Sr. Director, Data Management

Wex

Sr. Director, Data Management

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WEX is an innovative payments and technology company leading the way in a rapidly changing environment. Our goal is to simplify the business of running a business for our customers and free them to spend more time, with less worry, on the things they love. We are on a journey to build a unified, world class user experience across our products and services and leverage customer driven innovation to power our growth and  strategic initiatives.


This is a really exciting time to be working in Data & Analytics at WEX. We are driving towards our True North vision of providing the right data, in the right place, at the right time so that we can enable and accelerate the journey to being a data-driven organization. There is strong executive support for all things data and it is viewed as a critical component for our enterprise transformation activities. What we need now is someone with a passion for solving problems and driving actionable outcomes with data. You will do this through performing and developing the following competencies: Insights Driven, Stakeholder Aligned, Results Focused, Dynamic Collaboration, Quality Mindset.

What you’ll do:

  • Lead and develop analytics leaders and teams of analysts that deliver a variety of data solutions across the enterprise

  • Build partnerships with senior and executive business stakeholders to identify, define, & prioritize opportunities for data solutions to improve & enhance business processes

  • Develop and implement D&A strategy, engagement model, and service delivery model in partnership with business & technology stakeholders

  • Be a D&A thought leader for the enterprise by keeping current on trends & advances in D&A technologies and approaches, and sharing findings to increase analytics teams’ abilities to deliver strategic value

  • Be a champion for enabling data-driven decision-making

  • Connect the dots between analytical outcomes and corporate strategic objectives for stakeholders

  • Cultivate a data-driven culture through the creation of analytics deliverables that delight the customer and have a high degree of data integrity

  • Prioritize data delivery activities both within and across analytics teams

  • Lead the development of standards & best practices for analytics delivery

  • Provide coaching, mentoring, and strategic direction to team members

  • Work directly with the data engineering partners in the tech side to build a data platform that supports business needs.

  • Work with various stakeholders across WEX to ensure data governance policies and practices are implemented by leading the DG teams. 

  • Oversee the master data management strategy and plan and manage the MDM team. 

How you’ll lead:

  • Insights Driven: Clear hypothesis and objective driven analytics that help drive our business decisions and ongoing metrics

  • Stakeholder Aligned: Understand the needs and audience for deliverables with a succinct and tailored message to maximize impact

  • Results Focused: Rigorous focus on how analytics drive the end to end experiences with clear path to production and measurable impact

  • Strategic Mindset: Drive continual improvement of our teams best practices and processes to power collaboration

  • Quality Mindset: Trust in our findings is critical so data and analytic quality is understood and accounted for from the beginning

  • Relevant Expertise: Brings a deep understanding of analytics, applied technologies, and domain experience

Experience you’ll bring:

  • 15+ years of experience working on enterprise data delivery, with an emphasis on analytics or business intelligence

  • 9+ years of experience in managing data teams and/or leading data projects from an analytics or BI perspective

  • Prior experience building & developing data and/or analytics teams

  • Experience developing D&A strategic plans and roadmaps, and tracking progress against them

  • Practical experience working with or leading teams working on modern reporting tools (Tableau, Power BI, Looker)

  • Practical experience working with or leading teams working on modern data management tools (Snowflake, DBT, Alteryx)

  • Working knowledge of and hands-on experience with SQL

  • Cross-functional knowledge of common enterprise data concepts:  modern data stack, data engineering, data governance, data quality, master data management, advanced analytics

  • Expert communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills

  • Ability to work with senior stakeholders to understand their unique business challenges and guide teams to develop data-driven solutions to address them

What would make you stand out:

  • Experience developing & driving a Data Platform Center of Excellence

  • Fintech/payments industry experience

The base pay range represents the anticipated low and high end of the pay range for this position. Actual pay rates will vary and will be based on various factors, such as your qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role. Base pay is one component of WEX's total compensation package. Most sales positions are eligible for commission under the terms of an applicable plan. Non-sales roles are typically eligible for a quarterly or annual bonus based on their role and applicable plan. WEX's comprehensive and market competitive benefits are designed to support your personal and professional well-being. Benefits include health, dental and vision insurances, retirement savings plan, paid time off, health savings account, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability insurance, tuition reimbursement, and more. For more information, check out the "About Us" section.

Salary Pay Range: $172,000.00 - $229,000.00
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