Director of Data Operations & Engineering, Datasite
Finance
$170-297.2k
Office located in New York City, NY
Virtual data rooms for M&A dealmaking
Open for applications
Virtual data rooms for M&A dealmaking
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$170-297.2k
Office located in New York City, NY
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower the dealmaking community to work smarter and faster.
Role
Who you are
- Power BI Expert: Deep mastery of DAX, Power BI Service architecture, and advanced visualization techniques
- The Modern Stack: High proficiency in Snowflake and dbt. You know how to structure a data warehouse
- SQL Power User: Ability to perform deep-dive investigations and complex data discovery
- Business Acumen: Deep understanding of how business metrics (e.g., LTV, CAC, Margin) translate into data requirements
- Communication: Ability to present technical roadmaps to the C-suite and simplify complex data concepts for stakeholders
- Collaborative Spirit: A cross-functional partner who can lead through influence and build relationships across departments
- 10+ years of experience in Data/Analytics, with at least 3+ years in a senior leadership role
- Proven experience launching internal data products or tools that achieved high user adoption
- Expert knowledge of the Snowflake + dbt + Power BI ecosystem
- Exceptional communication skills—ability to pitch a "data product" vision to the C-suite
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a quantitative discipline such as engineering, mathematics, statistics, business, economics, etc
- MBA or Master’s in quantitative disciplines such as analytics, MIS, etc
What the job involves
- As the Director of Data Operations & Engineering, you will lead the evolution of our financial data ecosystem
- Beyond managing infrastructure, you will be the owner of our Data Assets
- You will lead a multidisciplinary team of Engineers, Data Analyst and Power BI Experts to transform raw data into high-value Data Products—reusable, reliable, and interactive tools that drive business strategy
- You will bridge the gap between back-end engineering (Snowflake/dbt) and front-end product delivery (Power BI), ensuring that our data is not just "available," but "actionable
- Architectural Strategy: Lead the design of back-end data models and Snowflake schemas to support long-term scalability and high-concurrency usage
- Robust ELT Pipelines & Data Quality: Oversee the development and maintenance of automated pipelines using dbt, ensuring strict version control, documentation, and data lineage. Implement testing and monitoring to guarantee the accuracy of upstream data
- Data Product & UX Innovation: Shift from static reporting to Data Product development. Use Power BI to build interactive tools. Champion high standards for data visualization. Ensure all Power BI assets are intuitive, and follow a consistent design language
- KPI Governance: Partner with cross-functional leaders to define and standardize core business metrics, ensuring consistency across every dashboard and tool
- Self-Service Enablement: Empower non-technical stakeholders by building "Certified Semantic Models" that allow users to safely build their own reports
- Team Mentorship: Lead and grow a team of Data Engineers, Architects, and BI Experts, providing hands-on technical guidance in SQL, dbt, and DAX
- Strategic Liaison: Act as the primary "translator" between technical engineering constraints and business requirements from Finance, Ops, and Marketing
- Analytical Mindset: Drive a culture of "Discovery" performing deep investigations into data anomalies to provide proactive business recommendations
Our take
As M&A deals continue to increase in both size and frequency, key stakeholders have been actively seeking tools to streamline their work. Datasite emerges as a solution. Having transitioned from its original focus on communications, the company now offers a suite of SaaS products tailored for M&A professionals, serving approximately 75% of the leading legal firms in the field.
Benefiting from its extensive experience in the industry, Datasite has successfully transformed into a more contemporary business entity. And it has also introduced highly acclaimed AI-powered technology to assist in deal preparation, asset marketing, and facilitating buy-side acquisitions.
With significant global expansion and strategic acquisitions, Datasite remains committed to enhancing its platform capabilities. Notably, in March 2023, it unveiled Datasite Cloud, specifically designed to streamline every aspect of the dealmaking process within a unified platform.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-7% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Culture and benefits built around work-life balance
- Extensive resources to support physical and mental health
- Employee assistance program
- Generous retirement plans
- Incentives for referring new colleagues
- Learning, training and mentoring programs
- Cross-functional projects
- Stretch assignments to help you progress
- Receive feedback and earn bonuses from peers & managers
- Employee bonding activities
- ESG and charitable team initiatives
Company HQ
Downtown West, Minneapolis, MN
Leadership
Rusty Wiley
(CEO & President)Before joining Datasite, Rusty held various executive roles at IBM Corporation, most recently, as General Manager, Banking & Financial Markets. Upon joining Datasite in 2014, Rusty led the successful transformation from a communications and print-related business into a global M&A SaaS technology company.
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