AVP, Data Product - #255718

BANC OF CALIFORNIA AND YOUR CAREER

Banc of California, Inc. (NYSE: BANC) is a bank holding company headquartered in Los Angeles with one wholly-owned banking subsidiary, Banc of California (the “bank”). Banc of California is one of the nation’s premier relationship-based business banks focused on providing banking and treasury management services to small, middle-market, and venture-backed businesses. Banc of California offers a broad range of loan and deposit products and services, with full-service branches throughout California and Denver, Colorado, as well as full-stack payment processing solutions through its subsidiary, Deepstack Technologies. The bank is committed to its local communities by supporting organizations that provide financial literacy and job training, small business support, affordable housing, and more.

At Banc of California, our success is driven by our people, and we take pride in fostering an environment where everyone can reach their full potential. We embrace a culture of empowerment, progressive thinking, and entrepreneurial spirit, ensuring our team members have an opportunity to make an impact and play an important role in the future of Banc of California. Our core values – Entrepreneurialism, Operational Excellence, and Superior Analytics – empower us in creating a dynamic and inclusive workplace. We are committed to supporting your growth and well-being with comprehensive benefits, career development programs, a variety of employee resource groups, and more. TOGETHER WE WIN

THE OPPORTUNITY

The AVP, Data Product role will serve as the bridge between various stakeholders across the organization and Enterprise Data teams. This role is responsible for understanding data needs, defining and managing data products, and ensuring high-quality, trusted, and accessible data that drives decision-making. The AVP, Data Product will work cross-functionally with Data Engineering, Data Governance, and Data Quality to ensure data is accurate, well- governed, and aligned with business needs. This individual will play a critical role in shaping the data strategy, ensuring data is treated as a product, not just a byproduct, enabling self-service analytics and operational efficiency. Additionally, this role will support transitional data projects as the organization shifts to a modern data platform.

Many business assets have yet to be migrated, restructured, or integrated. The AVP, Data Product will balance long- term product development with near-term data-enablement efforts to ensure smooth transitions. Performs all duties in accordance with the Company’s policies and procedures, all U.S. state and federal laws and regulations, wherein the Company operates.

How You’ll Make a Difference

• Data Product Ownership & Strategy
• Act as the primary liaison between various stakeholders (Finance, Credit, Operations, Marketing, Payments, etc.) and Enterprise Data teams to understand business requirements.
• Define, prioritize, and maintain the data product roadmap, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Champion data as a product by ensuring data is well-structured, governed, easily consumable, and reusable
• Drive adoption and usage of data assets by improving accessibility, usability, and trust.
• Identify and bridge gaps in existing data pipelines, models, and reporting frameworks that are implemented or under development.
• Work with business stakeholders and Enterprise Data teams to stabilize and optimize legacy data systems while transitioning to new platforms.
• Partner with business stakeholders to provide interim data solutions where necessary until data products reach maturity
• Collaboration & Execution
• Work closely with Data Engineering to ensure timely and scalable data delivery solutions.
• Partner with Data Governance and Data Quality to enforce data definitions, lineage, and controls.
• Define and track KPIs for data products, ensuring they meet business expectations for quality, availability, and performance.
• Support teams in leveraging data for analytics, automation, and compliance reporting needs.
• Data Governance & Quality
• Ensure data products adhere to data governance, security, and compliance requirements.
• Define and drive data quality standards, including anomaly detection, reconciliation, and issue resolution.
• Advocate for metadata management and data lineage tracking to improve data transparency and reliability.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Communication
• Translate business requirements into actionable data solutions.
• Educate various business teams on best practices for data access, governance, and self-service analytics.
• Communicate progress, priorities, and insights to stakeholders and Enterprise Data leadership.
• Treat people with respect; keep commitments; inspire the trust of others; work ethically and with integrity; uphold organizational values; accept responsibility for own actions.
• Demonstrates knowledge of and adherence to EEO policy; shows respect and sensitivity for cultural differences; educates others on the value of diversity; promotes working environment free of harassment of any type; builds a diverse workforce and supports affirmative action.
• Follows policies and procedures; completes tasks correctly and on time; supports the company’s goals and values.
• Performs the position safely, without endangering the health or safety to themselves or others and will be expected to report potentially unsafe conditions. The employee shall comply with occupational safety and health standards and all rules, regulations and orders issued pursuant to the OSHA Act of 1970, which are applicable to one’s own actions and conduct.
• Performs other duties and projects as assigned.
  

What You’ll Bring

• High School Diploma or equivalent is required
• Bachelor’s degree or higher is preferred
• 5-7+ years of experience in data product management, data governance, or data analytics roles, preferably within finance or banking is required
• Strong understanding of banking data needs, including Credit, FP&A, Accounting, Treasury, Digital Banking and regulatory reporting is required
• Experience working with data engineering, governance, and quality teams to develop and manage data products is required
• Hands-on experience with data platforms, warehouses (e.g., Snowflake), and BI tools (e.g., Power BI).
• Strong knowledge of data modeling, data lineage, metadata management, and data governance frameworks is required
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts into business terms is required
• Experience with enterprise systems such as ERP, CRM, or Core Banking platforms is preferred
• Familiarity with cloud-based data platforms (e.g., Azure, Snowflake) is preferred
• Experience with SQL, Python, or other data querying languages is preferred
• Understanding of regulatory reporting requirements (e.g., CECL, Basel, IFRS, SOX, GAAP, PCI, Fair Lending) is preferred
  
  

How We’ll Support You

• Financial Security: You will be eligible to participate in the company’s 401k plan which includes a company match and immediate vesting.
• Health & Well-Being: We offer comprehensive insurance options including medical, dental, vision, AD&D, supplemental life, long-term disability, pre-tax Health Savings Account with employer contributions, and pre-tax Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• Building & Supporting Your Family: Banc of California partners with providers that offer adoption, surrogacy, and fertility assistance as well as paid parental leave and family support solutions including care options for your family.
• Paid Time Away: Eligible team members receive paid vacation days, holidays, and volunteer time off.
• Career Growth Opportunities: To support career growth of our team members, we offer tuition reimbursement, an annual mentorship program, leadership development resources, access to LinkedIn Learning, and more.
  
  

SALARY RANGE

The base salary ultimately offered is determined through a review of education, industry experience, training, knowledge, skills, abilities of the applicant in alignment with market data and other factors.

Banc of California is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age (40 and over), ancestry, color, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), denial of Family and Medical Care Leave, disability (mental and physical) including HIV and AIDS, marital status, medical condition (cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, military and veteran status, national origin (including language use restrictions), race, sex (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation. If you require reasonable accommodation as part of the application process, please contact Talent Acquisition.