The Role:ย
Forge is seeking a Vice President, Data Product Strategy to design and execute the company's data vision across its marketplace, data products, and investment solutions capabilities. This leader will sit at the intersection of product innovation and commercial strategy, driving the evolution of Forge's data assets into scalable, high-value products and actionable insights.
This VP will play a critical role in commercializing and driving adoption of proprietary private market data, improving client intelligence, and positioning Forge as the trusted data authority in private markets.ย
Location: This role requires 2-3 days a week in office in San Francisco, CA.
Key Responsibilities:
Strategy & Vision
- Define and lead Forge's enterprise-wide data strategy aligned with company growthย objectives.ย
- Identifyย opportunities to transform proprietary data into differentiated, revenue-generating products.ย
- Establish Forge as a leader in private market pricing, benchmarks, analytics,ย contentย and insights.ย
ProductInnovation & Developmentย
- Partner with Product and Engineering to design and launch data-driven products (e.g., private company evaluated prices, private marketย indices, valuation tools,ย marketย intelligence platforms,ย contentsย and insights).ย
- Drive roadmap prioritization for data offerings,ย balancingย client demand, scalability, and monetization.ย
- Collaborate with Sales and Marketing to package and position data products effectively.ย
- Partner with Engineering and Data teams to scale data pipelines, architecture, and tooling.ย
Commercialization & Adoption
- Develop and execute strategies toย commercializeย data assets, including subscriptions, APIs, and enterprise licensing.ย
- Support go-to-market efforts, including pricing models, client segmentation, sales enablement,ย partnershipsย and alliances.ย
- Partner withย internal and externalย clientsย toย understand data needs and refine offerings.ย
Analytics & Insights
- Oversee advanced analytics initiatives to generate insights on market trends, liquidity, pricing, and investor behavior.ย
- Lead development of thought leadership contentย leveragingย Forge's unique dataset.ย
Cross-Functional Leadership
- Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Sales, Research, andย Go-to-Marketย teams.ย
- Serve as a senior thought partner to executive leadership on data-driven strategy.ย
- Build and lead a high-performing team across dataย product, analytics, and strategy functions.ย
Qualifications:
Experienceย
- 10+ years in data strategy, data products, analytics, or related roles.ย
- Strong experience in financial services, capital markets, or fintech (private markets experience highly preferred).ย
- Provenย track recordย of building andย commercializingย data products or platforms.ย
- Experience working withย retail, advisory, andย institutional investors and understanding their data needsย
Skills &ย Expertiseย
- Strong analytical background withย abilityย to translate data into strategic insights.ย
- Familiarity with dataย commercialization models.ย
- Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skillsย
Leadershipย
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives in a fast-paced environmentย
- Experience building and scaling teamsย
- Strategic thinker with a hands-on, execution-oriented mindsetย
Preferred Qualificationsย
- Experience with alternative assets or private market datasets (e.g., venture, pre-IPO equity, secondary markets).ย
- Background in building pricing models, indices, or financial benchmarks.ย
- Advanced degree in business, finance, data science, or related field.ย
For residents of San Francisco, CA the annual base salary range for this role is $250,000 - $270,000 + annual bonus. Final offers may vary from the amount listed based on geography, candidate experience and expertise, bonus, and other factors.