Director Investment Data & Intelligence

Job Family

IT Operations

Job Description Summary

We are seeking a highly strategic, hands-on Principal / Director of Investment Data Engineering & Visualization to lead the design, development, and evolution of our investment data platform and analytics capabilities.

This is a unique opportunity for a leader who thrives at the intersection of investment management, data engineering, analytics, and product innovation. As both a visionary and builder, you will define the firm's investment data strategy while remaining close to execution—architecting platforms, delivering analytics solutions, mentoring engineers, and partnering directly with investment and executive leadership.

You will own the end-to-end investment data lifecycle, transforming complex financial and market data into trusted, scalable, and actionable insights that power investment decisions, portfolio management, client reporting, and business growth.

In a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment, this role requires someone who is equally comfortable designing enterprise architecture, building proof-of-concepts, leading teams, engaging clients, and influencing company strategy.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Data Strategy & Leadership 

• Define and execute the vision, roadmap, and operating model for investment data, business intelligence, reporting, and analytics.
• Build a scalable foundation for data-driven decision-making across investment, product, operations, and executive teams.
• Establish data governance, quality, lineage, stewardship, and security standards.
• Lead and grow a high-performing team of data engineers, analytics engineers, BI developers, and visualization professionals.
• Establish and drive the enterprise reporting and visualization strategy, ensuring Power BI and other analytics platforms deliver actionable insights to executives, portfolio managers, analysts, clients, and operational teams.
• Serve as the firm's thought leader for investment data architecture, analytics, reporting, and visualization innovation.

Investment Data Engineering 

• Architect and build cloud-native data platforms supporting current and future business growth. 
• Develop scalable pipelines and integration frameworks for: 
• Market data 
• Security master and reference data 
• Portfolio holdings and transactions 
• Performance and attribution data 
• Risk analytics 
• ESG and alternative datasets
• Private market and alternative investment data 
• Design data lake, lakehouse, and warehouse architectures that balance flexibility, scalability, and governance. 
• Implement robust monitoring, observability, and data quality controls. 

Analytics, Visualization & Business Intelligence

• Own the firm's investment analytics, business intelligence, reporting, and visualization strategy, with Power BI serving as a core enterprise platform.
• Create best-in-class investment analytics, reporting, and visualization platforms that enable real-time decision making.
• Design, develop, and oversee executive-grade dashboards, scorecards, and self-service reporting solutions for investment, risk, operations, and business performance.
• Lead the development and governance of Power BI semantic models, datasets, reporting standards, KPIs, and visualization best practices.
• Deliver intuitive dashboards and interactive reporting tools for executives, investment teams, clients, and operational stakeholders.
• Develop visualizations supporting: Portfolio performance, Asset allocation, Risk exposures, Attribution analysis, Trading activity, Capital flows, Investor and client reporting
• Partner with executives and business leaders to define KPIs, reporting frameworks, and decision-support analytics.
• Ensure reporting and visualization environments are scalable, secure, governed, and trusted as enterprise sources of truth.
• Drive adoption of self-service analytics capabilities through Power BI and modern visualization platforms while maintaining strong governance and data quality controls.
• Evaluate and implement emerging analytics, visualization, AI, and generative AI capabilities that improve business insight and decision-making.

Product & Innovation 

• Partner with product and investment teams to transform data assets into differentiated products and capabilities. 
• Identify opportunities to leverage AI, machine learning, and generative AI to improve investment research, portfolio analytics, and operational efficiency. 
• Champion automation and eliminate manual reporting and operational processes wherever possible. 
• Explore unconventional approaches and emerging technologies that create competitive advantage. 
• Develop advanced analytics and visualization capabilities that transform complex investment data into actionable intelligence for internal and external stakeholders.

Business & Stakeholder Partnership 

• Work directly with executives, portfolio managers, analysts, and clients. 
• Translate business objectives into scalable data and analytics solutions. 
• Present findings, recommendations, and platform strategies to senior leadership and external stakeholders. 
• Support strategic initiatives, partnership discussions, customer engagements, and growth opportunities. 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Systems, Finance, Mathematics, or related field 
• 10 - 15 years of experience in data engineering, analytics, investment technology, or data platform leadership. 
• Experience supporting asset management, wealth management, fintech, hedge funds, institutional investing, private markets, or capital markets. 
• Strong understanding of:  
• Portfolio management 
• Investment operations 
• Risk management 
• Performance measurement and attribution 
• Security master and investment reference data 
• Expertise in:  
• Python 
• SQL 
• Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP) 
• Modern data architecture 
• Data modeling and pipeline development 
• API integration frameworks 
• Power BI, including semantic models, DAX, enterprise governance, executive dashboard development, self-service analytics, and visualization best practices
• Modern visualization and business intelligence platforms including Power BI, Tableau, ThoughtSpot, and similar technologies
• Experience leading business intelligence, reporting, dashboard development, and visualization teams in a data-driven organization.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in technical or quantitative discipline. 
• CFA, CAIA, CIPM, FRM, or similar industry certifications. 
• Experience with:  
• Snowflake 
• Databricks 
• Microsoft Fabric 
• Aladdin 
• Bloomberg 
• FactSet 
• MSCI 
• Morningstar 
• Experience building customer-facing analytics products. 
• Background in startup, scale-up, or high-growth technology environments.

