Upvest
Fintech
Director/HeadofData&AI
“Director/Head of Data & AI at Upvest. Skills: Data & AI product strategy, AI product roadmap, Data & AI product function leadership, building and leading teams. Define and drive a data product strategy. Transform data into a competitive differentiator”
What You'll Achieve.
transform this asset into a competitive differentiator for our clients, our internal teams, and our regulators; productised data capabilities embedded within the Investment API; translate AI capability into productised value with clear ROI; ship world class AI systems that are operationally robust and commercially meaningful in a regulated environment; define 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; define and own a data and AI product roadmap with clear business outcomes
Industry & Context.
AI products that solve real problems
work remotely abroad for up to 183 days a year
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
7+ years in product and data management, significant experience owning data, analytics, data science or AI products in B2B environments, Proven track record in a regulated fintech, finance, or banking environment, deep understanding of API-first SaaS products, Fluency in modern data stacks, Demonstrated ability to define and own a data and AI product roadmap with clear business outcomes, command of modern product toolkits: continuous discovery, outcome-focused roadmaps, OKRs, and fast validation cycles, Proven experience creating cross-functional alignment across Engineering, Compliance, Risk, Finance, and senior leadership, Experience building and scaling inclusive, high-performing product or data teams
Nice to Have
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.
What You'll Do.
Define and drive a data product strategy
Transform data into a competitive differentiator
Establish a clear vision for how Upvest's data creates value
direction and partner closely with engineering and analytics to build the right foundations
Own the AI product roadmap end-to-end
Identify the highest-impact AI use cases
Prioritise AI use cases ruthlessly and drive them through to production
Translate AI capability into productised value with clear ROI
Ship world class AI systems that are operationally robust and commercially meaningful in a regulated environment
Define the operating model for the Data & AI product function
Set standards for discovery
and stakeholder alignment
Create a culture of ownership and high standards
Be the voice of data and AI in product and engineering leadership
Translate a technical vision into a clear
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner closely with engineering and analytics; Partner closely with engineering counterparts to deliver client value; Creating cross-functional alignment across Engineering, Compliance, Risk, Finance, and senior leadership; Collaborate closely with your engineering counterparts
Communication Scope
voice of data and AI in product and engineering leadership; translating a technical vision into a clear, executable strategy that earns trust across the organisation and with our executive team
Process & Methodology
outcome-focused roadmaps, OKRs, fast validation cycles
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