Head of Data & Governance
Chatham Financial | |
paid time off, paid holidays, 401(k) | |
United States, New York, New York | |
Oct 06, 2024 | |
Overview: We don't simply hire employees. We invest in them. When you work at Chatham, we empower you - offering professional development opportunities to help you grow in your career, no matter if you've been here for five months or 15 years. Chatham has worked hard to create a distinct work environment that values people, teamwork, integrity, and client service. You will have immediate opportunities to partner with talented subject matter experts, work on complex projects, and contribute to the value Chatham delivers every day. Based in New York City with regular travel to our corporate Head office in Kennett Square and reporting into Chief Product and Technology Officer, the Head of Data & Governance will take overall ownership for the company's data assets and enterprise data science capabilities. As the Head of Data & Governance, you will be empowered to organize, engage and lead a team of data and technology professionals with a shared vision, roadmap and accountability around the data lake, engineering, data architecture, standardization, governance, enablement, science, and ultimately productization. You will be a technically-capable executive with an ability to lead functions such as data engineering and data science. You will need to be able to engage credibly with the broader Technology function at Chatham. As the Head of Data & Governance, you will be responsible for the definition and implementation of the data strategy and the leadership of an enterprise-wide data organization to continue to shift the culture of Chatham to embrace data as a strategic advantage for the organization. You will define and implement enterprise-wide data policies, establish improved data processes to make data more accessible internally and externally, and develop a data quality framework. You will take an operational approach towards structuring, optimizing, and professionalizing the firm's data and unlock the value of the firm's data. In so doing, you will improve employee and customer experience, increase revenue generation, and reduce costs. Key to success, this executive will reach across siloed organizations in order to build capabilities and align delivery. As a successful candidate, you will leverage data assets and develop solutions with an eye to achieving financial outcomes as well as optimizing actuarial and regulatory functions. The Head of Data & Governance will additionally drive enhanced information security and data protection, and enable the establishment of an Agile, data-driven environment. In this role you will:
Your impact: will be a transformative data executive with significant experience building successful teams and technical solutions in a sophisticated company. S/he will bring an operational approach, deep technical skills, and a strategic mindset towards driving an organization's data journey. The ideal candidate will need credibility, gravitas, a strong leadership presence and influencing skills to communicate the opportunities for data and governance across the business and the technical depth to ensure that those opportunities are realized. The Head of Data & Governance will need to have an appropriate level of strategic and technical acumen and a proven ability to deconstruct complex problems with data analysis. S/he will have experience working with large, complex datasets to extract insights, including the use of world-class advanced analytical tools to drive more effective strategies. A demonstrated interest in, knowledge of, and enthusiasm for a full spectrum of technical solutions covering both open source and commercial vendors will be highly relevant as well. Financial services experience is beneficial but not required and a demonstrated ability to be successful in a complicated, highly collaborative enterprise is highly desired, especially in those with large data volumes, operational complexity, or diverse customer needs. Contributors to your success:
About Chatham Financial: Chatham Financial delivers financial risk management advisory and technology solutions to organizations across industries and around the world by helping companies maximize value in the capital markets. At Chatham, we help businesses improve their bottom lines. But that's not the only place we're committed to making an impact. We look beyond our clients, too - enhancing the markets where we work, supporting the clients we partner with, helping our employees thrive, and giving back to the world at large. And when you join Chatham, you're an integral part of this equation, enabling us to live this purpose-driven philosophy every day. For New York based candidates, the compensation range for the position is expected to be between $150,000 - $225,000 annually. Total compensation, including base pay, discretionary individual bonus and company bonus, may be higher than range listed, depending on applicant's skills, qualifications, and experience. Benefits include health insurance, life and disability insurance, 401k, EAP, paid holidays and paid time off. Chatham Financial is an equal opportunity employer. #LI-Hybrid #LI-RK1 |