Sr Director Data Management and Platform

LDC is seeking a highly experienced and strategic Senior Director Data Management and Platform to lead the companys data management function and drive the evolution of our data platform. This critical leadership role will be responsible for establishing and executing a comprehensive data strategy that ensures the quality accessibility security and governance of all LDCs data assets. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of building and managing highperforming data teams implementing robust data governance frameworks and delivering modern scalable data platforms. This role is vital to supporting LDCs strategic objectives particularly in the areas of trading research risk management and operational efficiency.

The Senior Director will report to the Global Head of Data Science and Analytics and will be a key member of the Analytics Leadership Team. This position has large budget and people accountability and will involve regular interactions with the companys Executive Team including the CEO CFO and CIO.

Key Responsibilities:

• Data Strategy & Vision: Develop and implement a comprehensive data strategy aligned with LDCs overall business objectives. Define the longterm vision for data at LDC including data architecture technology stack and data governance principles and practices
• Data Governance: Establish and maintain a robust data governance framework encompassing data quality data security data privacy and data access controls. Implement policies and procedures for data certification metadata management and master data management.
• Data Management: Oversee all aspects of data management including data cataloging data quality management data lineage data integration and data warehousing. Ensure data accuracy completeness consistency and timeliness across all data domains. Ensure data governance is embedded at the core data infrastructure.
• Data Platform: Lead the design development and maintenance of LDCs data platform including data lakes data warehouses and other data infrastructure components. Ensure the platform is scalable reliable secure and supports the diverse data needs of the organization. We are constantly investing in keeping our data platform at the latest standards.
• Metadata Management: Implement a comprehensive metadata management system to provide clear definitions lineage and context for all data assets. Ensure metadata is actively managed and utilized to improve data discovery understanding and trust.
• Master Data Management (MDM): Oversee the MDM program to create and maintain a single authoritative source of truth for critical business entities (e.g. counterparties products locations).
• Data Quality: Define and implement data quality metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to monitor and improve data quality across all data types (time series operational geospatial unstructured). Drive a culture of data quality awareness and accountability throughout the organization.
• Data Integration: Ensure robust integration framework for all external and internal data sources
• Team Leadership: Build mentor and lead a highperforming team of data engineers data architects data stewards and data governance specialists. Foster a collaborative and innovative team environment.
• Stakeholder Management: Collaborate effectively with stakeholders across the organization (technology commercial teams research risk management) to understand their data needs and ensure the data platform and governance framework meet those needs.
• Technology Evaluation: Continuously evaluate and recommend new data management technologies and tools to improve efficiency enhance data capabilities and drive innovation.
• Budget Management: Manage the data management and platform budget ensuring costeffective utilization of resources across the organization
• Data Scorecard: Actively manage and contribute to the company wide data scorecard focusing on data completeness and accuracy across the key data
• Data Science Workbench Management: Oversee and manage the data science workbench ensuring it provides a robust and efficient environment for analysts and data scientists to develop and deploy models. This includes responsibility for the tools infrastructure and processes that support the full data science lifecycle.

Qualifications :

• Education: Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Information Management Economics Statistics Data Science or a related field.
• Experience:
  • Minimum of 10 years of experience in data management and data platform leadership roles.
  • Proven experience building and managing data governance frameworks in a complex global organization.
  • Strong experience with market financial and operational data.
  • Extensive experience with data warehousing data lakes and data integration technologies.
  • Experience with master data management principles and tools.
  • Experience with data quality management methodologies and tools.
  • Experience working with various data types including timeseries operational and geospatial data.
  • Experience in a financial services company (banking insurance hedge funds) or data providers is highly desirable.
  • Experience in trading industry 
• Other skills:
  • Excellent leadership and team management skills.
  • Strong communication interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
  • Strategic thinking and problemsolving abilities curiosity and willingness to learn.
  • Strong understanding of data governance principles frameworks and best practices.
  • Deep technical expertise in data architecture data modeling and data engineering.
  • Proficiency in database management and languages.
  • Experience with cloudbased data platforms (e.g. Azure GCP AWS)
  • Familiarity with data science languages (Python) and visualization tools (PowerBI Dash)
• Languages: Fluent in English. Knowledge of other languages is a plus.

Additional Information :

Additional Information for the job

What We Offer

We provide a dynamic and stimulating international environment which will stretch and develop your abilities and channel your skills and expertise with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.

Our Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits

• Flexible working

• Access to Training and Development

• Discretionary Bonus

• Profit Sharing plan

• Lunch vouchers

• Public transportation refund 

• Workers council social benefits

• Legal annual paid leave up tp 14 days RTT

Diversity & Inclusion

LDC is driven by a set of shared values and high ethical standards with diversity and inclusion being part of our DNA. LDC is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity equity and inclusion.

LDC encourages diversity supports local communities and environmental initiatives. We encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.

Sustainability

Sustainable value is at the heart of our purpose as a company.

We are passionate about creating fair and sustainable value both for our business and for other value chain stakeholders: our people our business partners the communities we touch and the environment around us

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime