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Who We Are:
TradeStation is an online brokerage firm seeking to level the playing field for self-directed investors and traders, empowering them to claim their individual financial edge. At TradeStation, we're continuously pushing the boundaries of what's possible, encouraging out-of-the-box thinking and relentless search for innovation. 

What We Are Looking For:
TradeStation is seeking a Director of Product Management – Data, Insights and Governance to join our online brokerage product management team. The ideal candidate is a rising star with proven experience developing a firm's data strategy and leading efforts to launch an internal data program. The Director of Data Product Management will be responsible for driving TradeStation's data initiatives and advancing our organization's data maturity. To be successful, this individual will exercise a growth mindset, collaborate, and influence across teams, and provide strategic and technical leadership to deliver results in a dynamic operating environment.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Lead Product Development for data governance, conceiving, building, and launching user-focused, high-quality products that empower our enterprise to meet Data Governance goals.
• Lead the development and execution of TradeStation's data insights strategy, including the collection, analysis, and presentation of data to inform product development decisions and business strategy.
• Collaborate closely with fellow engineering, design, and business leadership to define our product vision and strategy for Data Governance.
• Establishing a data/insights competency program for PM department  
• Write business requirement documents with functional / technical requirements, manage technical backlogs, and effectively prioritize new features vs. tech debt.
• Execute efficiently in a fast-paced, fluid environment where change is constant, and creativity is a must
• Work with a full-stack engineering team to build innovative, world-class internal products.
• Engage with C-suite execs and senior stakeholders to advocate for the data governance program
• Provide technical and strategic direction to teams to deploy, integrate, and maintain tools required to enable production data quality, change management, data lineage, metadata management, data access, classification, retention, usage, and data contracts at scale
• Interface in higher level forums such as board meetings and Enterprise Risk working groups to ensure execs are regularly updated at the right cadence
• Evangelize the use of data and insights across the company, educating and training teams on best practices for data analysis and visualization

The Skills & Qualities You Bring:

• Positive energy and optimism about the future
• Love for continuous learning
• Active communication and listening skills
• Desire to be part of a successful team
• Excellent problem-solving, collaboration, and communication skills.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong knowledge of data governance, data architecture, and data management best practices.
• Understanding and knowledge of statistics and data analysis concepts
• Experience in developing Data Architecture 
• Knowledge of Amazon Web Services
• Passion for data and technology innovation, and the ability to lead an organization towards greater data maturity

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field (MBA or PHD Prefered) 
• 10+ years of experience working with data architects, including 5+ years of Product Management experience
• A track record of building exceptional products that delight your users and produce clear business impact
• Demonstrated ability to lead projects affecting many functions, including product, engineering, finance, compliance, and support
• Understanding of Python and R programming / SQL (Structured Query Language)
• Experience collecting both internal and external customer feedback and requests, empathizing with their challenges and opportunities, and prioritizing roadmaps to optimize results
• Experience deploying, integrating, and maintaining tools required to enable production data quality, change management, data lineage, metadata management, data access, classification, retention, usage, and data contracts at scale
• Experience creating or overhauling enterprise data governance with a focus on enabling and delivering data informed business and product insights

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in the online brokerage or related financial services industry is strongly preferred.
• Experience participating in industry wide data governance forums
• AWS Certified Data Analytics Specialty
• Deep knowledge in managing structured and unstructured data in data systems such as Snowflake, Databricks, MongoDB, Salesforce etc
• Experience building a data “fluent” culture that is foundational for efficient creation and use of accurate data as a strategic asset
• Be able to explain how to select the best data management strategies for enabling mission-driven access to data
• Knowledge of and worked with Generative AI

What We Offer:

• Collaborative work environment
• Competitive Salaries
• Yearly bonus
• Generous 401k Plan
• Comprehensive benefits for you and your family starting Day 1
• Unlimited Paid Time Off
• Flexible working environment
• TradeStation Account employee benefits, as well as full access to trading education materials
• Pay Range (US) $165-200K (Countries outside of the US have differing ranges in accordance with local labor markets)