Ameriprise Financial

Technical Director-Data Enablement

Boston, Massachusetts · Director · Part-time

No sponsorship$173k-$237kDetected 27 days ago

SnowflakeAWSPlatform EngineeringMachine LearningData EngineeringProcurementLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationMentoring

About the role

Our team of 22,000 people across 19 countries, serves more than 3.5 million individual, small business and institutional clients.
Our unwavering focus on our clients and strong financial foundation connects each of our unique businesses - Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance and Annuities.
The role also lays the groundwork for scalable advanced analytics, AI, and regulator-ready data consumption.

Lead Enterprise Data Enablement Strategy
Drive a domain‑aligned approach across ABOR, IBOR, Performance & Attribution, Holdings, Transactions, Benchmarks, and Reference Data to ensure data is trusted, reusable, and decision‑ready across the firm.
Partner closely with data platform engineering and architecture teams to ensure robust enablement for ingestion, transformation, analytics, and consumption, while promoting reusable patterns that support analytics, AI/ML, regulatory, and client‑facing use cases.
Drive Adoption, Trust, and Self‑Service by Design
Ensure data products are governed by design-balancing regulatory, risk, and compliance requirements with agility-so consumers can confidently discover, understand, and use data at scale.
Lead, develop, and mentor a high‑performing team of senior data enablement and data product leaders.
Build organizational capability through effective hiring, coaching, and rigorous performance and talent management, while fostering a culture of accountability, reuse, and enterprise data stewardship.
Drive operational excellence through disciplined planning and delivery practices, release management, service level management, monitoring, issue resolution, and change management for business‑critical data assets.
Own Data Enablement Roadmaps, Investment, and Value Realization
Develop and execute multi‑year data enablement roadmaps aligned to business strategy, customer needs, and market trends.

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, MIS, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
10+ years of progressive experience in technology and/or software development
5-7+ years of leadership experience managing highly technical teams and complex initiatives
2-3+ years of proven success in strategy planning and execution
3-5+ years of experience planning and managing departmental and/or project budgets
3-5+ years in a Data Enablement or Data Product leadership role within Asset Management or Financial Services
3-5+ years of hands‑on experience with cloud‑native data technologies, including AWS‑based data pipelines and analytics platforms such as Snowflake

Data Product & Asset Management Expertise
Strong understanding of data flows and consumers across front, middle, and back office functions.
Platform and Architecture Fluency
Leadership and Ways of Working
Exceptional communication skills and credibility across engineering, product, investment, and operations teams, with a strong product‑oriented mindset focused on adoption, usability, and measurable outcomes.
Demonstrated maturity and effectiveness in leading complex technical initiatives and teams
Recognized thought leader and innovator in leveraging data and technology to advance business strategy
Highly effective communicator, capable of conveying complex technical concepts to non‑technical audiences

The estimated base salary for this role is $172,500- $237,200/year.
We have a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy.
Your initial total compensation may vary based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and geographical work location.
In addition, most of our roles are eligible for variable pay in the form of bonus, commissions, and/or long-term incentives depending on the role.
Full-Time/Part-Time
Exempt/Non-Exempt

About Our Company
We're a diversified financial services leader with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management, administration and advisement as of year-end 2024.
We are a longstanding leader in financial planning and advice, a global asset manager and an insurer.
Here, we foster meaningful careers, invest in the future, and make a difference for clients, institutions and communities around the world.

Ameriprise Financial is an equal opportunity employer.
If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, speak to your recruiter to discuss how we can support you.

Applicants must have a valid work authorization that does not now, or in the future, require visa sponsorship for employment in the United States (e.g., H-1B, F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, TN).

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