Director of Data

About 9fin

The world's largest asset class, debt, operates with the worst data.

Technology has revolutionized equity markets with electronic trading, quant algos and instantaneous news. However, in debt capital markets, the picture is completely different. It still behaves like it’s in the 1980s; trillions of dollars of trades are placed over the phone, news is slow, and corporate credit information is imperfect and scattered.

Our mission is to change this.

9fin's proprietary technology delivers fast and comprehensive financial, credit, legal & ESG analysis. Our clients are able to make faster, more informed decisions, win more business and most importantly, save time.

Our fast growing list of clients include 9 of the top 10 Investment Banks, leading Asset Managers, Hedge Funds and Law Firms.

We’re seeking a Director of Data to own 9fin’s data strategy and operations. 9fin’s Data Operations team plays a critical role in ensuring that timely, accurate information is ingested into our platform s is a unique opportunity to define what data we collect, why it matters, how we deliver it - while leading a large (150+ person) operations organisation to execute ’ll join at a moment when the data function is maturing, giving you meaningful influence over the direction and pace of our growth.

If you’re energised by driving strategy, building and scaling teams, and turning complex market data into business advantage, this is for you.

This role requires a commercially minded data leader with finance expertise and ability to set strategy in a fast paced, growing environment. You’ll need to be comfortable operating at both altitude and detail: shaping our long‑term data vision while making thoughtful trade‑offs to maximise impact. You’ll be the person who can translate complex market documentation into clear data priorities, balance multiple stakeholder demands, and guide the existing data operations organisation through growth with clarity and confidence.

You will bring credibility, independence and strong relationship building skills to a role that sits at the intersection of product, content and the rest of executive leadership.

Every day is different, but here’s a dose of the kind of things you’ll be doing:

• Define and lead 9fin’s operational data strategy by identifying what data we need, why we need it, the ROI of acquiring it, and what that means for Data Ops resourcing to ensure operational readiness for new products.

• Interface and partner with senior stakeholders across the business to ensure alignment of the data roadmap, maintain strong executive‑level relationships. Where Product sets roadmap direction, Engineering builds, and Content defines nuance, ensure the Data Ops team is prepared to collect, structure and execute that data. This role prevents teams from working in silos and ensures the whole machine moves in sync.

• Drive cross‑functional delivery by coordinating discovery, scoping and delivery for data‑heavy projects. Translate product requirements into operational workflows, ensure resources are aligned, and manage the handoffs between SMEs, engineering and operations.

• Lead the Data Operations organisation based in Belfast that is expanding globally which handles financial and news / market data with 30+ work streams. Standardise how hubs work, what “good” looks like, and how performance is measured. Reduce variation in quality and output by aligning leadership, processes and tooling across geographies.

• Own external data vendor strategy. Centralise licensing, negotiate improved terms, assess alternatives, and maintain a unified view of 9fin’s external data sources to reduce duplication and improve commercial outcomes.

• Operate with a value‑driven mindset to prioritise investments, make smart trade‑offs, and ensure we direct resources toward the highest impact data while ensuring buy‑in from relevant stakeholders.

• Champion best‑in‑class data quality by defining clear standards, driving continuous improvement across accuracy, completeness and timeliness to ensure that our data meet our client’s expectations.

• Build performance transparency by owning the dashboards,…