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How much do program director data jobs pay per year?

As of Jul 23, 2026, the average yearly pay for program director data in Needham, MA is $85,184.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $57,700.00 and $100,800.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Program Director Data vs Data Analyst?

AspectProgram Director DataData Analyst
Required CredentialsBachelor's or master's in data science, analytics, or related field; often leadership experienceBachelor's in statistics, mathematics, or related field; often entry to mid-level experience
Work EnvironmentLeadership roles overseeing data programs, strategic planning, cross-department collaborationAnalyzing data sets, creating reports, supporting decision-making at team or project level
Employer & Industry UsageUsed in organizations with large data initiatives, tech, healthcare, financeCommon across industries for data-driven insights, marketing, operations

The Program Director Data typically holds a leadership position, managing data programs and teams, requiring advanced credentials and strategic skills. Data Analysts focus on analyzing data and generating reports, often with less managerial responsibility. Both roles are essential in data-driven organizations but differ mainly in scope and seniority.

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Data Platform Enablement, Managing Director

Data Platform Enablement, Managing Director

State Street

Quincy, MA • On-site

$170K - $282K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

This job post has expired today. Applications are no longer accepted.

Job description

Who wearelooking for

State Street is seeking aManaging Director,Data Platform Enablementreporting to the Global Head ofData Platform Enablement.The role will lead the enterprise strategy, adoption, and value realization of State Street's data platform ecosystem, ensuring data investments deliver measurable business outcomes across all lines of business and geographies. This executive will define the multi-year platform vision, lead a global enablement organization, and partner with senior business and technology leaders to accelerate data-driven transformation, innovation, and operational efficiency.

What youwillbe responsible for

As aManaging Director,Data Platform Enablementyou will:

  • Lead the execution of Data Platform Enablement strategies, driving adoption, deployment, and measurable business outcomes across State Street's lines of business and geographies.

  • Execute and operationalize the enterprise Data Platform Enablement strategy, translating platform capabilities and reusable data assets into scalable business solutions and repeatable adoption patterns.

  • Lead a global Data Platform Enablement and Field Deployment Engineering organization that partners directly with business domains to deploy platform capabilities, solve integration and adoption challenges, accelerate use case delivery, and drive accountability for business value realization

  • Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, influencing investment decisions, platform priorities, and transformation initiatives while ensuring data platforms deliver sustained business value, operational efficiency, innovation, and competitive advantage.

  • Drive adoption and reuse of enterprise data products, reusable data assets, and standardized data definitions, promoting consistency and scalability across business domains.

  • Champion developer, analyst, and business-user enablement through onboarding, best practices, and self-service data consumption models that improve platform accessibility and accelerate realization of business value.

  • Serve as the voice of business users by identifying platform adoption barriers, usability challenges, and data product gaps, and partnering with Data Platform Engineering, Data Architecture, and AI Platform Engineering teams to drive continuous improvement

What we value

These skills will help you succeed in this role

  • Proven ability to build and lead high-performing teamsin a dynamic environment

  • Experience leading large-scale platform modernization and cloud transformation programswith expertise in data platforms and data engineering

  • Skill in driving adoption of data products and behavioral change at scale in large complex organizations

  • Collaborative leader with strong communication skills and the ability to influence senior stakeholders and align technology investments withvariedbusiness outcomes.

  • Pragmatic problem solving and effective decision-making based on sound judgement

Education & Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree inwith 15+ year of experience in FieldEngineering,Solution Engineering, Platform Enablementor a related field

  • Demonstrated success delivering large-scaledata and/orplatform transformations and complex integrations.

  • Strong technical background in data platform technology, data engineering, cloud and distributed systems

  • Provenability to collaborate, influence and execute effectively with business stakeholders

  • Ability to translate platform capabilities into business outcomes and value

  • Experience inglobalfinancial services or complex enterprise environments

  • Experience leading global teams across multiple regions

  • Managing strategic vendor and partner relationships.

Work Requirement

  • Hybrid work arrangement consistent with State Street policy.

Additional Locations

  • Austin, TX

  • Princeton, NJ

  • Quincy, MA

Salary Range:

$170,000 - $282,500 Annual

The range quoted above applies to the role in the location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the location above, the applicable range could differ.

Employees are eligible to participate in State Street's comprehensive benefits program, which includes: our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match; insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages; paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities; access to our Employee Assistance Program; incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans); and, eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans.

For a full overview, visit https://hrportal.ehr.com/statestreet/Home.

About State Street

Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.

We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you'll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most. Join us in shaping the future.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.

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About State Street

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State Street is one of the largest custodian banks, asset managers and asset intelligence companies in the world. From technology to product innovation, we're making our mark on the financial services industry. For more than two centuries, we've been helping our clients safeguard and steward the investments of millions of people. We provide investment servicing, data & analytics, investment research & trading and investment management to institutional clients.

Industry

Finance and insurance

Company size

10,000+ Employees

Headquarters location

Boston, MA, US

Year founded

1792

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