Director of Data Curation
Location: Manila, Philippines
Position type: Full-time
Start date: By agreement
About You
Are you an experienced leader with a passion for building and developing high-performing teams? Do you thrive on providing guidance, driving operational excellence, and optimizing how we work across multiple levels? Are you motivated by the challenge of transforming a committed team of ESG data analysts into a powerhouse of data curation?
If your answer is YES – this could be the ideal opportunity for you!
Your Responsibilities
As the Director of Data Curation, you will take charge of guiding, enabling and scaling a dynamic team of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data analysts. Your focus will be on driving operational performance, fostering leadership at all levels, and streamlining our data curation processes for maximum impact. Reporting to the Head of ESG Research in Zurich, Switzerland, you’ll be a vital member of the Manila leadership team as well as the global data management team at RepRisk.
In this role, you will:
- Lead with vision: Provide clear operational guidance and inspire leadership at all levels, ensuring a focus on high performance, client satisfaction, and organizational excellence.
- Transform and scale: Shape and implement a roadmap to grow and optimize the ESG data analyst organization, emphasizing innovative approaches and operational efficiency.
- Drive results through others: Coach and mentor multiple leadership layers within the team, creating a culture of accountability, continuous learning, and development.
- Optimize processes: Oversee the efficiency, quality, and effectiveness of data curation activities, identifying opportunities to improve workflows and adopt cutting-edge AI solutions.
- Collaborate for impact: Work closely with technology teams and other departments to seamlessly integrate human intelligence into machine learning models, ensuring precision and effectiveness in our data products.
- Be a change agent: Advocate for innovation and transformation in data curation, championing human-in-the-loop operations and driving lasting organizational improvements.
You Offer
Leadership and Strategy: 15+ years managing large, diverse teams, including 5+ years leading leaders, with a proven ability to drive change, deliver results, and optimize data curation in complex environments.
People and Culture: Expertise in coaching, mentoring, and developing talent across all levels, fostering collaboration, trust, and accountability.
Operational Excellence: Strong skills in planning, project management, and process improvement, with a focus on innovation and performance optimization.
Global and Technical Acumen: Experience working in multicultural teams with a client-focused approach and integrating technology into data operations (human-in-the-loop models is a plus).
Education: A bachelor’s degree in data, information management, or a related field, is required (master’s preferred).
Why Join Us?
This role offers a unique opportunity to leave a lasting impact on the ESG data landscape by shaping a high-performing team, advancing operational capabilities, and driving innovation at the intersection of machine learning and human intelligence.
About Us
RepRisk is a rapidly growing global company and a pioneer in the ESG data science field. Our goal is to make the world a better place by creating transparency in the business world – we are driving positive change via the power of data. We combine AI and machine learning with human intelligence to analyze public information and identify environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks. We serve as a reality check for how companies conduct their business around the world – do they walk their talk when it comes to human rights, labor standards, corruption, and environmental issues?
We Offer
- A diverse, multicultural, collaborative and dynamic work environment in our fast-paced, mission-driven company.
- Our working conditions support a good work-life balance. This includes the opportunity to work flexibly and from home (up to 3 days per week possible).
- You will have market based compensation, benefits and perks in line with our culture and values.
- Paid volunteering and training days, plus a donation matching program and a health and fitness subsidy.
- Frequent (optional) social events: From office parties to cultural potlucks or team sports - and much more!
- At RepRisk we respect the different needs and life experiences of our colleagues and we value diversity. Equal opportunities and equal treatment are a top priority.
- And more!