Leadership Competencies 

• Builder mentality with an ownership mindset. 
• Balances strategic vision with execution excellence. 
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and rapidly changing environments. 
• Strong executive presence and communication skills. 
• Ability to influence across technical and business functions. 
• Proven track record of building teams, platforms, and processes from the ground up. 
• Passionate about innovation and using data to solve complex investment challenges. 

Success Measures

In the first 12–18 months, this leader will: 

• Build and scale a modern investment data platform capable of supporting significant business growth. 
• Establish trusted, governed investment data across the organization. 
• Launch executive-grade portfolio, risk, and performance analytics dashboards. 
• Increase adoption of self-service analytics and reduce dependency on manual reporting. 
• Deliver automation initiatives that improve operational efficiency. 
• Create a roadmap for AI-enabled investment intelligence and decision support. 
• Recruit and develop a world-class data engineering and analytics team. 
• Position data and analytics as a strategic differentiator for the company. 

Working Conditions

• Hybrid Office Environment (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays)
• Frequent Travel 25 to 50%

This job description is not a contract of employment nor for any specific job responsibilities. The Company may change, add to, remove, or revoke the terms of this job description at its discretion. Managers may assign other duties and responsibilities as needed. In the event an employee or applicant requests or requires an accommodation to perform job functions, the applicable HR Business Partner should be contacted to evaluate the accommodation request.

Compensation

The Salary for this position generally ranges between $173,000 - $215,000 annually. Please note that the salary range is a good faith estimate for this position and actual starting pay is determined by several factors including qualifications, experience, geography, work location designation (in-office, hybrid, remote) and operational needs. Salary may vary above and below the stated amounts, as permitted by applicable law.

Additionally, this position is typically eligible for an Annual Bonus based on the Company Bonus Plan/Individual Performance and is at the Company’s discretion. 

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

This is a hybrid position requiring three days in office per week in one of our hub locations (Philadelphia, PA; Cedar Rapids, IA; Denver, CO).  Relocation assistance will not be provided for this position.

What We Offer  

For eligible employees, we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support both the personal and financial well-being of our employees. 

Compensation Benefits 

• Competitive Pay 

• Bonus for Eligible Employees 

Benefits Package 

• Pension Plan 

• 401k Match

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Disability Insurance

• Medical Insurance

• Dental Insurance

• Vision Insurance

• Employee Discounts

• Career Training & Development Opportunities

Health and Work/Life Balance Benefits 

• Paid Time Off starting at 160 hours annually for employees in their first year of service.

• Ten (10) paid holidays per year (typically mirroring the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) holidays).

• Be Well Company holistic wellness program, which includes Wellness Coaching and Reward Dollars 

• Parental Leave – fifteen (15) days of paid parental leave per calendar year to eligible employees with at least one year of service at the time of birth, placement of an adopted child, or placement of a foster care child.

• Adoption Assistance

• Employee Assistance Program

• Back-Up Care Program

• PTO for Volunteer Hours

• Employee Matching Gifts Program

• Employee Resource Groups

• Inclusion and Diversity Programs

• Employee Recognition Program

• Referral Bonus Programs

Inclusion & Diversity  

We believe our commitment to diversity and inclusion creates a work environment filled with exceptional individuals. We’re thrilled to have been recognized for our efforts through the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index, Dave Thomas Adoption Friendly Advocate, and several Seramount lists, including the Inclusion Index, 100 Best Companies for Working Parents, Best Companies for Dads, and Top 75 Companies for Executive Women. 

To foster a culture of inclusivity throughout our workforce, workplace, and marketplace, Transamerica offers a wide range of diversity and inclusion programs. This includes our company-sponsored, employee-driven Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), which are formed around a shared interest or a common characteristic of diversity. ERGs are open to all employees. They provide a supportive environment to help us better appreciate our similarities and differences and understand how they benefit us all. 

Giving Back  

We believe our responsibilities extend beyond our corporate walls. That's why we created the Aegon Transamerica Foundation in 1994. Through a mix of financial grants and the volunteer efforts of our employees, the foundation supports nonprofit organizations focused on the things that matter most to our people in the communities where we live and work.     

Transamerica’s Parent Company  

Aegon acquired the Transamerica business in 1999. Since its start in 1844, Aegon has  grown into an international company serving more than 23.9 million people across the globe.* It offers investment, protection, and retirement solutions, always with a clear purpose: Helping people live their best lives. As a leading global investor and employer, the company seeks to have a positive impact by addressing critical environmental and societal issues, with a focus on climate change and inclusion and diversity.   

* As of December 31, 2023