Director Data Management

Company Description Gauntlet partners with leading financial institutions, applications, exchanges, wallets, and asset issuers to power smarter yields and differentiated performance in decentralized finance. The company provides full-stack yield solutions built by one of the most experienced risk teams in DeFi, with a strong track record in risk management, self-custodial capital preservation, and performance since 2018. Gauntlet focuses on seamless, tailored integrations that help clients optimize risk and return while maintaining robust safeguards. Team members collaborate with innovative organizations at the forefront of financial technology and digital assets.
Role Description The Director of Data Management is a full-time, remote role responsible for setting and leading Gauntlet’s data strategy across risk, yield, and product domains. This role oversees enterprise data governance frameworks, defines data standards, and ensures data quality across multiple data sources, including on-chain data, market feeds, and internal analytics. Day-to-day responsibilities include leading the data management team, designing and implementing data policies and processes, and partnering with engineering, product, and risk research teams to ensure that data is accurate, accessible, and compliant with relevant regulations. The Director will establish and monitor data quality metrics, manage data lineage and controls, and support analytics and reporting that drive decision-making for clients and internal stakeholders. This position also involves evaluating new data tools and platforms, managing vendor relationships, and continuously improving data operations to support Gauntlet’s growth.
Qualifications
Strong expertise in Data Governance and Data Management, including developing policies, standards, and processes for enterprise data.
Demonstrated experience in Data Quality management, with the ability to define and monitor quality metrics and remediate data issues.
Advanced Analytical Skills, including experience using data to drive business decisions, risk models, and performance insights.
Experience with Clinical Data Management or similarly regulated and complex data environments is beneficial.
Proficiency with modern data platforms and tools (e.g., data warehouses, data lakes, ETL/ELT pipelines, data cataloging tools).
Prior leadership experience managing cross-functional data teams and collaborating with engineering, product, and risk or analytics functions.
Background in finance, DeFi, fintech, or related data-intensive environments is a plus.
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Information Systems, Statistics, or a related quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience.
Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate complex data concepts for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Ability to work effectively in a remote, distributed team and manage priorities in a fast-moving environment.

Work arrangement
Yes