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Empower · 7 hours ago

Director Data Products & Strategy

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$114K/yr - $165K/yr

8+ years exp

Empower is dedicated to transforming financial lives by providing a flexible work environment and celebrating internal mobility. The Director Data Products & Strategy leads the vision and execution of enterprise data products, ensuring they are compliant and high-value for critical business decisions.

Employee BenefitsNon ProfitSocial

No H1B

Responsibilities

Define and own the data product strategy and operating model

Establish and manage domain-based data product portfolios, including customer, transaction, risk, and operations domains

Translate enterprise strategy into multi-year data product roadmaps supported by clearly defined value cases

Lead, mentor, and scale a team of Data Product Managers

Establish standards for product discovery, requirements definition, documentation, and delivery

Foster a culture of accountability, outcomes, and continuous improvement

Oversee delivery of complex, cross-domain data products and data platforms

Ensure alignment between data product teams, data engineering, and analytics functions

Remove organizational blockers and manage dependencies across teams

Partner with Data Governance, Risk, Legal, and Compliance teams to embed controls within data products

Ensure data products meet regulatory requirements related to privacy, lineage, auditability, and data retention

Establish clear ownership, stewardship, and accountability for enterprise data domains

Serve as a trusted advisor to senior business and technology leaders

Communicate data product strategy, progress, and value to executive audiences

Balance competing priorities across business units while driving enterprise alignment

Define success metrics for data products, including adoption, data quality, and business impact

Track ROI and ensure data initiatives deliver measurable outcomes

Drive continuous optimization of the enterprise data product portfolio

Qualification

Data product strategyData governance practicesEnterprise data platformsPeople leadershipFinancial services experienceBusiness intelligenceCloud-native data ecosystemsData mesh knowledgeExecutive presentation skills

Required

8–10+ years of experience in product management, with 4+ years focused on data, analytics, or platform products

5–6+ years of experience in people leadership or senior product leadership roles

Experience working in financial services or other highly regulated industries

Strong understanding of enterprise data platforms, including data lakes, data warehouses, and streaming technologies

Strong understanding of analytics, business intelligence, and metrics layers

Experience with data governance practices, including metadata management, data lineage, and data quality

Proven success leading large-scale, cross-functional initiatives at the enterprise level

Familiarity with data mesh or domain-oriented data product models desired

Preferred

Background in analytics, engineering, or quantitative roles preferred

Experience presenting to executive leadership and governance forums is a plus

Experience with cloud-native data ecosystems such as AWS, Snowflake, or Redshift preferred

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision and life insurance

Retirement savings – 401(k) plan with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%), financial advisory services, potential company discretionary contribution, and a broad investment lineup

Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year

Business-casual environment that includes the option to wear jeans

Generous paid time off upon hire – including a paid time off program plus ten paid company holidays and three floating holidays each calendar year

Paid volunteer time — 16 hours per calendar year

Leave of absence programs – including paid parental leave, paid short- and long-term disability, and Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)

Business Resource Groups (BRGs) – BRGs facilitate inclusion and collaboration across our business internally and throughout the communities where we live, work and play. BRGs are open to all.