SyndicatedFractional ExecutiveJohnston, Rhode Island, United States
Full-time Head of Consumer Banking Data Products, Citizens
FULL-TIME EXEC JOB · FINANCIAL_SERVICES SECTOR · JOHNSTON, RHODE ISLAND, UNITED STATES
Full-time Head of Consumer Banking Data Products at Citizens, based in Johnston. Full posting below, with the day rate stated or estimated with its basis.
Full-time Head of Consumer Banking Data Products — the posting in full
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- Years
12+ years of experience in Data Product Management, Data Strategy, Data &
- Years
8+ years of leadership experience driving complex enterprise initiatives and
- Certification
Master's degree or MBA preferred.
The Head of Consumer Banking Data Product Management is responsible for defining
and leading the strategy, roadmap, governance, and adoption of Consumer Banking
data products that support customer experiences, business operations, risk
management, decision-making, and AI-enabled capabilities.
This leader serves as the primary business-facing executive for Consumer Banking
data products, partnering with Consumer Banking, Product, Digital, Technology,
Architecture, Analytics, AI, and Enterprise Data teams to translate business
priorities into scalable, trusted, and reusable data products that deliver
measurable business value.
The role owns the Consumer Banking data product portfolio, product
prioritization, value realization, adoption, and alignment with enterprise data
strategy. The position does not own data engineering delivery, data platform
operations, enterprise architecture, governance, reporting operations, or model
development.
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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
DEFINE AND EXECUTE DATA PRODUCT STRATEGY
- Develop and maintain the Consumer Banking data product strategy and
- multi-year roadmap.
- Align investments to business growth, customer experience, operational
- efficiency, risk management, and enterprise modernization objectives.
- Identify opportunities to leverage data as a strategic asset across Consumer
- Banking.
LEAD THE CONSUMER BANKING DATA PRODUCT PORTFOLIO
- Manage a portfolio of data products across customer, deposits, lending,
- payments, digital banking, servicing, fraud, risk, and operations domains.
- Prioritize investments based on business value, customer impact, regulatory
- requirements, and strategic importance.
- Establish clear ownership, accountability, lifecycle management, and success
- metrics for all strategic data products.
PARTNER WITH BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY LEADERS
- Act as a strategic advisor to Consumer Banking executives and business
- leaders.
- Translate business strategies and customer needs into data product
- requirements, roadmaps, and investment priorities.
- Build strong partnerships across Consumer Banking, Technology, Architecture,
- Analytics, AI, Risk, Operations, and Enterprise Data teams.
DRIVE CUSTOMER-CENTRIC AND AI-READY DATA PRODUCTS
- Advance capabilities such as Customer 360, customer intelligence,
- personalization, journey analytics, and next-best-action solutions.
- Define requirements for real-time and event-driven data products supporting
- customer engagement, fraud detection, servicing automation, and operational
- intelligence.
- Ensure data products are designed to support AI, analytics, intelligent
- automation, and future digital capabilities.
DELIVER BUSINESS VALUE AND ADOPTION
- Define and monitor product adoption, utilization, business outcomes,
- financial impact, customer experience improvements, and productivity gains.
- Promote a culture focused on measurable value delivery, product thinking, and
- data-driven decision making.
- Communicate business outcomes and investment effectiveness to executive
- stakeholders.
PROMOTE ENTERPRISE ALIGNMENT AND REUSE
- Partner with Enterprise Data, Architecture, Engineering, and Governance teams
- to drive consistency and interoperability across the data ecosystem.
- Champion reusable data assets, common business definitions, standardized
- KPIs, and shared data services.
- Support enterprise data modernization and data product operating model
- maturity.
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QUALIFICATIONS
EXPERIENCE
- 12+ years of experience in Data Product Management, Data Strategy, Data &
- Analytics, Product Management, Digital Transformation, or related leadership
- roles.
- 8+ years of leadership experience driving complex enterprise initiatives and
- cross-functional teams.
- Significant experience within Consumer Banking, Financial Services, FinTech,
- or other regulated industries.
- Proven success delivering enterprise-scale data products and data-driven
- transformation programs.
- Demonstrated ability to influence senior executives and lead organizational
- change.
BUSINESS & TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
- Strong understanding of:
- Consumer Banking products and operations
- Deposits, lending, payments, and digital banking
- Customer experience, journey management, and marketing analytics
- Data product management and domain-driven ownership models
- Cloud-based data platforms and modern data architectures
- APIs, event-driven systems, and real-time data capabilities
- AI-ready data architectures, Customer 360, metadata, and data discovery
- solutions
- Preferred:
- Lakehouse architectures
- Real-time analytics platforms
- Generative AI and Agentic AI ecosystems
- Digital personalization platforms
- Intelligent automation technologies
LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES
- Exceptional executive presence and communication skills.
- Ability to influence without direct ownership.
- Strong stakeholder management and organizational alignment capabilities.
- Ability to translate complex data concepts into business outcomes.
- Strong commercial mindset and strategic thinking skills.
EDUCATION
- Bachelor's degree required.
- Master's degree or MBA preferred.
- Relevant Product Management, Data, Cloud, Agile, or Architecture
- certifications preferred.
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SUCCESS MEASURES
- Success will be measured by:
- Adoption and utilization of Consumer Banking data products
- Business value generated from data product investments
- Improvements in customer experience and engagement
- Increased reuse of trusted enterprise data assets
- Reduction of duplicated data solutions
- Enablement of AI and digital transformation initiatives
- Growth in self-service and real-time data capabilities
- Strong stakeholder satisfaction and enterprise alignment
Hours & Work Schedule
- Hours per Week: 40
- Work Schedule: Monday-Friday
- Hybrid: 4 days per week on-site, 1 day remote
Pay Transparency
- The salary range for this position is $170,000 - $226,000 per year, plus an
opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus. Actual pay is based on
various factors including but not limited to the budget, work location, and
relevant skills and experience.
We offer competitive pay, comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage,
retirement benefits, maternity/paternity leave, flexible work arrangements,
education reimbursement, wellness programs and more. Note, Citizens’ paid time
off policy exceeds the mandatory, paid sick or paid time-away policy of every
local and state jurisdiction in the United States. For an overview of our
benefits, visit https://jobs.citizensbank.com/benefits
- [https://jobs.citizensbank.com/benefits] .
Equal Employment Opportunity
- Citizens, its parent, subsidiaries, and related companies (Citizens) provide
- equal employment and advancement opportunities to all colleagues and applicants
- for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, citizenship, physical or
- mental disability, perceived disability or history or record of a disability,
- ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, genetic
- characteristic, marital or domestic partner status, victim of domestic violence,
- family status/parenthood, medical condition, military or veteran status,
- national origin, pregnancy/childbirth/lactation, colleague’s or a dependent’s
- reproductive health decision making, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or
any other category protected by federal, state and/or local laws. At Citizens,
we are committed to fostering an inclusive culture that enables all colleagues
to bring their best selves to work every day and everyone is expected to be
treated with respect and professionalism. Employment decisions are based solely
on merit, qualifications, performance and capability.
Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer
Job Applicant Data Privacy Policy
[https://jobs.citizensbank.com/Job-Applicant-Privacy-Policy]
Background Check
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the candidate successfully passing a
background check, which may include initial credit, motor vehicle record, public
record, prior employment verification, and criminal background checks. Results
of the background check are individually reviewed based upon legal requirements
imposed by our regulators and with consideration of the nature and gravity of
the background history and the job offered. Any offer of employment will include
further information.
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