Director/Head of Data & AI

Join Upvest, a leading fintech company, as the Director/Head of Data & AI. In this role, you will provide product leadership, direction, and strategic clarity to our data and analytics teams. You will define the operating model for the Data & AI product function, attract and coach talent, and create a culture of ownership and high standards. You will have significant impact and strategic influence, with end-to-end ownership of the Data & AI product function and a seat at the table with engineering and product leadership. Enjoy a flexible hybrid work setup, access to a development budget, and 30 days of holiday.

• Defining the operating model for the Data & AI product function, setting standards for discovery, delivery, and stakeholder alignment.
• Attracting great talent, coaching your team, and creating a culture of ownership and high standards.
• Owning the Data & AI product function, directly shaping the product roadmap and business strategy.
• Strong command of modern product toolkits: continuous discovery, outcome-focused roadmaps, OKRs, and fast validation cycles
• Experience translating AI/ML capabilities including LLMs and ML systems into productised value with measurable ROI
• Experience building and scaling inclusive, high-performing product or data teams
• Be a sponge! We don't need you to be a trading industry expert. But you will need to quickly absorb complex domains (e.g. data contracts, lakehouse architecture, MLOps) and combine that with your product management expertise
• 7+ years in product and data management, with significant experience owning data, analytics, data science or AI products in B2B environments
• Demonstrated ability to define and own a data and AI product roadmap with clear business outcomes
• Fluency in modern data stacks: you don't need to build them, but you need to understand what they enable and how to prioritise investment (e.g. Kafka, Spark, Flink, Airflow, Dagster, Lakehouse/Warehouse patterns, MLOps)
• Proven track record in a regulated fintech, finance, or banking environment, with a deep understanding of API-first SaaS products
• Proven experience creating cross-functional alignment across Engineering, Compliance, Risk, Finance, and senior leadership