Head of Data Management

Octus

Octus is a leading global provider of credit intelligence, data, and analytics. Since 2013, tens of thousands of professionals across hedge fund, investment banking, management consulting, and law firm verticals have come to rely on Octus to make better, faster, and more confident decisions in pace with the fast-moving credit markets.
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Working at Octus

Octus hires growth-minded innovators and trailblazers across the globe to drive our business and culture. Our core values – Action Oriented, Customer First Mindset, Effective Team Players, and Driven to Excel – define an organizational ethos that’s as high-performing as it is human. Among other perks, Octus employees enjoy competitive health benefits, matched 401k and pension plans, PTO, generous parental leave, gym subsidies, educational reimbursements for career development, recognition programs, pet-friendly offices (US only), and much more. 

Role

Octus is seeking a seasoned leader to oversee its global Data Operations & Strategy team. This role is responsible for designing and executing a scalable data strategy that supports Octus’s high-growth financial data business. The leader will drive the evolution of data ingestion and processing capabilities—leveraging both public data and primary research—to enhance data quality, governance, and delivery.

As a key member of Octus’s Senior Leadership Team (SLT), this individual will spearhead enterprise-wide data initiatives, implement global governance standards, and collaborate closely with technology partners to introduce innovative, tech-driven efficiencies, including AI and data science methodologies.

Responsibilities
● Responsibility for leading the global data operations and strategy team
● Develop data strategies to evolve the data ingestions and processing methodology, enabling
Octus to ingest public data as well as primary research from internal teams.
● Scale the data operations and governance functions, improving the accuracy, completeness,
accessibility, and overall integrity of the financial data products that drive Octus’s high-growth
data business.
● Focus on strategic enterprise intiaitives, improving the status quo with data operations,
governance and management frameworks.
● Design, implement, and enforce global data governance standards and best practices,
implementing best-in-class data governance methodologies.
● Develop data dictionaries, tools, methods, and metrics to uphold standards for timeliness,
accuracy, comprehensiveness, transparency, and digital distribution.
● Partner with Octus’s Technology teams to ensure proper configuration and definition of data
sets. Collaborate on technology-driven solutions – including data-science methods and
generative AI -- to enhance data operations efficiency and accuracy.
● Operate as a will be critical a member of Octus’s Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and
contribute to strategic enterprise initiatives.

Key Requirements
● 15+ years of relevant data operations and governance leadership experience in global,
high-growth companies with financial data products.
● Proven track record of building, managing, and developing full-cycle (data sourcing through
client delivery) data operations strategies, programs, and teams at scale
● Familiarity with cutting-edge methods to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and scale in data
operations and governance, including data science and AI methods.
● Experience leading cross-functional teams and successfully managing mission-critical data
processes and initiatives.
● Demonstrated success in driving change and building consensus with peers and senior
stakeholders in a global, highly matrixed environment.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Octus is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse work environment where all individuals are valued, respected, and treated fairly. We believe that diversity enriches our workplace and enhances our ability to innovate and succeed.