preferred.
• Strong background in investment data, analytics, and data platforms.
• Experience leading data engineering and analytics teams.
• Proven ability to design and deploy cloud-native data platforms.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the vision, roadmap, and operating model for investment data and analytics.
• Architect and build cloud-native data platforms and scalable pipelines.
• Create best-in-class analytics dashboards for executives and investment teams.
• Lead and mentor data engineers, analytics engineers, and visualization professionals.

Skills

Python

SQL

Cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP)

Data modeling

API integration

Power BI/Tableau/ThoughtSpot

Visualization

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Systems, Finance, Mathematics

Master’s degree (preferred)

CFA/CAIA/CIPM/FRM (preferred)

Tools

Snowflake

Databricks

Microsoft Fabric

Aladdin

Bloomberg

FactSet

MSCIMorningstar

Power BI

Tableau

ThoughtSpot

Job description

Transamerica is seeking a highly strategic Principal/Director of Investment Data Engineering & Visualization to craft and evolve the firm’s investment data platform. You will lead end-to-end data lifecycle, architect scalable pipelines, and build executive-grade analytics.

This role blends investment knowledge with data engineering and product innovation. Hybrid office environment with significant collaboration across investment teams and leadership.