The Role

The Director, Data opportunity reporting into Chief Product Officer at high profile FinTech. The Director, Data will be our first dedicated data hire, and will in time build out a team of Data Engineers, Data Scientists, and Analysts. Year One is about creating the foundation, and the right person will need to be able to be a subject matter expert in the three pillars (Data Science, Data Engineering & BI). This is a do-er who wants to grow a team over time, but is comfortable starting with a data analyst and product analyst; working closely with internal partners including Product, Engineering, Finance, UX/Design, and Sales/CS.

The Director, Data is a new role within this 60 person company, which is backed by one of the most high profile FS institutions in the world among other investors. We have a Data Warehouse & early form of a Data Infrastructure, but it needs to be assessed for its effectiveness at collecting, storing, and quickly transforming into business value and impact. Within 6 months, the team is expected to have created processes and standards for “non- standard” business intelligence and business strategy inquiries. Longer term the goal will be to further develop the company's data asset in accordance with the product and growth strategies.

This team will own all end-to-end data processes, tools, governance and security for Minna products and systems, including data obtained by third-party products needed for integration. The team will also be responsible for merging, exploration and intelligence of combined data sets from Minna’s ecosystem partners and clients.

Director, Data – Required experience:

• Experience in a Senior Data role

• You have an Engineering degree from a Tier1/2 University.

• Strong background in data engineering, data science, or business intelligence/analytics required

• Experience with SQL, Python, JVM based languages such as Java and Scala, and knowledge of both Google Cloud Platform and MongoDB required.

• Experience with big data, Spark and ML technologies, and data analysis tooling such as Jupyter, Zeppelin are nice to have!

• Familiar with different data structures ( relational, NoSql), defining data strategy and architecture

• Experience handling real-time, streaming data, building data pipelines, managing them over time, and evolving them to support new requirements

• Comfortable with anticipating, preventing, and solving complex data problems

• Comfortable with taking ownership, and proposing adjustments and improvement.You can provide concrete examples of previous wins where you managed to gather and analyze data that was not readily available.

• Comfortable hiring, mentoring, and building a team of Data Scientists, Data Engineers, Data or BI Analysts.

• Experience developing a Data Warehouse & BI Reporting and Analytics layer on top

• Previous Financial Services or Subscription Merchant/Brand experience is a plus, as is any experience of working in a dual sided digital marketplace.

• Can speak to past experience where your collaboration with Engineering + Product to improve sourcing of data delivered quantifiable business impact.

Role Responsibilities:

• Working to identify “quick wins” for key business stakeholders in Finance, Product and Sales/Customer Success.

• You will be expected to be very hands-on and willing to get your hands dirty working on datasets yourself- sometimes with little input or and must be comfortable working with little direction/support.

• Coaching a team of two initial analysts. One analyst is dedicated to business intelligence & analysis, one is dedicated to product research and product data analysis.

• Managing a team who builds data sets which enrich our systems and drive more efficient product operations.

• Defining and delivering the Minna data strategy to grow the impact of the team across the business, including the vision / mission, taking ownership for data roadmaps, processes, budgeting and team performance.

• Implementing frameworks that foster innovation, encourage creativity and create business value.

• Working with stakeholders across departments and externally within our partners to ensure the strategy is robust and inclusive.

You are:

• Ambitious, humble and talented.

• Hands on and independent. You do not expect hand holding.

• Excited to manage a distributed team.

• Actively responsible.

• A hands-on problem-solver.

• Inspiring and collaborative.

• An excellent communicator.

About Minna: Minna Technologies is a Swedish fintech company on a mission to help retail banks and subscription businesses deliver powerful digital experiences within subscription management. Our product is category defining, and we've encountered rapid product growth over the past two years by partnering with top-tier banks, fintechs, and subscription merchants. Backed by some of the biggest financial companies in the world, currently around 20 million people benefit from Minna’s subscription solutions. We want to take that number much, much, higher!

Don’t fit the exact description? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Minna we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles!