Senior Project Manager - Group Data (f/m/d) (Data & AI)

Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Company

hirify.global operates multiple financial-market businesses, including SimCorp, ISS STOXX, EUREX, EEX, hirify.global, 360T, Clearstream Securities Services and Fund Services.

What you will do

• Work with the Chief Data Officer and senior stakeholders to transform data into a strategic asset aligned with business objectives.
• Lead group-wide initiatives covering data product management, internal and external data sharing, metadata and context management, data quality, observability, and AI for data.
• Contribute to the enterprise data and AI strategy by preparing fit-for-purpose data and context for internal and external consumption.
• Work with strategic technology partners on data ecosystem and platform partnerships, including marketplaces and agents.
• Collaborate with business, product IT and shared IT teams to expand data mesh principles, modern data governance and enterprise-wide data standards.
• Manage milestones, deliverables, KPIs, risks, issues, stakeholder expectations, communications and senior-management reporting.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of digital transformation experience in a bank, asset manager, hedge fund, trading firm, exchange, strategy consultancy or technology consultancy, including proven leadership of data and AI or digitalization projects in financial services.
• Completed university-level master’s degree in business administration, economics, IT, data science, engineering or a related field, with excellent results.
• Strong knowledge of data and analytics, including data management, data products, data contracts, data quality, metadata, data distribution and modern data architectures such as data mesh and data fabric.
• Proven experience in business transformation toward data-driven or data-centric organizations.
• Strong understanding of analytical and operational data use cases, enterprise data strategy, target operating models and data governance in federated, decentralized environments.
• Experience operating across multiple business lines, legal entities, jurisdictions, technical and non-technical functions, and managing interdisciplinary teams across business, product and shared IT.
• Excellent organizational, problem-solving and communication skills, attention to detail, adaptability, ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Strong project management skills; certification such as PMP or PRINCE2 is preferred.

Culture & Benefits

• Work directly with the Group Chief Data Officer and senior management.
• Collaborate across eight business units and central functions in a group-wide transformation environment.
• Work across technical and non-technical teams and multiple jurisdictions.