Data Lead - Vice President -2

Job Title

Data Lead

Role Summary

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Role Description

We are looking for an experienced Data Lead to drive our data strategy, architecture, and analytics initiatives. You will be responsible for managing data infrastructure, ensuring data quality, and enabling data-driven decision-making for Digital platform & products. This role requires a strong technical background, leadership skills, and a passion for leveraging data to create business impact.

Data Strategy & Governance

• Define and implement data management strategies to align with business objectives.
• Establish data governance policies and ensure compliance with industry standards (GDPR, CCPA, etc.).
• Drive best practices for data security, privacy, and integrity.

Data Engineering & Architecture

• Design and oversee scalable data pipelines, ETL processes, and data warehousing solutions.
• Work with engineering teams to optimize database performance and storage.
• Ensure the reliability and efficiency of data infrastructure, both on-premise and in the cloud.

Data Analytics & Insights

• Lead data analytics initiatives to provide insights that drive business decisions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop dashboards and reports.
• Promote data-driven decision-making culture across the organization.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Manage and mentor a team of data engineers, analysts, and scientists.
• Partner with product, marketing, finance, and operations teams to address data challenges.
• Stay updated on the latest trends and technologies in data management and analytics.

Core/Must have skills

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Science, or a related field.

14+ years of experience in data engineering, analytics, or a similar role.

Strong expertise in SQL, Python, and data pipeline tools (Airflow, dbt, etc.).

Working experience on data technologies like Snowflake, DataBricks, Airflow, Kafka, Apache Airflow, Teradata, Hadoop, spark, Amazon redshift, etc

Knowledge of data modeling, data governance, and data integration techniques.

Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Good to have skills

Experience with BI tools (Tableau, Power BI, Looker) and ML frameworks is a plus.

Work Schedule

On-Premise

Keywords (If any)

Why this role is important to us

Our technology function, Global Technology Services (GTS), is vital to State Street and is the key enabler for our business to deliver data and insights to our clients. We’re driving the company’s digital transformation and expanding business capabilities using industry best practices and advanced technologies such as cloud, artificial intelligence and robotics process automation.

We offer a collaborative environment where technology skills and innovation are valued in a global organization. We’re looking for top technical talent to join our team and deliver creative technology solutions that help us become an end-to-end, next-generation financial services company.

Join us if you want to grow your technical skills, solve real problems and make your mark on our industry.

About State Street

What we do. State Street is one of the largest custodian banks, asset managers and asset intelligence companies in the world. From technology to product innovation, we’re making our mark on the financial services industry. For more than two centuries, we’ve been helping our clients safeguard and steward the investments of millions of people. We provide investment servicing, data & analytics, investment research & trading and investment management to institutional clients.

Work, Live and Grow. We make all efforts to create a great work environment. Our benefits packages are competitive and comprehensive. Details vary by location, but you may expect generous medical care, insurance and savings plans, among other perks. You’ll have access to flexible Work Programs to help you match your needs. And our wealth of development programs and educational support will help you reach your full potential.

Inclusion, Diversity and Social Responsibility. We truly believe our employees’ diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives are a powerful contributor to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and reach their maximum potential while adding value to both our organization and our clients. We warmly welcome candidates of diverse origin, background, ability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and personality. Another fundamental value at State Street is active engagement with our communities around the world, both as a partner and a leader. You will have tools to help balance your professional and personal life, paid volunteer days, matching gift programs and access to employee networks that help you stay connected to what matters to you.

State Street is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Discover more at StateStreet.com/careers

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