Director Data Product Management

Director Data Product Management

The Director Data Product Management will lead the execution of the enterprise-wide vision, strategy, and execution for the next-generation data platform. This role will unify data capabilities, drive architecture modernization, and enable scalable, intelligent systems that accelerate business growth. You will partner closely with product engineering, platform architecture team, commercial, and operations teams to deliver a high-performing platform foundation.

Essential Functions, Duties, and Responsibilities

• Define and own the enterprise architecture strategy for the modern data products and platform, including cloud data services, integration patterns, governance, and scalability.
• Lead the design of unified data capabilities that power analytics, ML/AI, real-time systems, and operational use cases.
• Drive platform modernization initiatives across markets and business units.
• Partner with business and product leadership to translate business needs into technical capabilities and platform roadmaps.
• Establish architectural standards, patterns, and best practices across data, integration, and event-driven systems.
• Build and mentor a high-performing organization of product owners and engineers.
• Ensure platform reliability, security, performance, and compliance.
• Champion a data-first culture and cross-functional alignment across technology, product, operations, and commercial teams.
• Ability to effectively and accurately convey information to others.
• Performs related duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications and Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a business administration degree preferred.
• 8+ years' experience in data architecture, cloud engineering, and product leadership roles.
• Deep expertise in cloud-native data platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), event-driven architectures, API-led integration, and modern data stacks.
• Proven experience building enterprise-scale platforms supporting analytics, AI/ML, and operational workloads.
• Strong leadership experience managing multi-disciplinary teams.
• Excellent communicator with ability to translate complex technical concepts for business audiences.
• Background working across multiple markets in fintech experience preferred.

Skills, Abilities, and Knowledge:

• Strong verbal communication skills; strong writing and composition abilities.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to develop and maintain effective and professional relationships across the organization and with customers.
• Strong influencing and negotiation skills; consultative and collaborative work style.
• High learning agility with the ability to learn and integrate business variables and learn new systems and platforms.
• Strong analytical skills & problem-solving abilities; solid decision-making abilities coupled with sound judgment.
• Effective at managing multiple priorities under tight deadlines in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Self-directed and comfortable working with ambiguity and uncertainty.
• High degree of professional maturity, integrity, ability to maintain confidential data and information.
• High degree of business acumen; strong technical aptitude.

Work Environment and Physical Requirements:

• Working on-site at assigned office location.
• Regular and punctual attendance adhering to schedule established by leadership.
• Flexibility to work occasional adjusted work schedules, overtime, and evening and/or weekend hours to meet deadlines or as business needs demand.
• Working in a cubicle hub, maintaining focus on phone calls in a noisy environment within earshot of multiple other conversations.
• Sedentary work in a stationary position at a cubicle for prolonged periods of time.
• Constant repetitive motions required for operating a computer, such as typing and managing phone calls.
• Constantly communicating effectively verbally in English, including accurately exchanging information with others following identification of correct procedures.

Additional Information:

While this description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position's requirements, it in no way implies/states that these are the only job responsibilities. Management reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties and request other duties, as necessary.

All employees are required to have smart phones that meet Company security standards with the ability to install apps such as Microsoft Authenticator. Employment will be contingent on this requirement.

Why Newrez

We're a great place to work because we invest in what matters: your career, your community, your wellbeing, and your future. Our total rewards package is designed to support your whole self.

Company Benefits:

We offer benefits, programs, and perks that support you in every aspect of your life.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Health Savings Account with employer contribution
• 401(k) Retirement plan with employer match
• Paid Maternity Leave/Parental Bonding Leave/Caregiver Leave
• Adoption Assistance
• Tuition & Certification reimbursement
• Employee Mortgage Loan Program
• The Newrez Employee Emergency and Disaster Fund is a program to support our team members experiencing hardships

Newrez NOW:

Through Newrez NOW, our Corporate Social Responsibility program, you'll have opportunities to give back, lead, and make a difference.

• 1 company-paid Volunteer Time Off day (with over 40,000 volunteer hours contributed since our inception)
• Matching Gifts Program - dollar-for-dollar up to $1,000
• Access to grants, nonprofit resources, and volunteer opportunities
• More than $6,000,000 donated since 2020
• 1 in 5 employees participates in at least one Employee Resource Group (ERG)

Equal Employment Opportunity

We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer- and celebrate our employees' differences, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, and Veteran status. Different makes us better.