The Role
Lead data team recruitment and performance management, build data infrastructure, implement data governance, and oversee data projects to enhance business operations and growth.
Summary Generated by Built In
Join the Pioneer Crypto Brand in the Philippines!
Coins is the most established crypto brand in The Philippines and has gained the trust of more than 18 million users. Through the easy-to-use mobile app, users can buy and sell a variety of different cryptocurrencies and access a wide range of financial services.
Coins is fully regulated by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and is the first ever crypto-based company in Asia to hold both Virtual Currency and Electronic Money Issuer licenses from a central bank.
Responsibilities
- Lead team recruitment, training, performance management and echelon building; establish technical standards and work norms to build a high-efficiency collaborative data team.
- Plan and build core data infrastructure (data warehouse, data lake, real-time data platform) and design business-adaptive data models/layered architectures for unified integration of multi-source data (trading, payment, user, operation, etc.).
- Build and implement enterprise-level data governance systems (data quality, security, caliber, lifecycle management) to eliminate data silos and ensure data accuracy, integrity and reusability.
- Lead the selection, construction and optimization of data platforms/tools (Databricks, AWS, Spark, Kafka, etc.); promote the best practices of big data and cloud native technologies to improve data development efficiency.
- Deeply connect with cross-departmental business needs (trading, payment, compliance, operation); provide customized data analysis, dashboards and API support to empower data-driven business growth and risk control.
- Oversee the whole lifecycle of key data projects (platform upgrade, data integration, governance implementation); control project progress, quality and cost to ensure on-time delivery and business goals achievement.
- Track the latest trends in big data, data governance and cloud technologies; introduce industry best practices to continuously optimize the company’s data system and enhance technical competitiveness.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science or related fields; 8+ years of data industry experience, 3+ years of data team management experience; crypto/fintech/payments industry experience is a MUST.
- Proficiency in big data tech stack: Apache Spark/Flink/Kafka (real-time/offline data processing), Databricks/Delta Lake; hands-on experience in data warehouse/lake architecture design and implementation.
- Expertise in AWS cloud services (EC2, S3, Glue, EMR, Redshift); with cloud-native data architecture design and operation capabilities.
- Mastery of data modeling methodologies (dimensional modeling, star/snowflake schema); rich experience in financial/trading data modeling for high-concurrency, large-volume business scenarios.
- Solid programming skills in Python/Scala/Java; proficient in ETL development process, able to lead the design and optimization of complex data pipelines.
- Proven experience in building and implementing enterprise-level data governance systems; able to solve practical data governance problems (quality, security, caliber unification).
- Excellent team leadership and project management capabilities; strong business acumen to translate business needs into data solutions.
- Outstanding cross-departmental communication and collaboration skills; able to work efficiently with technical, business and compliance teams.
- Fluent in English (written & spoken); able to work in an English-speaking environment. Preferred Qualifications
- AWS/Azure/GCP cloud certification (e.g., AWS Data Analytics Specialty).
- Experience in building data middle platforms and enterprise-level data assetization.
- Familiar with financial/crypto data compliance requirements (GDPR, local financial regulations).
- Hands-on experience with DevOps/Infra-as-Code tools (Terraform) and BI tools (Metabase).
Join the Coins Team Now!
Meaningful Collaborations - The successful candidate will work cross-functionally with other relevant teams to carry out implementations that will improve and create an impact on customer experience.
Scalable Growth - Be part of a fast-growing organization with the vision to expand its territories outside APAC which will provide opportunities for career advancement.
A Space For Bright Ideas - Let your bright ideas be converted into meaningful changes! Coins culture welcomes new ideas backed up by data to create an impact.
Skills Required
- 8+ years of data industry experience
- 3+ years of data team management experience
- Proficiency in big data tech stack: Apache Spark, Kafka, Databricks
- Expertise in AWS cloud services
- Solid programming skills in Python, Scala, Java
- Proven experience in building and implementing data governance systems
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The Company
What We Do
Coins.ph is on a mission to create an open financial system by providing everyone easy access to Web3 and digital assets. Launched in 2014, Coins.ph is the most established crypto brand in the Philippines and has gained the trust of more than 16 million users. Through the easy-to-use mobile app, users can buy and sell a variety of cryptocurrencies and access a wide range of financial services. We're a fast-growing startup looking for passionate, motivated, and exceptional people to join us in doing work that matters. Visit http://coins.ph/careers to learn more
